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Landscaping Supervisor

Employer

Wilco Contractors Southwest Inc.

Date Posted

November 22, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $35.40 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 70 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 10  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Dec 22, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Wilco Contractors Southwest Inc.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Hot

Work setting

Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

  • 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
  • Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
  • Establish work schedules and procedures

Supervision

3-4 people

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Backhoe
  • Front end loader
  • Pick-up truck
  • Small engine equipment
  • Sod cutter
  • Tractor
  • Tractor mower

Specialization or experience

Green economy sector

Area of specialization

  • Lawn care
  • Grounds maintenance
  • Landscape construction

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • 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
  • Judgement
  • Team player

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Landscaping Supervisor 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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