Job description

Hardscaping & Aquascaping Foreman
Are you not appreciated in your current position? Do You Have Heavy Equipment Experience? Do you like being creative with rock and dirt? Do You Like Leading the Work?

Immediate full-time opening. Gradex Company, LLC (Kansas City Metro Area), an established and growing high-end outdoor living company is now accepting applications for an accurate, driven, and knowledgeable individual to join our team. You will be working with a dedicated, hard-working and consistent team of people by your side.

ABOUT OUR COMPANY:
Since 2008 we have installed retaining walls and more recently water features all over the Kansas City Metro area. We are living the aquascape lifestyle by creating one of a kind works of art! Our clients appreciate our knowledge and skill, but also like that we do not interfere with their lifestyles and day-to-day routines. We appreciate hard work and your investment of time. Our team follows the traditions of the building industry and enjoys balance in their lives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Operate heavy equipment - dozer, excavator, backhoe, skid loader
Direct the work and provide some onsite training of laborers and other coworkers
Responsible for creating a safe work environment on the worksite
Ability to shoot grades, accurately layout structures for the project
Read plans/blueprints to identify grades, slopes, structures, pipes, elevations
Know city standards and how to use them in the field to prevent rework and/or mistakes
Equipment safety and light maintenance (or notification of needed maintenance)
Troubleshoot unexpected conditions and create corrective plans to remedy the situation
Be able to sell and process upsells on your project.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:
Organized – likes to work within a system and plans the success of the jobs.
Urgency – decisiveness, quick response and fast action.
Goal-oriented – good at focusing efforts on meeting a goal / mission.
Follow Up and Follow Through – doesn’t like to leave “loose ends”, ensures all things started get finished.
Self-Management – good at managing time and priorities without management oversight.
Analytical – can “see what needs to happen” and can work to get there.
Must be familiar with these areas of safety: shoring, slope cut, equipment, lifting and strapping stones for placement

REQUIREMENTS:
3+ years’ experience operating bobcat and/or mini-excavator
2 years of stone or large block retaining wall experience preferred
Have passed, or willing to take:
10-hour OSHA training
Class A CDL
Physically able to dig, help with excavation
Able to pass drug and background checks
Reliable transportation
Valid license & experience towing large equipment
Verifiable references
Must have working cellphone
Some travel is required
Mandatory job training

SCHEDULE:
Approximately 45-50 hours per week. Occasional extra overtime, weekends likely depending on weather during the normal work days of the week.
Start time is generally 7:00 am
Consistent and reliable year-round work

COMPENSATION:
$28-38 per hour to start, depending on experience.

Optional Health Insurance
Performance review as needed or after 90 days
Company matching IRA
Paid Time off based on time of service.
Annual Bonus
Upsell Bonus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $28.00 - $38.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Holidays
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay

Application Question(s):

• Are you a glass as half full, or half empty kind of person?
• Do you meet all the attributes of the "PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL" section of this job posting?
• Do you have a valid driver's license with a clean record and reliable transportation?
• Would people you have worked with/for in the past, say you have good

communication skills?

• Do you meet or exceed the needed

requirements for this position with
verification?

Experience:

• Hardscape/water features: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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