F/T Landscaping Supervisor Yamato Landscaping Inc. is seeking one fulltime Landscaping Supervisor to join our team. This position is permanent. Job Description/Duties: - Supervise and coordinate the activities of workers who maintain lawns, gardens, parks, interior plantscapes and other landscaped areas - Plan and estimate the materials and labour requirements for individual contracts - Organize the planting and maintenance of trees, gardens, lawns, shrubs and hedges and the construction and installation of fences, decks and patios - Establish work schedules and procedures for the projects assigned - Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports - Requisition or order supplies and materials - Maintain work records and logs - Consult, plan, construct and maintain Japanese-style gardens and similar-style garden structures as a lead Landscape Gardener - Perform planting, grooming and maintenance of private and public gardens and lawns as a lead Landscape Gardener/Supervisor - Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease; and trim & prune hedges, trees and shrubs, including hand pruning as a lead Landscape Gardener - Train workers in job duties and company policies - Ensure all work is carried out in a safe and conscientious manner at site - Ensure tools and machinery are properly maintained - May provide snow removal services during winter months - May perform the same duties as workers supervised - May assist in hiring new workers Skills and Qualification Requirements: - Completion of secondary school - Minimum 3 years of working experience as a Landscape Gardener/Technician - Minimum 2 years of working experience in creating/constructing Japanese-style gardens as landscape gardener - Working experience as a gardener, specialising as tree service/maintenance technician or tree pruning technician, including work experience in creating bonsai - Ability to perform all the above duties - Ability to perform with quality in tight schedule and/or fast paced work environment - Knowledge of different plants and their required growing conditions - Knowledge of Asian plants/fruit trees and their required growing conditions - Experience and skills to perform hand pruning using hand pruning saw and scissors effectively and properly without supervision - Knowledge of constructing Japanese-style garden/rock garden - Communication skills in English - Able to work outdoors in most of various weather conditions which may include heat and humidity, rain, dust, noise and cold - Knowledge and skills in using and maintenance of tools and machinery - Physically fit as the work often requires to bend, stoop, lift, pull, push, squat and stand for long periods of time - Customer service skills - Able to work day, evening, shift, weekend, overtime - Able to work in a team with respectable manner both to customers and to co-workers Salary and working hours: - $28.50/hour, 35hrs/week Work Location: Various clients' location sites in lower mainland Business Address: 16853 105A Ave., Surrey, BC V4N3H6 Please e-mail your resume at hiring@yamatolandscaping.com *Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. *Please respect our guideline to apply for this position. We only accept resumes sent us by email.