Enhancement Crew Leader

Description

Job Summary 

The Enhancement Crew Leader is responsible for driving and maintaining vehicles, train personnel with a strong emphasis on safety, and handle schedules, and review charts and reports. 

Core Values 

1. Culture of Safety – Safety is always job #1 

1. A Growing Tradition Plants, Personally, Financially and Professionally 

1. Employee Owned – Personal Pride in Success with an Owners Mentality 

1. Exceptional Customer Experience – Delighting our Clients with our Products and Services 

1. Good Neighbors – Community Pride – Sharing our Success 

1. Respectability – Treating Others as we want to be treated 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

• Coordinate with supervisor on scheduled jobs 

• Gather/prepare materials, load truck for the day’s task 

• Enter team’s times into phone 

• Direct, assist, transport, & supervise your team during activities that may include installation of lawns & flower beds, installation of landscape lighting, cleaning up work sites, installation of water features, installation of masonry stone & pavers, installation of retaining walls 

• Assist with maintenance of seasonal services as needed, perform minor repairs & maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping 

Duties/Responsibilities 

• Reads and conveys information from sets of blueprints 

• Manages and directs crew 

• Communicates in both Spanish and English 

• Demonstrates and teaches other crew members on correct plant and / or irrigation installation procedures 

• Ensure safety of crew and equipment operation 

• Efficiency and client standards are attained 

• Conducting site inspections, provide hands-on leadership, and provide guidance for soil, planting, watering, and insect control 

• Driving and maintaining vehicles, train personnel with a strong emphasis on safety, and handle schedules, and review charts and reports 

• Landscape and plant material installation, flowerbed cultivation, flowerbed design layout and prep, tree and shrub pruning and shearing 

• Standard landscape maintenance techniques required for mowing, trimming, mulching, pruning and clean-up 

• Remove loose trash and debris from landscape area before mowing 

• Remove weeds from sidewalks, curb lines, and mulch beds 

• Any other duties assigned 

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities 

• Hold valid driver’s license and have clean driving history 

• Bilingual abilities (basic conversational English at minimum) 

• Literate - can read blueprints and other instructions in English 

• Minimum of two years tenure or equivalent from prior work experience 

• Work Authorized - United States (Required) 

• Must pass pre-employment drug testing 

• Hardworking with a stable track record 

• Good knowledge of plant material, and horticultural practices 

• Knowledge of safe operation of landscape and maintenance equipment 

• Able to follow directions 

• Works well in a crew/team environment 

• Excellent customer service skills 

Education and Experience 

• HS Diploma or equivalent 

• 2 Years plus of landscape install experience 

• 1-year (minimum) experience managing 2 person crew 

• At least one year of experience in lawn care and landscaping a must; supervisory experience desired 

While not mandatory, it would be great if you also have 

Driver’s license and good record, strong leadership, and familiarity with the techniques and equipment used in landscaping. 

• CDL 

• Reliable transportation 

• Experience running equipment (skid steer, excavator, backhoe, etc) 

• Able to read architectural drawings 

Physical Requirements 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:  

• Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body 

• Be able to reach overhead  

• Be able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, and squatting for extended periods of time  

• Be able to lift, pull and push materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks 

• Be able to lift 50 pounds of weight frequently throughout assigned workday 

Salary : $18 - $23