landscaping foreman / woman

Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting:

• Willing to relocate
• On-site customer service

Tasks:

• Hire, supervise and schedule staff
• Plan and estimate labour and materials
• Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
• Maintain work records and logs
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
• Remove litter and garbage
• Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
• Lay sod or seed
• Establish work schedules and procedures
• Cut grass
• Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
• Assist with landscape constructions
• Apply fertilizers
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Rake and collect refuse
• Sweep debris and remove snow from streets, sidewalks, building grounds and other areas, and load snow and debris into carts or trucks
• Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment

Supervision:

• 5-10 people

Truck or equipment experience:

• Snowblower

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Pick-up truck
• Tractor mower

Area of specialization:

• Lawn care
• Landscape construction

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Drug test

Transportation / travel information:

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Walking

Own tools / equipment:

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability:

• Client focus
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Organized
• Bonus

Other benefits:

• Free parking available
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)