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Supervisor, Groundsman/Woman
Employer
GSM Contractor Ltd.Date Posted
November 12, 2024Languages
English-
Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $35.40 hourly
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jan 10, 2025
Employer
GSM Contractor Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
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 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
- Tender and administer contracts
- 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
- 11-15 people
- Working groups
- Contractors
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
Equipment and machinery experience
- Chain saw
- Forklift
- Pick-up truck
- Small engine equipment
- Sod cutter
- Tractor
- Tractor mower
- Skidsteer
Area of work experience
Snow removal
Area of specialization
- Interior landscaping
- Lawn care
- Tree service
- Grounds maintenance
- Design
- Landscape construction
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
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
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
- Flexibility
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
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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.