What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential / Commercial Landscape Foreman position at Franz Witte Landscape Contracting, Inc.?
About Franz Witte
Franz Witte is a three-department company with divisions in landscape construction, commercial landscape maintenance, and garden center retail. With nearly 170 employees, we have been building and maintaining distinctive, reputable, and exceptional landscapes in Idaho since 1971. If you are a purpose-driven team player with a tenacity to learn, apply to become part of the flock today.
Position Summary
We are searching for Landscape Foreman to support our growing team. Landscape Foreman are crucial to the quality, safety, and success of every project. Your responsibility is to make sure all projects are completed in a timely manner with a high standard of quality and within budget. In this role, you must understand budgets, crew productivity, equipment usage, schedules, blueprints, and what goes into every aspect of landscape construction. This includes hardscape, softscape, irrigation, and specialized trades such as carpentry, masonry, and plumbing.
Responsibilities
- Manage a crew of 2-5 members; plan, schedule, coordinate, and perform daily job activities
- Assure the timely documentation of projects (timesheets, delivery receipts, change orders, etc.)
- Awareness of daily, weekly, and total project budgets
- Maintain a safe worksite; adhere to company safety program and 100% participation in all company meetings
- Attend on-site coordination and scheduling meetings with project managers, owners, and general contractors
- Final walk-through with production manager and client to close out project
- Maintain a professional appearance for yourself, crews, and projects
- Work 10 hours a day Monday-Friday, some Saturdays as the season requires
- Winter snow removal
Qualifications
- 3 years at foreman level or similar position
- Knowledge of plan reading, landscape grading, softscapes, hardscapes, irrigation, drainage, and layout
- Proper demonstration operating skid steers, trenchers, mini excavators, etc.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- OSHA 10-hour and CPR certifications
- Valid driver s license (CDL preferred)
- General computer, email, text, and smartphone application skills
Compensation & Benefits
Wage DOE: $20 - $25 hourly
Benefits include Health, Life, STD, Accident, Dental, 401K with company match, PTO, Holiday Pay, Phone Reimbursement Allowance, and company discounts.
All employees are subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
Salary : $20 - $25
