Naturalization – Contract Tree Planter

Quiet Nature is seeking a Naturalization – Contract Tree Planter in Cambridge, ON. The role involves contributing to award-winning landscape projects with a focus on sustainability. Employees benefit from great equipment, ongoing training, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. The company fosters a team-oriented environment with regular staff engagement and competitive wages. Ideal candidates are environmentally conscious, hardworking, and possess a positive attitude.
Why Work at Quiet Nature?

Award Winning Projects

We take our work seriously, from well thought out landscape designs through high-quality installations. You can take pride in knowing that you’re building unique projects with a sought after firm.

Great Equipment

We believe in running an efficient operation, and a big part of that is running efficient equipment. We keep a fleet of new vehicles and unique machinery to ensure that your jobs run smooth, and you get to work smart.

Pool Parties & Cookouts

We pride ourselves on having a team-based environment with a spirit of camaraderie between crews. We’re all on the same mission, and help each other to succeed. High fives are mandatory!

On-going Training

All of our staff are constantly improving their skills (and honing their landscape craft) through both on-the-job training and industry-certified courses. Have a landscape passion? We’ll help you fine-tune it!

Opportunity for Growth

Located in a great geographic area with a firmly developed niche in the landscape industry, we are poised to continue expanding as a company. With this growth comes the opportunity to advance through our career ladder.

Personal Development

Development both inside and outside of the job is extremely important. We work to support each other’s personal goals, mental wellbeing, and performance-based mindset through regular staff meetings and leadership exercises.

Make a Positive Impact

As a company, we strive to stay on the leading edge of the industry and pride ourselves in creating landscapes that demand less – time, resources, energy – but give back so much more.

Competitive Wages & Benefits

Having an enjoyable place to work is important, but we know it’s your paycheque that puts a roof over your head and food on the table. We pay above industry averages and provide benefit packages to employees who stick around.

Your Voice is Heard

Employee feedback into our look, feel, and direction is very important. Have an idea or a better way of doing things? Feel free to share. At Quiet Nature, every employee is part of our annual strategic planning sessions. We steer the ship together.

Got skills? Get along well with others?

This might be the place for you! Discover what it’s like to work at Quiet Nature—watch the video below to hear from Ashley, our HR and Health and Safety Manager, as she shares how we transform landscapes and what qualities we seek in new team members.

A group of unique people building unique spaces

Located in Ayr, Ontario, Quiet Nature is a multiple award-winning landscape design and construction firm focused on the creation of sustainable landscape solutions, ecological restoration projects, water features, natural swim ponds, natural stonework, and walkways & patios.

We’re a rapidly growing business looking to add more all-stars to the team. We like to have a good time both in and outside of the job, but also know how to bust our asses when there’s work to be done. We want good people and promise that you won’t be paired up with any slackers!

What kind of person works at Quiet Nature?

An environmentally conscious outdoors enthusiast with a positive, down to earth attitude who is hardworking and driven yet has an easy going personality and knows that success is in the details while they adapt on the fly in a creative and professional manner and supports the growth of his/her fellow workers in a trustworthy way. That’s who.

Creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind outdoor spaces isn’t easy…but it’s rewarding.

If you love working with your hands, getting a bit dirty, and want to take pride in creating special places for outstanding clients, then you’ve come to the right place.

Naturalization – Contract Tree Planter ($18-20.00/hour)

Quiet Nature is looking for Contract Tree Planters!

If you love working outside, getting your hands dirty, enjoy creating beautiful spaces, and would like to be a part of a tight-knit work family – apply now!

The Contract Tree Planter is responsible for performing a variety of work tasks consisting of primarily physical labour to assist the Crew Lead in completing large scale planting (trees and shrubs), ecological restoration and habitat creation projects. Contract Tree Planters may also be required to assist with the maintenance and operation of our native plant nursery and assist our residential landscape construction crew(s).

It is essential that you share the core values of Quiet Nature (Respect, Efficiency, Creativity, Adaptability, Professionalism and Positivity).

In addition, you must also possess the following:
• Ability to report directly to job sites in various locations, and/or carpool from our shop located in Ayr, Ontario
• Come prepared for work each day: appropriate safety and workwear (ie. steel toed work boots/shoes, hi-visibility uniform, hard hat, rain gear, sun protection), and sufficient food and water for the workday
• Learn and practice using the required equipment and tools in a safe and responsible manner
• Effective communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to work both independently with little supervision, and as part of a team
• Ability to work with hand tools and materials
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. repeatedly through an entire work shift
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with varied work hours (approximately 10 hours per day)and occasional weekend work
• Work near heavy equipment and other vehicles on a regular basis
• Work outdoors in various conditions including heat and humidity, rain, dust, noise, and cold

In addition to being a great place to work, Quiet Nature also offers:
• Overtime pay
• A health care plan
• Paid Stat Holidays
• Profit sharing program
• Numerous staff events throughout the year