TRAVIS TAFT
Barrie,ON
Summary
Hardworking individual skilled in manual labor, with focus on maintaining safety and efficiency in all tasks. Experience includes operating machinery, lifting heavy objects, and following detailed instructions to complete projects on time. Strong attention to detail ensures minimal errors and high-quality results. Bringing solid work ethic and dedication to role of Laborer, ready to contribute to team success.
Completed efficient, high-quality landscaping work for business, residential and institutional customers. Maintained cost-effective operations and achieved high satisfaction ratings. Background includes working alone or with crew members to perform several jobs per week.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Landscape Crew Leader
Clarkson Landscaping
Barrie, Canada
10.2021 - Current
- Monitored daily activities of crew members to ensure tasks were being performed correctly and efficiently.
- Collaborated with clients in order to identify their needs and develop plans accordingly.
- Shoveled, spread, and leveled soil, gravel, and stones.
- Utilized power mowers, tillers, and trimmers to maintain landscaping.
- Cared for established lawns by mulching, aerating, and weeding.
- Planted trees, bushes, and flowers to beautify grounds.
- Used shears, pruners, or chain saws to prune and trim trees and shrubs.
- Pruned and trimmed trees, shrubs, and hedges in accordance with landscape designs.
- Applied mulch and other organic materials to support garden and landscape growth.
General Labourer
Chico's Concrete Forming
Barrie, Canada
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Setting forms, stripping forms, patching holes, cleaning up wood, stacking trailer with wood, patch and pipe on finished foundations, pouring footings.
- Performed manual labor tasks such as digging ditches, lifting objects and shoveling materials.
- Cleaned up debris from construction sites using rakes, brooms and other equipment.
- Unloaded equipment from trucks and transported materials to various site locations.
- Utilized hand tools and machines to remove dirt, rocks, and debris away from job sites.
Landscape Labourer
Scarlet Oak Landscape Management Inc.
Barrie, Canada
05.2020 - 04.2021
- Demonstrated expertise in planting trees, shrubs, and flowers.
- Utilized power tools including trimmers, blowers and chain saws.
- Organized work area and ensured cleanliness at the end of each shift.
- Provided guidance to team members on proper procedures when needed.
- Operated light construction equipment such as skid steers, tractors and trenchers.
- Performed general landscape maintenance duties such as mowing, edging, trimming, pruning, fertilizing and aerating lawns.
Team Member
The Gardener Mississauga
Mississauga, Canada
08.2017 - 10.2018
- Proper time management, while paying close attention to details.
- Work well solo or in groups.
- Residential Lawn care maintenance, spring and fall leaf pickup.
- Winter snow removal.
Education
DIPLOMA -
CLARKSON SECONDARY SCHOOL
Skills
- PROBLEM SOLVING
- BOBCAT
- CONCRETE
- EXCAVATING
- Lawn Care
- Mowing
- Landscape Maintenance
- Gardening
- Construction
- Snow Plowing
- Excellent communication skill
- High motivation
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Laborer for Concrete forming
- Laborer for excavating company
- Hardworking individual
- Skilled in manual labor
- Focus on maintaining safety and efficiency
- Operating machinery
- Lifting heavy objects
- Following detailed instructions
- Strong attention to detail
- Minimal errors
- High-quality results
- Solid work ethic
- Dedication to role of Laborer
- Ready to contribute to team success
- Equipment operation
- Time management
Timeline
Landscape Crew Leader
Clarkson Landscaping
10.2021 - Current
General Labourer
Chico's Concrete Forming
04.2021 - 09.2021
Landscape Labourer
Scarlet Oak Landscape Management Inc.
05.2020 - 04.2021
Team Member
The Gardener Mississauga
08.2017 - 10.2018
DIPLOMA -
CLARKSON SECONDARY SCHOOL