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Landscape Foreperson

Location: McKinney, TX
Salary:

The Landscape Partners, an Aspen Grove Company, was founded in the fall of 2003 by longtime landscape professionals with a combined 75 years of landscape services experience.  The ultimate goal of the company from inception was simple: Through maintaining beautiful landscapes and incorporating philanthropy into our core mission, we want to leave the world just a little better than we found it. The Landscape Partners name was chosen because it described how we dreamed of doing business. We wanted to have a true partnership with our customers, and a partnership in the communities in which we do business.  The Landscape Partners meets our customers needs through six main business areas: Grounds Maintenance, Lawn, Tree & Shrub Care, Irrigation Repair & Maintenance, Color Design & Installation, Landscape Design & Installation, and Arbor Care.         

JOB TITLE: ­­­LANDSCAPE FOREPERSON 

Position Summary

The primary responsibility is to lead a landscape maintenance crew.  These crews are responsible for safely and efficiently completing landscape maintenance projects on assigned properties.  

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Direct, organize, and oversee a landscape maintenance crew to assure quality and timely completion of all tasks assigned.
• Lead your crew in the production of quality work on a daily basis in the assigned communities inclusive of: mowing, edging, trimming, fertilizing, detailing ornamental plant material, weed-eating, spraying or pulling weeds, blowing off of hard surfaces,
• Identify and report crew damages, issues, failing turf, etc. to your Landscape Account Manager
• Participate in the Safety Program and ensure the crew is adhering to company safety guidelines
• Speak with homeowners when they have questions for your crew
• Ensure all equipment/mowers/trucks are in good working order before leaving our facility and upon return to our facility
• Report to Shop Manager any repairs or replacements needed on a daily basis
• Ensure your crew has all of the safety equipment, uniforms, safety glasses, boots, cones, ear plugs, etc. needed for the day before leaving the facility
• Contact your manager immediately for any accidents, incidents, etc. that has direct interaction with your crew
• Attendance Requirements are a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Performs other duties as required. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have 1-2 years of experience leading a crew
• Must have valid driver’s license and a good driving record
• Must have good verbal and communication skills
• Must be able to read, speak, and write in English
• Must be able to work with fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide, and other horticultural products
• Must be able to identify issues and report them
• Must have a positive attitude
• Bi-lingual in Spanish and English is a plus
• Must be able to wear PPE as necessary.
• Must be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day.
• Must be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, i.e., rain, heat, sun, cold.
• Must be able to traverse various terrains.
• Must be able to maintain attention during dangerous tasks.
• Must be able to operate and service all required tools and equipment.
• Must have transportation to and from the show up location.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

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Physical Requirements:

Key:

Rarely = less than 10%

Occasionally = up to 33%

Frequently = up to 66%

Continuously = 67% to 100%

 

Activity:	R	O	F	C	Activity:	R	O	F	C
Standing				X	Seeing				X
Walking				X	Reading			X
Sitting		X			Reaching			X
Stooping			X		Range of Motion			X
Kneeling		X			Hearing – Speech Range				X
Squatting		X			Depth Perception			X
Body Twisting		X			Color Vision				X
Crawling	X				Lifting			X
Sense of Touch			X		Carrying				X
Manual Dexterity			X		Pushing		X
Speaking Clearly			X		Pulling		X
Seeing Distant			X		Climbing Ladders		X
Climbing On/Off Truck			X		Climbing Stairs	X
Climbing	X				Balancing		X
Gripping	X				Lifting Up to 10 lbs.				X
Lifting Over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs.		X			Lifting Up to 50 lbs.			X

 

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation.  Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and vets.

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