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Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Noisy. Outdoors. All weather conditions. Work setting: Various locations. Landscape contractor. Landscape maintenance. Tasks: 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. Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens. Plant and move trees. Weed, prune and trim trees and plants. Cut grass. Cart and spread topsoil and other materials. Rake and collect refuse. Equipment and machinery experience: Hand tools. Trimmer. Equipment: Power lawn mowers. Transportation/travel information: Travel expenses paid by employer. 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. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs). Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots. Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills. Flexibility. Organized. Reliability. Team player. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years. Workplace information: On the road job. Health benefits: Dental plan. Health care plan.