arborist
BC Plant Health Care Inc.
Date: 20 hours ago
City: Surrey, BC
Contract type: Full time
Overview
Languages
English
Education
5 years or more
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
Tasks
Transportation/travel information
Financial benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
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
- Various locations
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
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
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- 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
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
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