Meridian Landscaping is hiring
Landscaping Supervisor with LMIA

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Cold/refrigerated
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Residential
• Landscape maintenance

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns
• Schedule work
• Plan and estimate labour and materials
• Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
• Maintain work records and logs
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Train staff
• Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
• Project management
• Estimate materials, tools and equipment required for projects
• Establish work schedules and procedures
• Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
• Assess the health of lawns
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Pick-up truck
• Small engine equipment
• Tractor mower
• Planting equipment

Area of work experience

• Plant disease, pest and weed prevention and eradication
• Landscaping

Area of specialization

• Lawn care
• Plant knowledge and identification

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Repetitive tasks

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Life insurance