We’re looking to add a new member to our professional foodscaping team in Victoria, BC, starting in April, 2025.
What We’re Looking For:
* a physically fit, energetic landscaper to join our installation & maintenance team, starting in April 2025
* Class 5 Driver's License
* someone who can work hard, safely and sustainably throughout the year
* experience as a tree-planter, residential/commercial landscaper or with basic carpentry is considered an asset
* someone centrally located within the Capital Region, ideally in Esquimalt/Victoria/Saanich
* detail-oriented person with creative and artisanal tendencies
* good inter-personal skills to become a positive member of our crew
What We’re Offering:
* inspiring work environment nested within a dynamic small business with over 14 years of unique project experience
* skill-building opportunities and experience in a wide range of food gardens and orchards – across dozens of sites and micro-climates in the Capital Region
* starting off at 2-3 days per week on a 30-day trial period. Likely Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (although there may be some flexibility for the right person)
* starting wage between $25-$26
* 60-day and 120-day reviews with the possibility to move to full-time (4-days / week schedule with health & dental benefits)
* flexible with time-off for holidays with notice
* vacation pay and sick pay
What You’ll Be Doing:
* regularly loading & unloading heavy tools, building materials, mulch & wood chips from truck
* daily driving of work truck in and around Victoria
* regular food garden maintenance: mulching; weeding; pruning; diagnosing pests & diseases of fruit and vegetable crops; fruit tree pruning, maintaining drip irrigation systems; courteous communication with clients
* food garden installation: building raised beds; installing garden edging; loading & unloaded heavy building materials from truck; moving mulch; keeping job sites tidy and clean
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