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Landscaping Supervisor
Posted on October 3, 2024
by Meridian Landscaping and Maintenance Ltd
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Job Sector:
Landscape & Carpentry
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 205
Duration: 3 calendar days (2 business days)
Last Updated: 4 days ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/british-columbia/vancouver/622531736/landscaping-supervisor/
Job Description
Tasks
- Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- Schedule work
- Plan and estimate labour and materials
- Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
- Maintain work records and logs
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
- Project management
- Estimate materials, tools and equipment required for projects
- Establish work schedules and procedures
- Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Assess the health of lawns
- Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
Supervision
- 3-4 people
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Pick-up truck
- Small engine equipment
- Tractor mower
- Planting equipment
Area of work experience
- Plant disease, pest and weed prevention and eradication
- Landscaping
Area of specialization
- Lawn care
- Plant knowledge and identification
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Repetitive tasks
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Organized
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Life insurance