Are you tired of looking through job postings? Do you want to have fun this summer AND get paid? Look no further! Great Goats Landscaping is the company for you! And, guess what—we’re hiring landscapers and foremen!
We’re a small, family-owned business. We believe in being dependable, friendly, and hardworking. We collaborate with homeowners to create custom landscapes. No two families are the same – everyone has different preferences and personalities, so why should their yards look the same?
Great creative with us this summer!
This year, we’re hiring both foremen and landscapers. We need leaders who can oversee projects and participate in creating beautiful landscapes (foremen). We also need people who love to collaborate with team members, work hard, and produce quality results at every jobsite (landscapers). See full job descriptions below.
Don’t hesitate; apply today!
We’re Hiring Foreman
ROLE:
As foreman, your
job is to carry out the vision of Great Goats Landscaping—to deliver
exceptional customer service and exciting landscape projects.
RESPONSIBILITY:
1.
Oversee daily operations. Manage that day’s job with good organization and
efficiency.
2. Communicate directly and positively with employees about the day’s tasks and
goals.
3. Educate employees about specific tasks, as well as “big picture” concepts.
4. Oversee loading and picking up the proper tools, equipment, and materials
for the day’s project.
5. Maintain a clean jobsite. Smile and be nice to the customer and to the
neighbors.
6. Oversee securing tools, equipment, and materials if they are left on a
jobsite overnight.
7. Thank the employees at the end of the day for their efforts.
8. Call “811” 48 hours in advance of the next project to order utility
markings.
RESULTS:
How
to do a good job (so you can get PRAISE):
1. Understand the scope of work of the current job. Understand the production
goals that day. Accomplish the amount of work we plan to do that day and do it
well.
2. Be part of a team meeting each morning to greet the team, ask how they are
doing, and communicate what they will be working on that day. Tell them our
production goal for the day.
3. Once on the jobsite, take a few minutes to explain the scope of work and
what each team member will be working on that day. As needed, educate employees
on how to do things (fuel, start, install, dig, plant, etc.).
4. Understand what we want to accomplish that day on the job (even a day in
advance), make a list of the tools, equipment, and materials needed for that
day and make sure it all gets to the jobsite at the start of the workday.
5. Keep trash bags stocked. Encourage employees to pick up trash and scrap
materials on an ongoing basis but always clean up and bag garbage at the end of
the workday. Sweep and blow the hard surfaces at the end of the workday. Blow
the lawn. Lead by example being nice to the customer and neighbors (smiling,
waving, and chatting).
6. Stack hand tools in rows, out of sight of passersby, for the night. Flip
wheelbarrows upside down. Put power tools into the dump truck bins or white
trailer, so they can be locked up.
7. Give the employees appreciation for a good day’s work. Simply saying, “Good
work today!” or “Thanks for your hard work!” goes a long way in boosting
morale.
8. Get the information for the next job: customer’s name, address, and an
understanding of where onsite we’ll be working and what we’ll be doing. Call
“811” and, with a map in front of you, with the jobsite address entered, look
at the map and answer their questions so they can mark utilities prior to the
beginning of our workday.
Do all these things CONSISTENTLY and you will get a pay RAISE!
We’re Hiring Landscapers
ROLE:
As a landscaper, your job is to carry out the
vision of Great Goats Landscaping—to deliver exceptional customer service and
exciting landscape projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Be dependable
2. Be positive
3. Work hard
4. Be friendly
5. Keep the jobsite clean
6. Ask questions, follow directions
7. Have fun
RESULTS:
How to do a good job (so you can get PRAISE):
1. Dependability means showing up to work every
day and working the same number of hours as everybody else on the team. Our
goal is to work 40 hours per week.
2. Be a positive force on the team. Leave your
problems at the door and enjoy the fresh air, companionship, productivity, and
creativity of your time on the job.
3. Do your best every day. Work at a steady
pace, get your work done, and do it right.
4. Treat your teammates, our customers, and the
neighbors with an upbeat attitude. Smile, be friendly, wave, and chat.
5. Pick up trash, debris, and scrap materials
throughout the day. At the end of the day, assist in final clean up, sweeping,
blowing, and storing tools and equipment.
6. Seriously, there are no “dumb questions”. One
of the greatest parts of this job is the many skills you will learn and the
common knowledge you will gain, but only if you ask questions of your team
leader!
7. Landscaping is hard work but very gratifying!
It’s creative. You will be part of a beautiful transformation from beginning to
end. So enjoy yourself and enjoy your teammates. Talk while you work, pair up
when possible, have some laughs!
Do all these things CONSISTENTLY and you will get a pay RAISE!
Contact 612-483-GOAT