First Pillar is looking for experienced gardeners to join our team. We specialize in maintaining residential and municipal gardens.
If you enjoy working on some of Muskoka’s most beautiful properties and playing a part in beautifying your local community then this is the job for you!
Regular Responsibilities
-Maintaining & installing seasonal plants
-Mulch, edge and weed gardens
-Pruning and trimming trees and bushes
-Monitor and maintain the health of plants
-Communicating with residential customers in regards to their gardens
-Additional responsibilities involve providing support to other divisions of the company as required such as soft landscaping projects or lawn maintenance.
Requirements:
-Experience as a Gardener
-Basic leadership skills as candidate will be required to over see the work of co-workers on maintenance jobs.
-General knowledge/experience of other aspects of landscaping
-Knowledge of plant life and best practices
-The ability to lift heavy objects
-The ability to remain on your feet for long periods of time
-A love of the outdoors and plant life
-Must be a team player
About First Pillar:
We have established ourselves as one of the largest landscape maintenance service providers in the area. We take great pride in the team members we have hired to date and enjoy being able to create opportunity for those who choose to develop themselves within a company. We have experienced significant growth over the years and are anchored by high end residential clientele as well as multi year commercial contracts. In addition we take great pride in the friendly and encouraging work environment we created through hiring right fit individuals to work together, this allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences. (check us out on google!)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $24.00-$30.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- How many years experience do you have with garden maintenance?
- Do you have crew leader experience?
- Do you enjoy communicating with customers?
- Do you have other experience in the landscape field, lawn maintenance/soft landscaping etc?
- In addition to gardening are you willing to provide support in other divisions of the company when necessary?
- Are you experienced with small power equipment, back pack blowers, power hedgers, trimmers etc?
Work Location: In person
