Groundsman Supervisor

Faircape Life operates 6 high-end retirement/lifestyle villages in the Western Cape. Locations of these estates are in Noordhoek, Kirstenhof, Tokai, Somerset West and Onrus.

We are looking for Groundsmen Supervisors to work at Cle Du Cap in Kirstenhof, Noordhoek Manor and at Tokai Estate.

The Groundsman Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the Groundsmen at the village. Duties include job scheduling, task allocation, quality assurance and customer service.

Also responsible for ensuring the maintenance of the gardens and grounds of the village and ensuring an acceptable appearance of trees, shrubs, flowers, beds and lawns, and to keep the grounds free from refuse, weeds, harmful insects and plant diseases. Maintaining equipment and materials, and for ensuring adequate stock levels of consumables.
**Duties will include but are not limited to the following**:

- Supervisory:_
- Scheduling of work tasks
- Attend monthly meetings to advise and take note of any areas of concern
- Supervise staff and support employees to achieve productivity targets
- Review work methods and systems for improved productivity and quality
- Regularly check the quality of work being done by the Groundsmen
- Ensure that stock is ordered and received as required (materials, chemicals and plants as needed
- Provide training to staff, e.g. transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, using equipment, caring for turf, etc
- Support and assist employees to achieve productivity targets
- Identify diseases or pests affecting landscaping and order appropriate treatments
- Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition
- Enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety
- Highlight areas of concern to the Horticulturist or Village Manager
- Address complaints and resolve problems with assistance from the Horticulturist
- Tools & Machinery:_
- Inspecting tools before and after use (lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, brush-cutters)
- Ensure all tools are cleaned at the end of each days use
- Ensure that blades of all cutting equipments are oiled and sharpened
**Qualifications**
- Matric advantageous
- Relevant qualification advantageous, i.e. National Diploma: Landscape Technology
**Experience and knowledge**
- 3 year’s relevant experience in a similar role
- Proven experience in supervising staff
- Knowledge of horticultural practises
- Knowledge of chemical (disease) types and dilutions
- Knowledge of horticultural machinery and tools
- Knowledge of irrigation systems
- Knowledge of plants and gardening techniques
- Ability to perform grounds maintenance tasks
- Ability to draw up and implement work schedules and adjust as needed
- Ability to research and implement best practises
**Skills and Attributes**:

- Good communication skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Responsible
- Flexible
- Ability to cope under pressure with changing priorities
- A self starter
- Team player
**Specific Requirements**:

- Clear health record
- Clear criminal record
- Clear credit record
- Contactable references
- Vaccinated against covid-19 or prepared to be vaccinated prior to commencing job
**Working hours**:Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45 minute lunch break.

Salary from R20,000 Cost to Company per month.