Maintenance Foreman

Description

Established in 1986, Unique Landscaping Design & Construction, Inc. is the premier high-end residential landscape design and hardscape construction firm in Texas serving Southlake, Colleyville and Grapevine. We take great pride in being a recognized leader in the fields of residential landscape design, specializing in horticulture, installation, maintenance, and irrigation.

Our teams strive to uphold best horticultural practices while providing our clients with quality and aesthetic landscape designs through collaboration, innovation, and creativity. If you are creative, thrive under pressure, and love plants, you are probably a good fit for our team!

Responsibilities:

- Monitor multiple residential estates to ensure that instructions and design plans are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.

- Confer with the Design Supervisor and Production Supervisor to coordinate work activities.

- Execute operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.

- Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.

- Read, understand, and follow maintenance work schedule.

- Direct maintenance of vegetation through activities such as fertilizing, watering, mowing, and pruning.

- Direct activities of skilled and unskilled workers who perform duties such as residential maintenance, mowing lawns and pruning trees and shrubs.

- Train and coach both skilled and unskilled laborers regarding consistent maintenance techniques.

- Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.

Requirements

 Qualifications:

- Provide 2 forms of ID

- Provide 3 references (required)

- Pass a criminal background check*

- Pass a drug test

- Pass Unique Landscaping’s driving requirements

- Excellent knowledge of best practices regarding residential landscape maintenance

- Associates or bachelor’s degree in horticulture (preferred)

  Skills/Abilities:

- Plant ID and diseases knowledge

- Use of herbicides/insecticides and fertilizers

- Knowledge of principles of nursery management

- Sound judgment and creative problem-solving skills

- Attention to detail, high energy, and mentoring skills

- Excellent time management skills

- Work outdoors and lift objects weighing up to 80 lbs

Employee Benefits:

- Dental, Vision & Life insurance

- Partial health care reimbursement

- Vacation/Personal time off

Disclaimer: benefits apply to full-time employees only after a waiting period.

*All are welcome to apply. Eligibility for employment will be determined upon completion of the background check. Records will be assessed to see if eligibility criteria are met.

**Unique Landscaping is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, military status, veteran, handicap, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.