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Landscaping supervisor

  • Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

  • Outdoors

Tasks

  • 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 work
  • Plan and estimate labour and materials
  • Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Tender and administer contracts
  • 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
  • Maintain financial and personnel records
  • Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other work units
  • Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
  • Perform same duties as workers supervised

Supervision

  • 16-20 people

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Initiative
  • Team player
  • Flexibility

Employment terms options

  • Shift
  • Morning
  • Day
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 35 hours per week