arborist Verified

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Lawn care company
• Willing to relocate
• Landscape contractor

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Estimate costs
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
• Plant and move trees

Experience and specialization

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects
• Commercial and/or industrial construction
• Park and recreation sites

Area of specialization

• Landscape design
• Landscape construction
• Horticultural consulting
• Plant knowledge and identification

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves
• Mask
• Safety vest

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Free parking available