Hardscape Foreman

Hardscape Foreman

Carmel Landscapes | Middlefield, Ohio | Chagrin Valley projects

$30-35/hour. Full-time, year-round employment available. Bring strong masonry OR carpentry skills, build alongside your crew and teach others to do quality work. No resume upload required.

Carmel Landscapes designs and builds custom hardscapes and outdoor living spaces. We value craftsmanship, teamwork and sustainable construction that respects the surrounding landscape.

The work

• Projects include stone and paver patios, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, fireplaces, fire and water features, custom masonry and outdoor lighting.
• Perform hands-on construction while organizing daily tasks, tools, equipment and materials.
• Teach through explanation and demonstration, check the crew's work and give clear, constructive feedback.
• Read paper drawings and workorders; lay out work, check grades and measurements, and resolve problems with management.
• Maintain safe, clean jobsites, use materials responsibly and communicate professionally with clients and management.

Company apps and documentation

Record time, material use and completed work accurately in company apps. Add clear progress photos and useful notes about conditions, problems and next steps. Keep records current and help your crew follow the process. You must demonstrate usable documentation, not just familiarity with apps.

Skills and experience

• 4+ years of hands-on hardscape construction experience. Strong masonry skills with stone, pavers or block OR strong wood-construction and carpentry skills; you must perform and teach your trade.
• Crew organization, safe working methods and the ability to develop other employees.
• Construction equipment proficiency, including excavators and compactors.
• Accurate layout, squaring using the Pythagorean theorem, radius cuts, elevations and shooting grade using levels, laser levels and altimeters.
• Familiarity with applicable building codes; a valid driver's license and reliable transportation; ability to do physical outdoor work and lift or move 50+ pounds.
• Low-voltage electrical experience is welcome, but not required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits available for full-time employees.
• PTO under company policy, plus paid holidays off in addition to PTO.
• Paid training and professional development.

Carmel Landscapes is an equal opportunity employer that values professionalism, skilled craftsmanship and a positive work environment.

Carmel Lanscapes, established in 2008, are professional landscape, horticulture, and outdoor living contractors providing beautiful sustainable landscapes, you can grow with. An organization of Certified Landscape Professionals empowering its staff with professional development and honoring its clients with equitable sustainable services.