Landscape Crew Leader

Landscape Crew Leader

Frye’s Landscaping & Irrigation is a full service landscaping company that services the North Shore and southern New Hampshire for over 35 years. We are committed to bringing a high level of quality and customer service to all of our customers.

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking.

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Lead a crew of two to four team members to properly maintain properties while meeting or beating budgeted man hour goals
• Operation and maintenance of commercial lawn mowers, tools and vehicles
• Maintain a clean and safe job site
• Understand and meet schedule deadlines without sacrificing great customer service or excellent quality.
• Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.
• Mow and edge lawns, using power mowers and edgers
• Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, and shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
• Decorate gardens with stones and plants.
• Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers and foliage.
• Gather and remove litter.
• Haul or spread topsoil, and spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
• Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
• Trim and pick flowers, and clean flower beds.
• Water lawns, trees, and plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, and other grounds features.
• Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
• Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge and brush trimmers, and axes

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years landscaping experience
• Knowledge of all areas of landscaping including maintenance, hardscape and snow and ice management.
• A sense of urgency to complete jobs in the budgeted amount of time.

Benefits:

• Competitive Wages
• Paid Holidays

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.00 - $27.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Landscape maintenance: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24 - $27