general labourer – landscaping – Parkhill

November 21, 2024
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Job Description

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Employer details Beaver Brook Forestry & Contracting 

Job details

  • Location Parkhill, ON
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary 25.00 to 28.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 45 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
  • Day, Evening, Flexible Hours, To be determined, Early Morning, Morning
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies1 vacancy

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

 Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Heavy equipment

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Logging sites
  • Equipment operation
  • Construction site

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Assist with landscape constructions
  • Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
  • Cut grass
  • Rake and collect refuse
  • Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
  • Repair and maintain equipment
  • Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
  • Tree removal
  • Plant and move trees

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

  • Backhoe excavator, loader

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Backhoe
  • Chain saw
  • Front end loader
  • Pick-up truck
  • Small engine equipment
  • Tractor
  • Weed trimmer/edger
  • Skidsteer

Additional sector experience

  • Forestry

Area of work experience

  • Land clearing

Area of specialization

  • Tree service

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Cellular phone

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Hardworking
  • Maturity

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

How to apply

By email

beaverbrooktrees@live.com

How-to-apply instructions

Here is what you must include in your application:

  • References attesting experience
  • Highest level of education and name of institution where it was completed

This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?