Landscape Foreman/woman
3 weeks ago
**Landscape Foreman/ Gardener**
Who is the Blooming Gardener?
The Blooming Gardener offers premium services in HRM and surrounding area. We provide landscape design and consulting as well as landscape installation and ongoing maintenance for residential and commercial clients. With a well-established client base, our business offers custom and thoughtful landscape designs intended to thrive in the Nova Scotia Climate. This includes consulting and design, product supply and professional installation working alongside our clients to meet their specific needs. Our team consists of horticultural professional design specialists with a focus on training and educating new team members with a genuine interest in our craft.
Who are you?
We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic gardening/horticultural minded professional to join our Gardening Division of The Blooming Gardener in the Full Time leadership role as **Landscape Foreman/Master Gardener **for the 2023 season. The Blooming Gardener offers a competitive compensation package as well as an opportunity to work with some of the most visible clients in HRM. In this position you will work with small teams as a lead & mentor reporting directly to ownership. You will oversee a small team of laborers in the installation and routine garden maintenance for mainly high end & commercial clients.
Duties are included (but not limited to):
- Gardening weeding (not lawn care), mulching, planting Pruning
- Utilize established horticultural skills to execute contracted design plans
- Reviewing work orders
- Interact professionally with clients on jobsite while representing the brand
- Renovation, installation and maintenance of gardens
- Utilization of horticultural knowledge base
- Frequent Kneeling, Pushing, Pulling, Lifting, standing, walking
- Loading and Unloading vehicles with product and supplies
- Required to Lead and mentor small teams
- Execute plans per the Landscape Designer
- Driving company vehicles for transport of materials and staff to and from jobsite
- Work alongside Landscape Install team when required
- Provide feedback to ownership on a constant basis regarding work completed as well as employee progress and training needs
- Assist with the rescheduling of employees for weather related adjustments
Position Requirements
- Knowledge of the characteristics and cultural requirements of ornamental plants, shrubs and trees adapted to the region is an asset
- Horticultural education and/or relevant experience required
- Must have knowledge and experience or skills in basic gardening or other horticulture related areas
- Must be comfortable leading small teams
- Must hold a valid Driver’s License
- Must be able to fulfill the physical requirements of the position (standing, lifting, always mobile)
- Genuine interest in horticultural practices
- Must be able to fully commit to position during high season, as we are a 7 day a week operation when required due to weather and volume
**Job Types**: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 6 months
**Salary**: $25.00-$35.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Overtime pay
Application question(s):
- Are you a student or planning on being a student in September of 2023?
**Experience**:
- Landscaping: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Nova Scotia Drivers License (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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