Landscaping foreman/woman /Kelowna
Job Description
Posted on May 28, 2024 by Employer details Command Construction & Landscaping Ltd
Job details
- Location Kelowna, BC
- Salary30.00 to 35.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
- Day, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date Starts as soon as possible
- Benefits: Financial benefits
- vacancies1 vacancy
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Landscape contractor
- Greenhouse
- Construction company
- Urban area
- Various locations
- Nursery – horticulture
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Hire, supervise and schedule staff
- Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
- Maintain work records and logs
- Read blueprints and drawings
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Prepare and maintain work materials and supplies
- Establish work schedules and procedures
- Professionalism in customer service
- Plant and move trees
Experience and specialization
Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated irrigation system
Construction specialization
- Stone garden walls
- Rock gardens
- Retaining walls
- Interlocking brick
- Fieldstone paths
Area of specialization
- Landscape construction
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver’s validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Repetitive tasks
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
- Safety vest
- Safety equipment/gear
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Ear plugs
- Mask
- Cellular phone
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Dependability
- Values and ethics
- Reliability
- Organized
- Punctuality
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Stocks/shares
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
By email
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Cover letter
- Writing sample
This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
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