lawn care supervisor

Weed Man; Oakville; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Weed Man in Oakville, Ontario is seeking a Landscaping Supervisor with 7 months+ experience to hire, supervise and schedule staff while overseeing deck construction, retaining walls and landscape projects on-site.

You will read blueprints, plan labour and materials, manage on-site crews of 5–10 workers, and ensure productivity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation is required.
• Experience supervising 5–10 people is preferred.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Hire, supervise and schedule staff.
• Resolve work problems by providing technical advice to increase project value.
• Plan and estimate labour and materials.
• Organize and direct landscape construction work.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Read blueprints and drawings and requisition materials.
• Supervise decks, decorative or retaining walls, and site layouts.

Skills

Staff supervision

Team leadership

Scheduling

Communication

Education

Secondary school diploma

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Overview

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year
• On site
• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
• Work site environment
• Outdoors

Responsibilities

• Hire, supervise and schedule staff
• Resolve work problems by providing technical advice to increase the value and functionality of a property
• Schedule events, programs and activities
• Schedule work
• Plan and estimate labour and materials
• Organize and direct construction of decks and decorative or retaining walls
• Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
• Maintain work records and logs
• Read blueprints and drawings
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Team player
• Flexibility

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)