Year-round Landscaper

Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate 33,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.

Boardwalk recognizes our Associates as our most valuable asset. We are proud to provide these amazing benefits:

• Competitive wages
• Access to on-demand pay – get your money as soon as you earned it through Dayforce Wallet
• Profit-sharing
• Flexible group medical and dental
• Fitness and Wellness reimbursement
• Training and Development allowance
• Group RRSP matching
• Up to 20% rental discounts, and more!

We are looking for an experienced Landscaper who enjoys being outside – rain, shine, or snow! You will be responsible for performing a variety of landscape maintenance tasks, including snow removal. If you have a great eye for detail, physically fit, and enjoys working with others, this role is for you!

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Responsibilities:

• Ensure the health, comfort, and safety of our Resident Members
• Ensure site cleanliness
• Flexible on-call hours required between the hours of 6 am through 9 pm (including weekends)
• Proper operation and maintenance of all landscaping equipment, specifically skid steers, small tractors, and sweepers
• Ability to operate skid steer and perform regular maintenance and tune-ups including attachments
• Remove heavy furniture, garbage and appliances from suites and around the site
• Complete Requests for Maintenance
• Snow and ice removal, sanding and salting, completion of snow and ice removal logs
• Ensure lawns are cut, trimmed, watered, edged, and free of weeds
• Apply weed killer and fertilizer
• Ensure all trees, hedges, and flowerbeds are free of weeds and trimmed and dead trees are removed
• Parking lots: sweep, wash, lines and keep all catch basins clear of foreign debris
• Repair and stain fences
• Building exterior: eves cleared, siding, lights working, signage clean and visible
• Spring clean-up: hazard line painting, irrigation start-up, power washing, planting, filling potholes, etc.
• Fall clean-up: leaf removal, close off (blow out) irrigation; winterize gardens and beds, trees trimmed, etc.
• Operate and perform basic maintenance on different equipment related to landscaping
• Painting halls, suites, parkades & other common areas
• Complete other tasks and assist other sites as required

Experience and Educational Requirements:

• 2 years Landscaping Service experience required
• Professional training and experience with landscaping equipment
• Minor mechanical experience an asset

Technical Requirements:

• Working knowledge of English both verbal and written
• Ability to operate a skid steer and payloader
• Ability to operate smaller equipment including sweepers, lawn mowers, snow blowers and small tractors
• Familiarity with technology is an asset

Non-Technical Requirements:

• Ability to spend up to eight hours walking, standing, climbing stairs, lifting
• Ability to maneuver up to 90kg with the proper equipment
• Strong commitment to providing excellent customer service
• Excellent time-management skills
• Ability to work independently and with others in a team environment
• Demonstrates a positive attitude

Additional Requirements:

• Must have a reliable vehicle and a clean driving record
• Valid driver’s license required

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Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume. If applying for a location you do not currently reside in, please specify if you are planning to relocate and the approximate timeframe that you would be available to start work if an offer is presented.

We would like to thank you in advance for your application, however, only those candidates who are being considered will be contacted.

Offers of employment will be contingent on satisfactory Security Background Checks, Reference Checks, and Pre-employment Physical Testing where applicable.