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CLAY-NOR Lawn & Garden is looking for a Landscape Associate to join our growing team. The successful applicant will work on a variety of landscape maintenance, lawn care, irrigation, and property improvement projects throughout Campbell River and the Courtenay-Comox Valley.
Our crews dispatch from Campbell River. We are looking for someone interested in consistent, long-term employment who takes pride in their work and wants to be part of a professional and growing landscape company.
This is a year-round position, with the exception of an extended Christmas/winter break, which typically runs from approximately mid-December until early February. $30.00–$40.00 per hour, , depending on the candidate's actual experience, knowledge and capabilities. Please note that this is not an entry-level position; we are specifically seeking experienced landscape professionals with 1 to 2 years of verifiable, professional employment experience with a dedicated landscaping or grounds-maintenance company. Casual residential work, helping family or neighbors, and general outdoor labor do not qualify.
Depending on the candidate's background, qualifying experience could include:
Landscape Installation
- Plant identification and basic plant knowledge
- Proper planting techniques
- Soil preparation and grading
- Retaining wall installation
- Basic irrigation knowledge
- Understanding how a professional landscape jobsite operates
- Proper use of landscape tools and equipment
Landscape Maintenance
- Professional commercial/residential lawn mowing
- Proper mower setup and operation
- Precision lawn edging
- Line trimming
- Garden and property cleanup
- Shrub and hedge maintenance
- Basic plant identification — for example, being able to distinguish an Emerald cedar from a Leyland cypress
Professional Garden Maintenance
- Identifying weeds versus desirable plants
- Hand-weeding garden beds
- Weeding gravel areas, river-rock beds, driveways and similar landscape areas
- Professional garden-edge carving
- Creating clean, measured and consistent garden edges rather than simply free-handing them
- Understanding appropriate tools and methods for different garden and landscape conditions
Qualifications & Experience
• Previous landscaping, lawn care, irrigation, or related outdoor work experience is an asset.
• Must be dependable, physically capable of performing landscape work, and comfortable working outdoors in varying conditions.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Valid driver's licence and relevant industry experience are considered assets.
• Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. For this position, we are currently considering Canadian citizens and permanent residents.