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Landscaping Foreman/Woman
Employer
1378386 Alberta Ltd.Date Posted
September 13, 2024Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $29.60 to $31.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Oct 24, 2024
Employer
1378386 Alberta Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Hot
Tasks
- Direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns
- Resolve work problems by providing technical advice to increase the value and functionality of a property
- Schedule events, programs and activities
- Plan and direct grounds maintenance
- Organize and direct construction of decks and decorative or retaining walls
- Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
- Maintain work records and logs
- Read blueprints and drawings
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Establish work schedules and procedures
Supervision
3-4 people
Equipment and machinery experience
- Pick-up truck
- Small engine equipment
- Skidsteer
Area of specialization
Landscape construction
Security and safety
Driver's validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle
- Vehicle supplied by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- 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
- Large workload
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Initiative
- Team player
- Flexibility
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Experience
Experience an asset
Health benefits
Health care plan
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- DIRECTIVE
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Interest in supervising and hiring staff; and in controlling the operations of maintenance services
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in organizing and directing the planting and maintenance of trees, gardens, lawns, shrubs and hedges, and the construction and installation of fences, decks, patios, walkways and retaining walls
- METHODICAL
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Interest in co-ordinating information to plan and estimate the materials and labour requirements for contracts
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.