Horticultural Department Foreperson
Full Time
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Tree Amigos Landscaping is an ever-growing landscape Design, Build and Maintenance company that has been serving the Niagara region since 2001, with award winning landscapes, and industry leading construction and maintenance techniques.
One of our main goals is to create a unique lifestyle through work performed for our customers and for our staff by creating exciting careers that offer company advancement and purpose. We offer Career opportunities, with industry training and available professional development. Our people genuinely love what they Do!!
Landscape Horticulture Foreperson Capabilities:
- Highly focus on quality and customer care
- Verbal and Written communication skills
- Team Work
- Excellence in problem solving
- Responsible and dependable
Job Duties:
- Follow instruction from Supervisor
- Work in a maintenance crew of 2-4 employees
- Comply with all health and safety and company polices and procedures
- Maintain standards of cleanliness and organization of jobsites, trucks, equipment, and shop/office area
- Loading and unloading of trucks and trailers in the AM and PM of all required tools and equipment to reach daily goals
- Cut lawn areas, trim edges, clean up debris, blow trimmings, pruning, weeding and perform other landscape care duties
- Move and install soil, mulch and plant material to assist with the construction of gardens and to meet deadlines
- Operate power equipment including lawn tractors, mowers, trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, pruning saws, chain saws, and snow blowers
- Inspect all work for quality to eliminate the need for a return visit
- Perform routine maintenance duties on tools and equipment such as cleaning and greasing and report and damage
Job Requirements:
- Completion of High school, college, university or other technical training
- Minimum 3-5 years landscape Foreman experience
- Capable of operating required equipment and tools in a safe and responsible manner
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
- Knowledge of materials, methods, tools and equipment of landscape maintenance
- Ability to walk, stand, crouch for long periods of time
- Expertise in plant knowledge and care
- Possess a valid drivers license
Conditions:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to lift minimum 50lbs repeatedly throughout the entire work day
- Ability to work with hand tools, power tools, heavy equipment
- Requires excellent stamina
- Required to work close to heavy equipment on a regular basis
- Required to work outdoors in the sun, heat, humidity, rain, cold, dust and noise.
Rate of Pay:
Depends on experience and qualifications
$24-$30 per hour (or higher depending on experience)