Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience
5 years or more
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- Dangerous
- Odours
- At heights
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
Work setting
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- Estimate costs
- Survey and assess designated sites
- 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 co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Plant and move trees
- Tree removal
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification
- Arboriculturists Trade Certification
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
Area of specialization
- Plant knowledge and identification
Additional information
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- 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
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
Benefits
Health benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other Benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
