8255 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Nursery and greenhouse workers (8432) and Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (8612). They are employed by landscaping companies, cemeteries, lawn care and tree service companies, nurseries and greenhouses and by landscaping operations of public works departments and private establishments. Contractors may be self-employed.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Cemetery foreman/woman
Country club grounds supervisor
Greenhouse foreman/woman
Greenhouse supervisor
Greenhouse worker crew chief
Grounds maintenance contractor
Grounds maintenance park supervisor
Grounds maintenance supervisor
Groundskeeper supervisor
Groundskeeping foreman/woman
Groundskeeping supervisor
Groundskeeping supervisor – cemetery
Groundsman/woman supervisor
Groundsperson supervisor – campground
Horticultural contractor
Horticulture workers supervisor
Interior plantscaping contractor
Landscape design contractor
Landscape maintenance contractor
Landscape service contractor
Landscaping contractor
Landscaping foreman/woman
Landscaping supervisor
Lawn care contractor
Lawn care service contractor
Lawn care supervisor
Lawn maintenance contractor
Lead grower – cannabis
Maintenance worker supervisor – campground
Nursery foreman/woman
Nursery supervisor
Nursery worker crew chief
Nursery worker foreman/woman
Nursery workers supervisor
Park caretaker
Park labourers supervisor
Park maintenance head
Park maintenance supervisor
Park section head – arboriculture
Plantscape maintenance contractor
Public works grounds maintenance labourer supervisor
Public works grounds maintenance worker supervisor
Section grower – cannabis
Tree removal contractor
Tree service contractor
Tree service supervisor
Weed control foreman/woman
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers who maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, interior plantscapes and other landscaped areas
Tender bids on contracts for landscaping and grounds maintenance work
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, patios, walkways and retaining walls
Establish work schedules and procedures and co-ordinate activities with other work units
Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
Requisition supplies and materials
Maintain financial and personnel records
Hire staff and train workers in job duties and company policies
May manage operations of own company
May provide snow removal services during winter months
May perform the same duties as workers supervised.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
A college diploma, specialized courses or industry-related training and certification in landscaping and horticulture are usually required.
Experience as a landscape or horticulture supervisor or as a landscape or horticulture technician is required.
Experience in the type of work supervised is required.
A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
Exclusions
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (7302)
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers (7205)
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists (2225)
Landscape architects (2152)
Managers in agriculture (0821)
Managers in horticulture (0822)