landscaper

Work site environment

• Odours
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
• Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
• Manage landscaping projects
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Assess the health of lawns
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality