Foreperson

**GROW Program Verified Employer**

Cudmore’s is a second-generation, family-owned and operated landscape and design company and online garden market, servicing Oakville, Burlington and the surrounding communities. We offer residential landscape, design, garden renovation, and hardscape services and unparalleled, personal service to our clients and community. To us, the how matters. A certified Living Wage company at the champion level, we endeavour to offer sustainable, meaningful and fulfilling careers in the green industry. We are proud to be growing our team, seeking a:
**FOREPERSON**

**ROLE SUMMARY**

The focus of this job centers around producing timely results that are high quality and accurate and working collaboratively to guide team success. Benefiting from an analytical, inquiring and critical mind, this job requires imagination and strong problem solving skills, but with a strong technical orientation. The job requires an ability to deal with abstract concepts, systems and ideas and remain organized in a self-disciplined fashion - to us, the how matters. The role also requires that serious consideration be given to all possibly related project facts, context and potential problems, always thinking one step ahead.

This job demands deep knowledge and expertise and to do it successfully depends on understanding detailed information, industry standards and best practices. Intellectual confidence is important in this job and to do it well requires close, hands-on involvement, careful follow-up and very disciplined, and limited, delegation. Central to the role is the need to weigh all decisions carefully and thoroughly, based on expertise in order to avoid unpredictable risk - incorporating teammate perspectives is an important part of our process too. Getting the job done and getting it done right are the two, equal, drivers for this job, and that may create conflict. Always finding the path forward, maintaining our standard for excellence in craftsmanship and ensuring our clients are thrilled with the results of the team’s hard work are critical.

**JOB CHARACTERISTICS**

' Fast-paced environment with a focus on timely, correct results

' Technical, intellectual focus with a great deal of attention devoted to getting results that are timely

and accurate.

' Demanding, critical and exacting with close follow-up and limited delegation

' Reserved and confident when supported by detailed information

' Decisions are made based on careful understanding of all available information; detailed

technical knowledge; expertise and serious considerations for all sides of the issue/problem

' Needs time to make the right decision and cannot be pressured to make quick decisions

' Reserved communication; ‘strictly business’ communicates accurate information and provides all

sides of the issue

' Demanding, critical and exacting

' Can demonstrate ‘know how’ and an expertise in finding creative solutions to problems

' Confidence in delegating and incorporating team members

' Leadership style likely involves high expectations for team members and a high degree of review

following each task

**Cudmore’s Landscape & Design’s accountabilities to you**:
' Ensuring a safe, respectful work environment.

' Nurturing an environment for learning and growing.

' Understanding your learning style and offering tailored training.

' Providing appropriate project support to avoid acute fatigue and/or injury.

' Ensuring reasonably timed breaks to promote wellbeing.

' Clearly communicating project objectives and expectations.

**How we support our people**:
' Providing comprehensive benefits to full-time staff to support health and wellbeing.

' Providing a minimum of a certified Living Wage to all employees.

' Covering all PPE, uniforms and annually contributing towards boots and equipment.

' Providing financial contribution and strategic support towards continued learning and training.

' Sponsorship of annual membership to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington.

' Organizing social events to promote bonding with team members.
- Season duration: March 20th - December 8th

Compensation: $49,920 gross salary

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