Hard Landscape Foreman - 38302
- Employer
- Fresh Horticultural Careers
- Location
- Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Salary
- £35,000 DOE
- Closing date
- 14 Oct 2018
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Management Jobs, Technical Jobs
- Sector
- Landscaping
Job Details
Our Client require a highly experienced and self-motivated person with extensive landscape knowledge who is capable of working on their own initiative and in collaboration with management to create top-end gardens. Although this is a hands-on role, the foreperson will be responsible for supervising team members, as well as agency staff when needed and sub-contractors.
The role involves driving and applicants must therefore have a full, clean driving licence.
Skills required:
- Broad ranging landscape skills
- Specific skills required include:
- Brick work
- Paving
- Machine use e.g. excavators, dumpers, fork lifts
- Use of laser level for setting out, height measurements etc
- Ability to deal with management, clients and designers professionally and diplomatically
- Ability to instruct other staff clearly and efficiently
Experience:
- Extensive landscaping record
- Experience in working off plans and specifications
- Proven people management background
- Receiving and planting of larger tree stock
- Crane work and safe lifting
- Good carpentry record, along with some knowledge of rendering and plumbing
- Familiarity with health and safety policies and experience in implementing them
- Driving/parking – particularly in London
Main duties:
- To carry out general landscaping works and to supervise the day-to-day running of the site and its staff
- To liaise with the Contracts Manager regarding daily/weekly scheduling, ordering of materials etc. This will involve regular updates and meetings.
- To set out garden and agree with Contracts Manager prior to work commencing
- To oversee and manage subcontractors
- To carry out all required Health and Safety checks, including Risk Assessments, Competence Forms, Vehicle H&S, Inductions etc
- To keep site diary and monitor staff to ensure correct admin, personnel and H&S procedures are being followed
Company
We possess over 20 years recruitment experience and have specialised in the Gardening, Landscaping and Horticulture industries since 1999. Typically we have 150+ permanent vacancies covering all areas of the horticultural industry, from operatives to senior management.To apply for any of our vacancies please complete our simple online application form by visiting www.freshhortcareers.com.
- Website
- http://www.freshhortcareers.com/
- Telephone
- 020 7793 7825
- Location
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London
SE11 4BA
United Kingdom
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