Landscaping Supervisor

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
**Tasks**:

- Hire, supervise and schedule staff
- Plan and direct grounds maintenance
- Organize and direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- Plan and estimate labour and materials
- Organize and direct construction of fences, decks and walls
- Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
- Maintain work records and logs
- Tender and administer contracts
- Read blueprints and drawings
- Establish work schedules and procedures
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Resolve work related problems
**Supervision**:

- 11-15 people
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Pick-up truck
- Tractor mower
**Area of specialization**:

- Lawn care
- Grounds maintenance
- Landscape construction
**Security and safety**:

- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own vehicle
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Initiative
- Team player
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Health benefits**:

- Health care plan
**Financial benefits**:

- Mileage paid
**Long term benefits**:

- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer