Landscaping Supervisor

Do you like being outside with a team of fun people? Do you like the challenge of physical work and creating beautiful landscapes? Hawthorn Landscape Design is a great team environment, we work hard, we appreciate good humour and a tail gate on Friday afternoons.

Are you excited about helping to grow and expand a sustainable landscaping business? Are you interested in helping improve the community you live in?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working, team-oriented individual who loves working with a passionate team of horticulturalists

**Who You Are**

A self-starter who is organized, efficient and fun and jumps at the opportunity for more responsibility. You are a person who loves to work closely with a company owner and wants to be part of a growing company.

**What will help you succeed**:

- Computer skills (Excel, Word)
- Strong organizational skills & attention to detail
- Effective communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
- Time management & Multi-tasking skills
- Great analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work both independently with little supervision, and as part of a team
- A positive attitude and a sense of humor is essential

**What we will give you**:

- A great team environment, Mentorship and support for you to achieve your goals and build on your strengths.

**What You Will Do as an Operations Manager**:

- Support the owner to achieve your team's targets and maintain the safety, quality, and production standards of Hawthorn Landscape Design.
- Understand the day-to-day operations & help the company respond to customers, manage operations and improve systems already in place.
- The role is split between the office & in the field.

**What are your tasks**:

- Operation of power equipment including, but not limited to, lawn mowers, line trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, pruning saws, sod cutters, aerators and power rakes
- Assist with Estimates
- Quality control checks on Customer Properties
- Moving and transporting of materials using shovels, wheelbarrows, carts, dollies and manual lifting
- Driving a truck and trailer and disposing garden waste in the landfill
- Performing other manual duties to clean and maintain landscaped environments, shop and equipment
- Performing preventative maintenance on tools and equipment by conducting inspections, lubricating, and cleaning daily
- Always wearing appropriate personal protective equipment
- Complying with all company policies and regulations
- Maintaining and enforcing standards of cleanliness and organization in assigned trucks, trailers, equipment, jobsites, and shop/yard areas
- Ensuring that all work activities are carried out in a safe and efficient manner, and that all crew members follow government and company PPE standards
- Enforcing and working in accordance with all local health and safety laws and regulations at shop/yard and on jobsites
- Communicating with customers in a polite and courteous manner

**Who we are**

Hawthorn Landscape Design is made up of a dynamic team of horticulturalists with a passion for creating beautiful and sustainable landscapes. We are a woman owned local Squamish business and have a particular love of ecological design.

We are committed to helping improve the planet through environmentally sustainable gardening practices. We love being outside and getting our hands in the dirt. We do everything from garden maintenance, installations of plants, shrubs and trees as well planting native plants in beautiful forested and riparian environments.

We believe in supporting sustainable communities and doing our part to mitigate the impacts of climate change on our natural environment. We do this by volunteering our time to help design and plant pollinator friendly gardens in partnership with community members. We also volunteer with conservation and plant restoration non-profits by helping plant native plants in wild areas.

We provide a fun and cohesive working environment and provide mentorship and opportunities for professional growth.

When you join Hawthorn Landscape Design you will help to strengthen sustainable communities one landscape at a time. When you join our family you help promote a local business and strengthen our client and community relationships.

**Salary**: $25.00-$35.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Squamish, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)

**Experience**:

- landscaping: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- BC Driving Licence (required)