Trades Assitant

The Corporation of The City of Victoria • Victoria, BC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of intermediate skilled tasks in the trades of horticulture, arboriculture, irrigation, construction and maintenance.

Requirements

• High school Graduation.
• Certificate in horticulture. (1 year)
• Certified Irrigation Technician Levels 1 and 2 (24 hours)
• Current and valid Class 5 B.C. Driver's Licence.
• 2 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Organize and prioritize work.
• Understand and apply a variety of skilled maintenance techniques used in various Parks trades.
• Use industrial parks equipment, hand tools and power equipment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Deal effectively with the public and outside agencies.
• Work and operate equipment safely.

Nice To Haves

• May be requested to substitute in a more senior position.

Responsibilities

• Working with or under the direction of a qualified trades person.
• Prepares, maintains horticultural areas, and works in the greenhouse.
• Renovates and maintains parks and playing fields, boulevards, and other turf areas.
• Plants, prunes, and maintains trees.
• Constructs and maintains parks equipment, hard infrastructure, and furniture, installs, and maintains irrigation and drainage systems.
• Water, fertilize, seed, cultivate as required; grow, propagate, plant, and maintain various annual, perennial, specialty plants, and other nursery stock and trees.
• Prepare, construct and repair hanging baskets, window boxes and displays.
• Inspect for pest and health problems and apply pest controls and conduct soil testing.
• Keep records and inventories as required; make recommendations on hard and soft landscape improvements.
• Operate a variety of parks industrial equipment such as industrial trucks and tractors with attachments; operate various hand tools and power equipment such as shovels, and line trimmer, rototiller, electric shears, riding mowers, chainsaws, ditch-witch and turf-cutters.
• Provide instructions and information to other staff as required.
• Occasionally respond to general enquiries from the public and other departments.
• Perform related duties where qualified.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees