Landscaper | MCG Careers
  • Full Time
  • Calgary

Planta Landscape Inc.

Landscaper

  • Employer: Planta Landscape Inc.
  • Job Location:  Based at 6040 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB, but required to work in various locations in the Calgary region. The employer provides transportation to sites outside of the city limits.
  • Wage: $25-35 per hour (based on experience, salary increases as per company policy)
  • Employment terms and conditions: Seasonal Employment, Full time (30-50 hours per week, weather dependent), Overtime, Morning, Day, Weekend
  • Vacancies: 6
  • Anticipated start date: Spring 2025 (Actual start date is weather-dependent)

Job requirements:

  • Language: Basic English
  • Education: No education is required
  • Experience: 2 years of related experience
  • Worksite environment: Outdoor, Noisy, Dusty
  • Work setting: Urban area, Landscape maintenance, Park and recreation sites, Private Residence, Residential
  • Equipment and machinery experience: Chain saw, Small engine equipment, Sod cutter, Tractor mower, Weed trimmer/edger
  • Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots
  • Work conditions: Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure, Tight deadlines, Repetitive tasks, Overtime required
  • Physical Capabilities: Physically demanding, Handling heavy loads (lifting up to 50 lbs), Manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Hand-eye coordination, Bending, Crouching, Kneeling
  • Personal Suitability: Client focus, Dependability, Efficient interpersonal skills, Organized, Team player

Duties:

  • Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
  • Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios, and other landscape structures
  • Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, and other lawn care products
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns, and/or gardens
  • Plant and move trees
  • Level earth to fine-grade specifications
  • Rake and collect refuse
  • Cut grass
  • Weed, prune, and trim trees and plants
  • Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
  • Lay sod or seed
  • Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
  • Dig ditches and trenches
  • Installation of irrigation and drainage
  • Build patios with pavers
  • Build natural and manufactured stone retaining walls

How to apply:

  • By email: frank@plantalandscape.com
  • By mail: 6040 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 1J3

Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, and Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.