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Landscape Foreman, Landscape Industry Certified Technician

 

Company:	Ecological Concerns Incorporated
Address:	125 Walk Circle Santa Cruz, Ca 95060
Phone:	(831) 459-0656
Fax:	(831) 457 1606
Position:	Full Time Permanent: 90% Field 10% Administrative
Supervisors:	Josh Fodor Jon Laslett
Salary Range:	$15.00 - 20.00/hr. Initial salary DOE. Step-wise salary increases based on quarterly performance evaluations.
Benefits:	10 paid holidays, after 3 months Vacation accrues to 10 days, after 3 months Sick accrues to 5 days, after 3 months
Schedule:	Monday - Friday
Description:	Central Coast Wilds (CCW) is a design-grow-build ecological landscape contractor and California native plant nursery established in 1992 in Santa Cruz, California. CCW specializes in residential and commercial landscapes with an emphasis on ecological landscapes, habitat restoration and California native plants. Our landscape team has broad experience in ecological soil and pest management, integrated water management, invasive plant control and watershed restoration. Our nursery team is available for horticultural consultation and provides custom grow native plants for landscape and green building projects of all sizes. Our service area is the greater San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Crew Foreman/LICT will work in the field to oversee crew members in order to implement ecological landscape projects. The Crew Foreman will be given specific training and ongoing supervision in order to assume various responsibilities.

Field responsibilities include:

• Communication with project managers/administration
• Direct the installation of irrigation systems
• Direct the installation of plants
• Direct maintenance operations
• Monitoring projects in progress
• Receive materials for projects
• Train and oversee field assistants
• Oversee maintenance of field tools/equipment and monthly tool inventory
• Insure crew member safety and administer first aid, as necessary.

Administrative responsibilities include:

• Attending weekly planning meetings
• Submit weekly monitoring log
• Coordinating employee work schedule and transportation
• Documenting employee attendance & submit biweekly time sheets.

Prerequisites

• Be a Landscape Industry Certified Technician (formerly CLT).
• A high degree of self-motivation, and ability to work independently to complete specific tasks and meet inflexible deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to transmit instructions to crew members and make decisions in the field.
• Five years, or more, experience in landscape installation and maintenance. 
• Previous experience managing landscape crews
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment.
• Bilingual English-Spanish required
• Certified in First Aid and CPR
• The Landscape Foreman will need to have access to their own transportation and have a valid California driver’s license and a good driving record.  A company vehicle will be provided for many job assignments.

Performance Evaluation

The Landscape Foreman position will be compensated for those hours actually worked on a bimonthly basis. The pay scale commences at $15.00 per hour and pay increases will be evaluated quarterly. Criteria for monthly pay increases will include ability to execute all field and administrative tasks. Additional criteria include, continued education, punctuality, reliability, ability to work independently and positive relations with clients and other company employees.

Application (in PDF format)

 

Lead Propagator

Company:	Central Coast Wilds
Address:	336a Golf Club Dr. Santa Cruz, Ca 95060
Phone:	(831) 459-0655
Fax:	(831) 457-1606
Position:	Part Time Permament
Supervisors:	Cindy Hudson, Nursery Manager Jim Lawler, Nursery Facilities Manager
Salary Range:	Initial salary DOE.
Benefits:	NA
Schedule:	32 hours per week; Monday through Friday
Description:	Central Coast Wilds (CCW), a division of Ecological Concerns Incorporated (ECI), is an ecological consulting firm, habitat restoration contractor and native plant nursery founded in 1992.   Our work is motivated by our concern over the continuing threats of native species extinction, concomitant loss of biodiversity and the desertification of California's bioregions.  We believe that these trends can be reversed through the integration of ecological principles with land use planning.  We provide ecological services with applications in natural lands management, landscape design and sustainable agriculture.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Lead Propagator will work with the Nursery Manager and Nursery Production Assistants to facilitate all aspects of nursery irrigation, production and maintenance. The Lead Propagator will have various responsibilities including:

Nursery Propagation:

• Cuttings propagation
• Record keeping of propagation events
• Assist in seed propagation
• Overseeing Nursery Production Assistants

Nursery Production:

• Nursery stock irrigation and inspection
• Fertilizing
• Materials inventory and acquisition
• Organic Pest Management
• Nursery facility maintenance and cleanup
• High grading plants as needed
• Customer service assistance for walk-in nursery customers
• Nursery landscaping, and demonstration garden care.

Required Qualifications

Good customer relations skills

Ability to manage plant propagation and maintenance

Skilled in the identification of California native plants and native plant cultivars

Knowledge of California Native Plant communities

Familiarity with California native plant propagation schedules from seed and cuttings

Ability to take a leadership role in a propagation team

Must be physically fit: able to stoop, bend, and repeatedly lift 35 lbs

Willingness to work in inclement weather (Raingear provided)

Ability to follow instructions and maintain detailed records

To Apply: please send your cover letter and resume to CCW Nursery Manager, Cindy Hudson: cindy@centralcoastwilds.com

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