Job Id: 7117
1867886 Alberta Ltd trading as Western Landscape
info@westernlandscape.ca
November 6, 2024St. Albert
Alberta
Full Time
1867886 Alberta Ltd trading as Western Landscape located at 3 Rayborn Cresent Street, St. Albert, AB, T8N4A9 has a full time and permanent vacancy for a Landscaping Supervisor-Landscape Worker. Work will take place in the Edmonton and St Albert area. This is a full-time position at 30 – 40 hours per week.
Supervisory Duties (50%)
· Ensuring safety rules are followed and filling out daily Field Level Hazard Assessment and safety information
· Conducting equipment inspections as required for all equipment operated
· Supervising crews of 2-5 employees, typically a 4 man crew
· Contacting, organizing and planning the work day for employees
· Engage in Training on installation techniques and furthering landscaping knowledge
· Organizing repairs with mechanics as needed for damaged and existing equipment
· Experienced with Trello, WhatsApp and other safety apps like SiteDocs and Fleetio
· Posting daily pictures of work and reporting progress in Whatsapp Chats
· Operating varying sizes of pick up trucks with varying sizes of gooseneck, flat deck and bumper pull trailers, with varying loads and equipment on them.
· Operating a single axle dump truck with air brakes (Class 5 Driver’s license)
· Operating landscaping equipment such as skidsteers and walk-behind loaders
Landscape Labourer Duties (50 %)
· Mowing and maintaining commercial lawns weekly, including power raking, aerating and leaf cleanup, and fall leaf cleanup and pruning of plant materials.
· Installing retaining walls, patios, topsoil grading, sod installation, rock bed and mulch bed installation, planting of perennials, shrubs and trees, decks, fences and edging for beds. Boulder installation.
· Removing snow from sidewalks in winter for residential condominium complexes and business, and clearing parking lots with skidsteers, hauling away snow with trucks and sanding parking lots and sidewalks.
· Operating and maintaining concrete saws, snow blowers, backpack blowers, small machinery used in landscaping
Education Requirements
· Experience as a horticulture or landscape labourer or technician OR experience as a landscape supervisor
· Certified Landscape Technician with Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (See https://cnla.ca/)
· Grade 12
· First aid certification
Experience /Abilities
· Must demonstrate the duties above can be performed.
· Must be comfortable operating heavy machinery and a fast-paced work day
· Must be willing to apply pesticides
· Clean Drivers Abstract.
Wage &Benefits
· $35.40 per hour
· Employer will provide relocation assistance with public transport
How to Apply
Please send the following to info@westernlandscape.ca ,
· Resume
· References
· Copies of certification
· Please include the following answers in your application:
1.Describe the installation process on how to build a paving stone patio in Alberta, following minimum CNLA standards, including how to calculate a 2 percent grade on the patio if it is 20′ long.
2.Describe the installation process installing sod, including recommended watering requirements after install is complete.
3.Describe how to mix gas properly for a 2 stroke engine and the correct ratios of gas to oil.
4.Describe the three components of soil structure and what the optimum soil composition percentage is of these 3 components.
5.Describe how to properly plant a tree to municipal CNLA standards.
This is a test to determine if you can follow instructions. Only those that follow the instructions on how to apply will be considered.
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