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Landscaping Foreman/Woman

Employer

Alpha Better Landscaping Inc.

Date Posted

September 23, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $27.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Oct 23, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Alpha Better Landscaping Inc.

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Hot

Tasks

  • Direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
  • Hire, supervise and schedule staff
  • 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
  • Schedule work
  • Plan and direct grounds maintenance
  • Plan and estimate labour and materials
  • 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
  • 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

Supervision

  • 3-4 people
  • 5-10 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Chain saw
  • Pick-up truck
  • Small engine equipment
  • Sod cutter
  • Skidsteer

Area of work experience

Snow removal

Area of specialization

  • Grounds maintenance
  • Landscape construction

Security and safety

Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

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
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Team player
  • Flexibility

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Landscaping Foreman/Woman is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Contractors and Managers
DIRECTIVE

Interest in supervising and hiring staff; and in controlling the operations of maintenance services

OBJECTIVE

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

Interest in co-ordinating information to plan and estimate the materials and labour requirements for contracts

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

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.

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