Job description Supervisor, Public Works Grounds Maintenance Labourers in the Cape Breton Region

Find out what work is like for a supervisor, public works grounds maintenance labourers in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services (NOC 82031).

Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

Description

Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Nursery and greenhouse workers (85103) and Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (85191). 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.

Work week duration

Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Supervise and coordinate 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 coordinate 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.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Landscaping companies
  • Lawn care companies
  • Cemeteries
  • Nurseries and greenhouses
  • Landscaping operations of public works departments and private establishments
  • Tree service companies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Sound and noise
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
  • In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
  • Skin injury

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 82031), and a list of similar occupations:

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Similar occupations

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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