Employment with Horticare Landscaping
We are a well -established grounds maintenance company located in the East end of Ottawa. Our team takes great pride maintaining exceptional outdoor spaces for a great group of clients on high end residential and commercial properties.
Our highly skilled management team ensures that everyone on our team learns new skills and knowledge as a part of their daily routine. We’re always improving, and embrace new ideas and input from everyone on board with us. This position starts when weather permits in mid April through to December.
What you will get from us
- Our commitment to your health and safety is number one
- The opportunity to grow and learn within a well organized and supportive team environment
- A great working environment with the best tools and equipment
- A Health Savings Account
- Sponsorship to take the Red Seal Apprenticeship Program
- A company culture that ensures a safe, energetic, engaged and skilled team
- The opportunity to bring your creativity and ideas to work every day
- Our promise to ensure that you are well equipped to be proud of the work you do
- Very competitive wages and bonus
Construction Team Member Duties
- Spring and fall cleanups
- Planting shrubs and trees
- Adding garden soil, mulch and riverwash stone to new and existing landscapes
- Pruning shrubs, cedar hedges and small trees
- Sodding and grading of sites
- Working with interlocking stone and flagstone
- Assist with landscape construction
Gardening Team Member Duties
- Spring and fall cleanup of gardens
- Planting shrubs, perennials, and annuals in new and existing gardens
- Maintaining flowerbeds; weeding, cultivating, and deadheading
- Removing dead and damaged leaf tissue
- Pruning of shrubs
- Garden bed rejuvenation
- Using a variety of gardening and power tools
Lawn Maintenance Team Member Duties
- Spring and fall cleanup of lawns
- Mowing residential and commercial properties
- Fertilizing and aerating lawns
- Operating machinery such as; zero-turn mowers, stand-on mowers, blowers, grass trimmers, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers and power brooms
Gardening Team Leader Duties
- Manage a team of 2 to 3 gardeners to create and maintain high end landscapes
- Perform duties of spring and fall clean ups
- Garden maintenance which includes weeding, cultivating and pruning shrubs
- Aid in the design of new gardens and selecting appropriate plant materials for garden beds
- Planting flowers, perennials and shrubs
- Provide guidance and recommendations on plant care
- Maintain a positive relationship with clients
- Promote team safety
Our successful applicants will
- Enjoy working outdoors, and have a positive attitude
- Be friendly, energetic and enjoy working on a team
- Have the ability to work in a safe and professional manner
- Have the ability to complete assigned tasks with enthusiasm and strong sense of customer service
- Commit to being on time, dependable, and accountable
- Have initiative and willingness to work and anticipate work that needs to be done
Special Notes
We are willing to train the right candidate so no past experience is necessary. We provide training, uniform, bonuses and a fun and safe work environment.
More About Us
We combine our love of outdoor spaces and a healthy environment with our desire to help others enjoy being outside at home. We work on high-end residential and commercial properties throughout the city. Our clients are loyal and appreciate everything we do for them. Most importantly, we know that when we take great care of our team, they take great care of our clients.
We currently employ 18 talented, energetic people who we consider to be a part of our team.
We’re willing to train the right candidate for the job; no past experience is necessary but will be considered an asset. We provide training, uniforms, bonuses and a fun and safe work environment.
Our Core Values are:
TEAMWORK: We respect everyone we work with by being positive, dependable, willing and honest.
INTEGRITY: We are known by our clients as a friendly, thoughtful and polite team.
PRIDE: Our professional reputation is second to none because we pay careful attention to detail.
SAFETY: We continually strive to improve our knowledge, training and injury prevention to keep our staff and those around us safe.
Our crew meeting place is St Laurent shopping mall.
If you believe you could be an asset to our company please fill out the form below.
