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Job Order #: 5480088

NOC: 8612
Employer Name:
City of Yorkton
Wage/Salary Info:
In accordance with CUPE Local #342 agreement
Posted Date:
23-Nov-2015
Location:
YORKTON
 
# of Positions:
1
Employment Terms:
Temporary:F-T
Education:
Grade 12
Experience:
0-6 Months
Apply By:
04-Dec-2015
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Employer Name:
City of Yorkton
Employer Address:
 
PO BOX 400 STN DEL.CENTRE
YORKTON,SK
CANADA
S3N2W3
Contact Name:
Kaylee Diduck
Contact Phone:
306-786-1772
Contact Fax:
306-786-6880
Contact Email:
employment@yorkton.ca
Employer Website:
www.yorkton.ca/employment


Description

The City of Yorkton is currently seeking one Temporary full time forestry Technician. A Parks & Arena Technician in the Forestry Stream will work
predominately with the urban forest.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tree pruning, removals, planting, stump & root grinding
-Tree assessments & appraisals
- Assisting in management of the tree inventory program
- Investigating complaints
- Equipment operation & maintenance
- City beautification
- Working with the winter outdoor rink program and snow removal when required.

Qualifications:
- Grade 12
- Possess and maintain a valid Saskatchewan drivers license
- Possess and maintain a criminal record search
- Knowledge of trees, tree diseases, and operation of tree maintenance equipment would be an asset.  
- The ideal candidate will be a certified Arborist with several years of field experience
- Problem solving
- Task management
- Communication skills
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance & operation
- Work with minimal supervision  

Length of Employment & Hours of Work: This temporary full time position will run until October 21, 2016. Hours of work are 7:00a.m  3:30 p.m

Salary:  
Will be paid in accordance with CUPE Local #342 collective agreement.

 

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
 - Reading text
 - Document use
 - Numeracy
 - Writing
 - Oral communication
 - Working with others
 - Problem solving
 - Decision making
 - Critical thinking
 - Job task planning and organizing
 - Finding information
 - Computer use
 - Continuous learning
 - Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
 - Valid driver's licence
 - Drive manual transmission vehicle
Type of Machinery or Equipment
 - Small engine equipment
 - Pick-up truck
 - Chain saw
Specific Skills
 - Write daily basic progress reports
 - Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
 - Repair and maintain equipment
 - Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
 - Clear snow (manually, mechanized equipment, truck or scraper)
 - Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
 - Assist with landscape constructions
 - Apply fertilizers
 - Water lawns/gardens
Work Setting
 - Park or public area
 - Landscape maintenance
 - Cemetery
 - Sports field
Work Location Information
 - Various locations
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
 - Fast-paced environment
 - Work under pressure
 - Repetitive tasks
 - Handling heavy loads
 - Physically demanding
 - Manual dexterity
 - Attention to detail
 - Hand-eye co-ordination
 - Ability to distinguish between colours
 - Sound discrimination
 - Combination of sitting, standing, walking
 - Standing for extended periods
 - Walking
 - Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
 - Dangerous
 - Outdoors
 - At heights
 - Wet/damp
 - Noisy
 - Odours
 - Dusty
 - Hot

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