Courtney Williams
Pickering
Summary
Hardworking Supervisor offering a 7 year history of leading landscaping and groundskeeper teams to provide superior results. Skilled in communicating with clients to determine job needs. Versed in landscaping design, equipment safety and task delegation.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Parks Handy Worker 3
City of Toronto, Parks and Recreation
05.2024 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and quality standards.
- Trained and mentored junior staff on effective workflow practices and equipment usage.
- Streamlined processes to enhance productivity and reduce operational delays.
- Coordinated inventory management, ensuring accurate stock levels and timely replenishment.
- Performs manual tasks in park areas.
- Operates various types of equipment, mechanized grounds maintenance, and grass cutting equipment.
- Maintains parks turf by mowing, string trimming, fertilizing, clearing litter and removing garbage, as well as setting up semi-automatic and automatic irrigation systems.
- Cleans, maintains and makes minor repairs to park washrooms, facilities, and furnishings. Including playing fields, ice rinks, parks benches, etc.
- Clears and maintains parks walkways and entrances.
- Assists in maintaining horticultural beds and shrubs.
Landscape Crew Leader
Mr. Mow It All
06.2019 - 11.2023
- Led daily landscape maintenance operations, ensuring team efficiency and quality standards.
- Trained and mentored junior crew members on techniques and safety protocols.
- Maintained grounds by trimming, weeding and general clean-up.
- Performed planting, watering, mulching and edging of lawns.
- Removed weeds, hazards and debris from common pathways to improve usability.
- Removed and disposed of plant debris from work sites to keep areas safe and well-organized.
- Operated landscaping equipment with focus on safety and machine longevity.
- Answered questions and addressed customer concerns according to rigorous timetables, supporting diverse lawn health and landscape development requests.
Landscaping Technician (Crew Member)
Green Envy Lawn Care
05.2016 - 11.2020
- Maintained routine landscaping schedules to boost lawn health.
- Assessed pest damage and safely used appropriate pesticides for mitigation and control.
- Completed timesheets and project reports on time to maintain client files for future reference.
- Trimmed greenery, shrubs and hedges to maintain uniform appearance.
- Handled hedge, bush and shrub trimming.
- Removed weeds, hazards and debris from common pathways to improve usability.
- Removed and disposed of plant debris from work sites to keep areas safe and well-organized.
Moving Technician
Bedwell Van Lines
01.2016 - 04.2016
- Secured loads with proper strapping and bracing techniques to prevent damage to valuable assets across long-haul transports.
- Completed numerous jobs by loading boxes and large items, unloading trucks and cleaning job sites.
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks with customer possessions or merchandise weighing up to 100 lbs.
Education
High School Diploma -
Pine Ridge Secondary School
Pickering, ON06.2015
Skills
- Zero Point Turn Riding Mowers
- Landscaping Knowledge
- Routine Maintenance
- Customer Satisfaction
- Grounds Maintenance
- Landscape Maintenance
- Trimming and Weeding
- Timely Project Completion
- Operational Safety
- Landscape Equipment Operation
- Training Junior Team Members
- Snow Blowers
- Complex Problem-Solving
Accomplishments
- Consistently achieved top monthly productivity by completing daily job sites with accuracy and efficiency.
City of Toronto Fleet Permits
- Utility vehicle
- Outfront mower
- Wide area mower
- Zero turn mower
- Farm tractor
Timeline
Parks Handy Worker 3
City of Toronto, Parks and Recreation
05.2024 - Current
Landscape Crew Leader
Mr. Mow It All
06.2019 - 11.2023
Landscaping Technician (Crew Member)
Green Envy Lawn Care
05.2016 - 11.2020
Moving Technician
Bedwell Van Lines
01.2016 - 04.2016
High School Diploma -
Pine Ridge Secondary School
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