Welcome To Snips Landscape - Applying For The Landscape Maintenance Lead Hand Position

We are looking for a Lead Hand who will be responsible for performing a variety of work tasks in order to manage the timely completion of grounds maintenance service contracts. The grounds maintenance foreman will be required to supervise a crew of laborers and operate a variety of tools and equipment to carry out specified job tasks, as well provide daily progress reporting on job time and cost data.

Job Duties:

Plan and manage the loading/unloading of trucks and trailers in the AM and PM including all daily labor, equipment and materials required to complete daily objectives

Cut grass, trim edges, clean up refuse, blow trimmings, fertilize and water turf areas and perform other lawn care duties.

Weeding, pruning, deadheading and general garden bed maintenance.

Move and install soil, mulch and plant material to assist with the construction of landscape gardens and related areas

Spray and dust areas to control insects and or weeds

Operate power equipment including, but not limited to, lawn tractors, lawn mowers, line trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, pruning saws, sod cutters, chain saws, and snow blowers

Supervise the work of crew members to ensure proper safety, quality, and productivity

Identify any work hazards and relay information onto proper authorities

Inspect all work for quality to eliminate the need for return visits and/or re-work due to quality or customer satisfaction issues

Train crew members on proper and safe job methods

Hold Safety Toolbox Meetings once a week for their crew

Make sure all equipment is on board and properly strapped down after each site

Delegate who cuts/trims at each site, making sure people alternate – no one should be on a mower all day

Call office/management in situations needing immediate attention

 

Wages are negotiable, 18-24$/ hour

 

Visit our website for a full job description: https://www.snips.ca/Careers !

 

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