What the posting asks for

• English

From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.

Hours and terms

• Full time, Permanent employment

Usually needed for this kind of work

• Some secondary school education may be required.
• A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
• Often asked for in B.C.: First aid certificate (WorkSafeBC Basic, Intermediate or Advanced). For workplace first aid attendants. These replaced Occupational First Aid (OFA) Levels 1, 2 and 3 on November 1, 2024.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (NOC 85121). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

• Spread top soil, lay sod, plant flowers, grass, shrubs and trees and perform other duties to assist with the construction of a landscape and related structures
• Cut grass, rake, aerate, dethatch, fertilize and water lawns, weed gardens, prune shrubs and trees and perform other maintenance duties as directed by supervisor
• Maintain lawns and grass along roadsides
• Operate and maintain power mowers, tractors, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws, snowblowers and other landscape maintenance equipment
• Spray and dust trees, shrubs, lawns and gardens, as directed, to control insects and disease
• Perform other manual duties to clean and maintain landscaped environments.

About the employer

• Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region