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Paramount Plantscapes Ltd. is now accepting resumes for experienced landscape site supervisors for the 2015 season.
Wages will be $18.00 - $22.00 per hour depending on experience and skills. Incentive bonuses up to $3.00 per hour are available for dependability, productivity, organization and commitment.
Duties include supervision of staff installing of paving stone patios, retaining walls, sod, large caliper trees, shrubs, ornate mulch, irrigation systems and water features. You will also be required to do all labour necessary for these installations.
Applicants for these positions will possess excellent problem solving skills. They will be required to organize and plan tasks for the project at hand. The ability to work well with others and with little supervision will be a definite asset. Supervisors will have several years of supervisory experience.
Assets for these positions are:
Stone Masonry experience
Irrigation experience
Skid steer operator certificate
Mini excavator operator certificate
3A drivers licence
Experience with vibrating plow and directional boring equipment
Operators will be evaluated on their abilities by a certified evaluator.
Due to strict timelines, applicants will possess at least 2 - 3 years of experience, but exceptions may be made for the right people at a training wage scale.
Applicants must have a valid driver's license with a clean driver abstract.
They must provide their own transportation to and from sites.
Start dates will vary depending on weather.
Applicants will provide all applicable experience and references within the resumes.
We thank all candidates for applying; however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Area Of Work
- Landscape installation
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's licence
Specific Skills
- Train workers
- Supervise landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
- Supervise nursery and greenhouse workers
- Resolve work related problems
- Requisition supplies and materials
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Maintain performance records
- Establish work schedules and procedures
Machinery and Equipment
- Tractor
- Small engine equipment
- Pick-up truck
- Front-end loader
- Backhoe