Landscape Operative - Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Precision Landscape Design & Construction

Description

MB28- Landscaping Foreman

Location:
Warwickshire and surrounding counties


Salary:
£27,000pa


Working Hours:
Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm (Flexible due to nature of the work)


Additional Benefits:
Overtime opportunities (paid at time and a half), 28 days holiday (inc BH), Pension scheme, Company vehicle

Precision Landscapes are currently recruiting for a Landscaping Foreman to join an exceptional and forward thinking landscaping business.

They require a Landscape Foreman with a strong landscaping background or has worked within a similar groundworks role, to support them with a variety of projects across warwickshire and surrounding counties.

This is an excellent and exciting opportunity to join a growing and developing business.


Duties and Responsibilities of a Landscaping Foreman:

• Day to day management of site and staff.
• Following design plans, through construction of hard and soft landscaping.
• The role involves traveling, ability to interpret plans with a clear forward approach and be capable of leading general site works and issues that occur daily while undertaking tasks
• Adapt and be flexible to weather and work plan changes.
• Show leadership and maintain motivation with your crew members daily.
• Oversee and communicate the need for and planning of materials.
• You should show flexibility to undertake appropriate training to meet the requirements of the company and fulfil Health and Safety obligations with general safe working
• Must be able to work under own initiative and hardworking with an ability to problem solve and manage a team

Skills and Qualifications required from a Landscaping Foreman:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience ideally suited to this role.
• A clear ability to read from plan, understanding of general standard practice in construction, with a wide range of skills well attuned for the industry being essential.
• Setting out from plan
• Safe use of machinery digging out to established levels with good understanding of specs and general building practices.
• Competant use of lazer levels, power tools and machinery within the trade
• Drainage and groundworks
• Timberwork, brickwork and any specialist elements like natural stone or reclamation works
• Slab/porcelain laying
• Ground preparation and turfing
• Planting
• Practical experience and good knowledge of hard and soft landscaping ideally, but at least one or the other
• Full UK Drivers License and own vehicle is essential due to travelling.

Salary:
£27,000.00-£31,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Warwickshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
Precision - Operative