Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Landscape Maint. Foreperson - $18/hr

Nussbaum Group builds and organically maintains the most exceptional residential and commercial landscapes in the Northwest.


POSITION REQUIREMENTS- Landscape Maintenance Foreperson

$18/hour, benefits at 90 days.

We seek a skilled and horticulturally trained collaborator and communicator who facilitates and manages daily on-site gardening operations while directing 1-2 gardeners. This individual is in the field 100% of the time, all weeks of the year.


Eligible candidates for the position must possess the following:

• Min. three to five years experience maintaining landscapes in the Puget Sound region

• Min. two years experience leading a landscape maint. crew on private residential projects

• Valid WA drivers license

• Excellent knowledge of native and ornamental plants, current horticultural practices and pruning, and irrigation operation and maintenance

• Willingness to learn and grow with our company and be in the gardening profession long term

• A Plus: Degree from a Horticultural/Maintenance program / ORGANIC maintenance experience

• Able to lift heavy equipment / materials on intermittent basis

• Familiarity with gas powered machines

• Comfortable on a ladder for pruning


The job duties for the position include:

• Defining tool and material needs for crew on a daily basis

• Day to day maintenance of residential & commercial landscape projects of various scales while also performing all types of labor

• Facilitating upkeep of equipment

• Following the determined aesthetic appearance of each project and corresponding approach to maintenance given by the Director of Gardening Operations.

• Active involvement in the ongoing personal and professional development of themselves and maintenance crew personnel


Qualified individuals for this position should email, fax, or mail a resume to:


Nussbaum Group
1100 N. 35th St.
Seattle, WA. 98103
Fax: 206-545-0112

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