Garden/Landscape Maintenance Crew Leader

Pleasant View Gardens is looking for Crew Leads to be a part of developing and maintaining beautiful gardens & landscapes. Recently voted as the 2024 Lake Minnetonka Best Design/Landscaping Service, we are looking for candidates who share PVG's values of high integrity, a high quality of work, and excellent customer service.

If you love to work outside and have a knowledge or interest in plant materials, including houseplants, annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees, we would love to speak to you! Our staff work 4-day weeks giving you a 3-day weekend!

Candidates receive on-the-job training and educational opportunities to grow and enhance their plant knowledge. We even offer free plants!

Pleasant View Gardens offers a casual, open-door, and team-oriented culture. We offer benefits to full-time seasonal employees after 90 days of employment, and end-of-season bonus opportunities based on achieving company goals.

We look forward to supporting your career and acquiring an inspirational team member!

Important functions of this position

• Planting and maintaining perennials, shrubs, annuals
• Creating unique seasonal container displays
• Trimming and sculpting of trees and shrubs
• Watering, fertilizing, deadheading, and general tidying of gardens
  
• Garden renovation
  
• Basic knowledge of plant pests

Team Leading

• Works effectively as a Crew Leader to manage 3-4 crew members
• Creates a positive and inviting work environment for their team members
• Able and willing to teach and mentor all staff in appropriate methods of work
• Works directly with the Operations Manager and assistant
• Communicates effectively with other Crew Leaders and co-workers
• Provides excellent service that is accurate, complete, and timely to clients
• Actively contributes to job quality, safety, and customer service goals
  
• Able to set a pace and workflow for their team by setting an example

Job Types: Part-time, Full-time

Salary: $23.50 - 28.20/hr pay based on experience

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Employee Engagement Activities
• Company Paid Field Trips
• Performance Incentive Bonuses
• Family-Oriented Culture

Schedule:

• Training begins March 17th *Tentative based on weather allowance
• Tuesday - Friday *Mondays off
• No weekends
• 4-10 hour shifts
• 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
  
• Paid holidays off

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Maple Plain, MN 55359: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Gardening Maintenance: 2 years (Required)
• Leadership: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Class D Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person; travel to job sites via company vehicles