Landscaping supervisor
The Friendly Groundskeepers Inc
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- Hire, supervise and schedule staff
- Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- 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 direct grounds maintenance
- 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
- Tender and administer contracts
- Read blueprints and drawings
- Repair and maintain equipment
- 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
Transportation/travel information
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Repetitive tasks
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Organized
- Punctuality
- Creativity
- Hardworking
- Resourcefulness
- Maturity
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Transportation provided by employer