Landscaper and Crew Leader (May-November)
Amano Gardens is looking for a highly motivated landscaper to join our team as a crew leader.
Amano Gardens is part of Amano Group, a Canadian not-for-profit corporation. Amano Gardens offers general landscaping services with a focus on edible garden designs and maintenance. We do this through an environmentally sustainable business model that combines practicality with aesthetics. All our work is done by hand: no power tools, no gas emissions, no noise. We help clients grow their own edibles while maintaining their green spaces. We also offer regular gardening and landscaping services such as preparing garden beds, planting, mulching, and weeding, among others.
We offer a welcoming, inclusive workplace and a commitment to listening to everyone’s ideas and concerns and try our best to make things work for everyone. If you are looking at landscaping as a career path, we will help you find training resources. Amano has been nominated for the Employment Ontario’ Ottawa Employer Network Awards in 2016 for investing in our workforce, and again in 2017 for our commitment to employment equity. We are now on our third season since we started operations. This means we are still going through some growing pains while we adapt to higher demands and a growing team.
What we offer:
Requirements:
Landscaping and horticultural formal training is an asset.
As part of this position you are required to complete the Supervisor Workplace Safety Awareness in 5 Steps training provided by the Ministry of Labour (but that will be done during work hours).
This is a physically demanding position that requires bending, crouching, kneeling, handling heavy loads, and repetitive tasks for extended time periods.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter by email to [email protected] with the subject line: Landscaper and Crew Leader application.
If you have any questions about this posting, please contact us via email at [email protected].
Amano Gardens is looking for a highly motivated landscaper to join our team as a crew leader.
Amano Gardens is part of Amano Group, a Canadian not-for-profit corporation. Amano Gardens offers general landscaping services with a focus on edible garden designs and maintenance. We do this through an environmentally sustainable business model that combines practicality with aesthetics. All our work is done by hand: no power tools, no gas emissions, no noise. We help clients grow their own edibles while maintaining their green spaces. We also offer regular gardening and landscaping services such as preparing garden beds, planting, mulching, and weeding, among others.
We offer a welcoming, inclusive workplace and a commitment to listening to everyone’s ideas and concerns and try our best to make things work for everyone. If you are looking at landscaping as a career path, we will help you find training resources. Amano has been nominated for the Employment Ontario’ Ottawa Employer Network Awards in 2016 for investing in our workforce, and again in 2017 for our commitment to employment equity. We are now on our third season since we started operations. This means we are still going through some growing pains while we adapt to higher demands and a growing team.
What we offer:
- Hourly wage $17-$20 depending on knowledge and experience.
- Weekly payroll (CPP and EI contributions and 4% vacation paid with each payroll)
- Guaranteed initial 10 hours per week (and the possibility for more hours as the season progresses and our business grows).
- Flexible hours.
- Uniform T-shirt, work gloves and various small items such as sunscreen and bug repellent.
- Paid hours to complete required training.
- Mileage reimbursement for your vehicle.
- A community garden plot to grow your own veggies (Kanata).
- Access to tools, seeds, and plant material for your own garden.
- Work together with staff to complete work as needed.
- Coordinate and assign work to be completed on a weekly basis.
- Ensure tools and materials are available for staff on site to perform allocated tasks.
- Visit job sites to scope work, assist staff, check on progress, and report to management.
- Track hours and report to management.
- Demonstrate and instruct staff on site how to perform general lawn and garden care and maintenance services following Amano Gardens best practices.
- Ensure staff follows the Health and Safety regulations as provided in the awareness training offered by the Ministry of Labour (Workplace Safety Awareness in 4 Steps).
- Report to management on any Health and Safety, Personnel Policy, and/or best practice violation or non-compliance from staff working on site.
- Follow planned landscaping designs to lift, dispose, and/or lay sod; sow grass; place stones or plant containers; and plant, mulch, and water.
- Use wheelbarrow to haul topsoil, compost, mulch, and other materials needed to complete landscape and garden work.
- Care for established lawns and garden beds by aerating, raking, weeding, mulching, trimming, and edging around flower beds as required.
- Gather and remove litter from ground, garden beds, rock gardens, sidewalks, entrances, and driveways.
- Mow and edge lawns, using non-motorized mowers and edgers.
- Shovel topsoil, compost, mulch, and other materials needed to complete landscape and garden work.
- Prune and trim shrubs and hedges using non-motorized shears and pruners.
- Water lawns, trees, and plants using available watering systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- Clean tools and equipment after each use before storing.
Requirements:
- Friendly and respectful attitude.
- Attention to detail.
- Willingness to learn new skills.
- Ability to work safely and pay attention to your surroundings.
- Valid driver’s licence and reliable transportation.
- Experience in the field.
Landscaping and horticultural formal training is an asset.
As part of this position you are required to complete the Supervisor Workplace Safety Awareness in 5 Steps training provided by the Ministry of Labour (but that will be done during work hours).
This is a physically demanding position that requires bending, crouching, kneeling, handling heavy loads, and repetitive tasks for extended time periods.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter by email to [email protected] with the subject line: Landscaper and Crew Leader application.
If you have any questions about this posting, please contact us via email at [email protected].
