Landscaping Crew Leader

Summary

As a Landscape Maintenance Crew Leader, you will oversee a team responsible for maintaining and enhancing outdoor spaces. Reporting to the Landscape Manager, your core skills in landscape maintenance and supervising experience will be essential in ensuring high-quality work. You will utilize your premium skills in leadership and your relevant expertise in lawn care, tree care, and irrigation to foster a productive work environment. Proficiency in English and Spanish will enhance communication within the team and with clients, contributing to the overall success of our landscaping projects.

Requirements:

- Fulfill all requirements of the "Landscape Maintenance Laborer II position."

- Maintain physical fitness level necessary to complete assigned job tasks.

- Able to manage time, and spend the appropriate times at each property

- Comply with all company policies and procedures.

- Able to speak, read and write in English.

- Able to communicate in basic Spanish.

- Able to manage a crew of up to 3 laborers

- Demonstrate ability to train and delegate work to others.

- Familiar with company manual and policies contained and set forth, include safety guidelines/standards.

- Use assigned tools and equipment in proper/safe manner.

- Familiar with company's Maintenance Program and Guidelines.

- Completed training for the application of chemicals.

- Understand basic irrigation principles and demonstrate ability to affect all routine irrigation repairs.

- Demonstrate ability to recognize irrigation deficiencies.

- Demonstrate knowledge and understand of our Program Clip

- Continuing education requirement; minimum 8 hr/year.

- Able to lift 50 lbs.

Skills:

- Operate a chain saw.

- Able to manage time, and spend the appropriate times at each property

- Able to understand and use a root feeder fertilizer applicator.

- Prune fruit trees, citrus plants, and perennial flowering shrubs (evergreen and deciduous).

- Calibrate fertilizer application equipment.

- Understand irrigation water management.

- Able to identify all components of irrigation systems.

- Demonstrate ability to program irrigation controllers.

- Use pesticide application equipment demonstrating the proper application techniques.

- Identify the proper procedure for transporting and storing pesticides.

- Demonstrate knowledge of the proper procedure for emergency spill cleanup.

- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic elements of fertilizers.

- Use of safety equipment in the proper manner.

- Participation in training program for basic pest control procedures.

- Able to identify by common name 5 broadleaf weeds in turf grass.

- Establish relationship with customers.

- Communicate with lead people progress of tasks.

- Able to meet company production rates and standards.

Responsibilities

- Oversee daily landscape maintenance activities, ensuring high-quality standards are met.

- Supervise and train crew members in proper landscaping techniques and safety protocols.

- Manage lawn care, tree care, and irrigation tasks to maintain healthy grounds.

-Communicate effectively with team members and clients, providing updates and addressing concerns.

- Utilize equipment such as chainsaws and gardening tools safely and efficiently.

- Foster a positive work environment through strong leadership and team collaboration.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

Schedule:

Work Location: In person