horticultural technician

at  Dr Landscape Inc

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 60 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Word

LANDSCAPING EXPERIENCE

• Residential projects
• Restoration and preservation projects

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

• Write specifications
• 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
• Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
• 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