Landscape Foreman

Job Description

Anderson Landscaping, Inc. has an immediate opening for a landscape foreman/lead man. This is a 40 year old, family-owned business located on the east side of Sioux Falls. 

• Lead team in landscape installation, tear outs and maintenance
• Read blue print drafts/house plans/scaled landscape plans
• Communicate with customers throughout the project lifecycle

Job Description:

• Prepare materials pertaining to job and deliver to site, while directing crew to ensure job is done to specifications
• Operate machinery and power equipment (such as saws, packers, sod cutters and bobcats)
• Install plants, trees, hardscape features (including retaining walls, paving stones, water and fire features)
• Haul and spread topsoil, stone, mulch and other landscape materials
• Ability to lift 75 lbs.

Pay depends on experience.  We promote from within and do yearly raises.  Benefits offered, Simple Plan and Paid Holidays. Must have a valid driver's license.  Prefer 2+ years of crew management is preferred.  Possess previous knowledge of landscape and construction very helpful.  For more information or questions, please call:  605-321-7493

Additional Information:

• Anderson Landscaping is in Sioux Falls; SD; phone: 605-321-7493
• Work will be performed in multiple worksites throughout South Dakota in the Lincoln, Minnehaha, Lake, Hanson, Moody, Miner, McCook, and Turner counties.
• Anderson Landscaping is solely involved in landscaping and groundskeeping work on commercial and residential landscaping projects. The type of work that Landscapers and groundskeepers will engage in is a non-agricultural type of work. These include, but are not limited to, landscaping or maintaining grounds of property using hands, power tools, or other equipment used in the landscaping profession. The workers typically perform various tasks, including sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Workers may also gather and remove litter and use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hedges or bush trimmers, or axes. Workers may also operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snowblowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws. The workers may also water lawns, trees, or plants using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, and watering cans, prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears and pruners, or chainsaws. Workers must be able to lift, push, pull or carry up to 50 lbs.
• There are six (6) openings for Landscaping and Groundskeepers for temporary, full-time employment.
• Workers will be paid no less than $16.02 per/hour and $24.03 for all hours worked over 40 hours in one workweek; returning workers may be paid a higher wage rate due to experience, location, and merit. Overtime may be available but not guaranteed.
• Workers must have at least three months of experience in landscape techniques.
• The employer will provide on-the-job training to use equipment and safety techniques properly.
• Employer will offer 40 hours per week, Monday thru Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; depending on weather conditions, work on Saturdays may be required.
• Workers are needed to begin work on 04/01/2023 through 12/15/2023.
• The employer will assist the workers with housing accommodations by helping them contact local rental agencies.
• The employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Workers will be paid bi-weekly by check. The employer will make all deductions from the worker’s paycheck required by law. If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation and subsistence from recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, the employer will provide or pay for the worker’s reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent employment with another employer or where the employer has appropriately reported a worker’s voluntary abandonment of employment. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. Daily meals will be provided at a rate of at least $14.00 p/day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 p/day with receipts.
• The employer will provide daily transportation to and from the job site by providing the workers with a vehicle. Workers will be able to use the vehicle for personal use, and the maintenance, fuel, and insurance will be maintained by the employer.
• The employer will provide workers at no charge with all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job.
• Workers will be provided daily transportation to and from the designated pick-up location at the Sioux Falls, SD main office. Workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government.
• Please inquire about the job opportunity and send applications and/or resumes, indicating availability, the South Dakota Department of Employment and Economic Development, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulations: 811 E. 10th Street Suite #41., Sioux Falls, SD 57103. Office: 605-367-5300