Landscape Foreman, Landscape Industry Certified Technician
Company:
Ecological Concerns Incorporated
Address:
125 Walk Circle
Santa Cruz, Ca 95060
Phone:
(831) 459-0656
Fax:
(831) 457 1606
Position:
Full Time Permanent:
90% Field
10% Administrative
Supervisors:
Josh Fodor
Jon Laslett
Salary Range:
$17.00 - 20.00/hr. Initial salary DOE.
Step-wise salary increases based on quarterly performance evaluations.
Benefits:
10 paid holidays, after 3 months
Vacation accrues to 10 days, after 3 months
Sick accrues to 5 days, after 3 months
Schedule:
Monday - Friday
Description:
Central Coast Wilds (CCW) is a design-grow-build ecological landscape contractor and California native plant nursery established in 1992 in Santa Cruz, California. CCW specializes in residential and commercial landscapes with an emphasis on ecological landscapes, habitat restoration and
California native plants. Our landscape team has broad experience in ecological soil and pest management, integrated water management, invasive plant control and watershed restoration. Our nursery team is available for horticultural consultation and provides custom grow native plants for landscape and green building projects of all sizes. Our service area is the greater San Francisco and
Monterey
Bay areas.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Crew Foreman/LICT will work in the field to oversee crew members in order to implement ecological landscape projects. The Crew Foreman will be given specific training and ongoing supervision in order to assume various responsibilities.
Field responsibilities include:
Communication with project managers/administration
Direct the installation of irrigation systems
Direct the installation of plants
Direct maintenance operations
Monitoring projects in progress
Receive materials for projects
Train and oversee field assistants
Oversee maintenance of field tools/equipment and monthly tool inventory
Insure crew member safety and administer first aid, as necessary.
Administrative responsibilities include:
Attending weekly planning meetings
Submit weekly monitoring log
Coordinating employee work schedule and transportation
Documenting employee attendance & submit biweekly time sheets.
Prerequisites
Be a Landscape Industry Certified Technician (formerly CLT).
A high degree of self-motivation, and ability to work independently to complete specific tasks and meet inflexible deadlines.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to transmit instructions to crew members and make decisions in the field.
Five years, or more, experience in landscape installation and maintenance.
Previous experience managing landscape crews
Ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment.
Bilingual English-Spanish required
Certified in First Aid and CPR
The Landscape Foreman will need to have access to their own transportation and have a valid California driver’s license and a good driving record. A company vehicle will be provided for many job assignments.
Performance Evaluation
The Landscape Foreman position will be compensated for those hours actually worked on a bimonthly basis. The pay scale commences at $15.00 per hour and pay increases will be evaluated quarterly. Criteria for monthly pay increases will include ability to execute all field and administrative tasks. Additional criteria include, continued education, punctuality, reliability, ability to work independently and positive relations with clients and other company employees.
