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horticultural technician

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  • Full Time
  • Seasonal

horticultural technician

  • Modern Earthscapes Land Design
  • Posted 2 days ago
  • NOC: 22114
  • Location: Carrying Place, ON, K0K1L0
  • Salary: $21.00 to $23.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

Job Overview

  • Published On: Jul 10, 2026
  • Application Due: Jul 24, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Language: english
  • Views: 1

Company Overview

  • Employer: Modern Earthscapes Land Design
  • Location: Carrying Place, ON, CA

Job Description

  • Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

    • Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

    • Work site environment

  • Noisy
  • Outdoors
  • All weather conditions
  • Quiet
  • Wet/damp
  • Dusty
  • Hot

    • Work setting

  • Construction company
  • Work in employer's/client's home
  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Various locations
  • Lawn care company
  • Nursery - horticulture
  • Landscape contractor
  • Residential
  • Private company, corporation or industry
  • Private residence
  • Landscape maintenance

    • 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
  • Manage landscaping projects
  • Write specifications
  • 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
  • Assess the health of lawns
  • 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 maintain private and public lawns and gardens
  • Plant and move trees
  • Tree removal
  • Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
  • Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
  • Lay sod or seed
  • Cut grass
  • Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
  • Assist with landscape constructions
  • Apply fertilizers
  • Write daily basic progress reports
  • Rake and collect refuse
  • Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment

    • Landscaping experience

  • Residential projects
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction
  • Restoration and preservation projects

    • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Weed trimmer/edger
  • Tractor
  • Small engine equipment
  • Pick-up truck
  • Chain saw
  • Tractor mower

    • Construction specialization

  • Automated irrigation system
  • Fieldstone paths
  • Interlocking brick
  • Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
  • Poured concrete
  • Retaining walls
  • Rock gardens
  • Stone garden walls

    • Specialization or experience

  • Green economy sector
  • Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

    • Area of specialization

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

    • Security and safety

  • Bondable
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check

    • Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own transportation
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

    • 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
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Walking

    • Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves
  • Mask
  • Cellular phone

    • Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Dependability

    • Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

    • Employment terms options

  • Early morning

    • Experience

  • 2 years to less than 3 years

    • Employment terms options

  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend

    • Green job

  • Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

    • Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Bonus
  • Gasoline paid
  • Gratuities
  • Mileage paid

    • Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Team building opportunities
  • Transportation provided by employer
  • Parking available
  • Variable or compressed work week

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Salary range: $21.00 to $23.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Postal code: K0K1L0

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