Arbor Crew Leader

Jensen Landscape - A Monarch Landscape Company; Martinez (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefit programs

On-Demand Pay

Paid time off

Education assistance

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Jensen Landscape Services is seeking an Arbor Crew Lead to direct on-site crews, ensure safety, and deliver high-quality tree care services. The role involves coordinating tasks, supervising 2–5 crew members, and maintaining equipment and safety standards.

You will supervise daily operations, provide training with the Arbor Foreman, and perform advanced tree care tasks while maintaining customer service excellence. Must have reliability and strong communication in English.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 2 years of professional tree work experience, including management of employees.
• ISA Certified Tree Worker Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Valid driver license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct arbor crew activities on job sites and ensure safety and quality of work.
• Assign daily tasks to 2–5 crew members and supervise performance.
• Conduct daily safety briefings and tailgate meetings.
• Perform tree climbing, cabling, pruning, and tree removal tasks as needed.
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs and prepare trees for moving.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Bi-lingual English/Spanish (preferred)

Education

High school diploma or GED

ISA Certified Tree Worker Certification (or ability to obtain within 6 months)

Job description

Jensen Landscape Services | Monarch Tree Services

Monarch Landscape Companies is a family of successful landscape brands in eight states across the United States. We are a values-based learning organization committed to being the best place to work as a landscape professional. Our approach to investing in people is simple. We put the Field First!

We strive to be the best place to work for landscape professionals, and are currently offering an excellent opportunity for an Arbor Crew Lead. We're looking for qualified, driven individuals who can work autonomously.

Job Summary

Responsible for the direction of crew activities on job site, and to provide a high quality of service and safe working environment.

Primary Duties

• Understand and implement job specifications for each site


• Assign daily tasks to crew members and ensure compliance


• Conduct daily job site safety briefing and tailgate meeting with crew


• Safely climb trees using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to access work area


• Complete daily paperwork timely and accurately


• Report equipment in need of repair to shop mechanic


• Supervise safe loading and unloading of equipment


• Assist Arbor Foreman with initial and on-going training of crews


• Discuss job site observations with Arbor Foreman


• Trim and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or remove low hanging branches


• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support


• Cut away dead and excess branches from trees using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck books, and/or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers


• Lower branches with ropes or block and tackle


• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving


• Safe operation of shredding and chipping equipment, including the feeding of brush and limbs into machines


• Safe operation of arbor vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to: boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, sprayers, power saws, chainsaws, pole pruners, backpack blowers, and hand tools


• Inspect trees to determine if they have disease or pest problems


• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment


• Shows up to work each day on time; completes all tasks within time expectations; adheres to company dress code policy; wears clean clothes to work each day; follows inclement weather policy and sick leave reporting procedures

Supervisory Duties

• This position supervises an Arbor Crew of 2-5 employees

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• High school diploma or GED


• At least 2 years of professional tree work experience, including management of employees

Language Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with crew members and Arbor Foreman


• Ability to verbally understand and communicate in English


• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred but not required

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

• Valid driver license issued by the state where employed is strongly preferred


• Valid ISA Certified Tree Worker Certification, or ability to obtain within 6 months

Other Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Basic tree care principals, pruning techniques, tree ID and disease ID


• Tree climbing (above 15 feet), cabling, and safety procedures


• Aerial rescue; safe work practices; proper PPE; hazard recognition; Dig Alert procedures and tree removal techniques; basic knots and rope operation for rigging; emergency tree rescue procedures


• Excellent internal and external customer service skills, ensuring clients’ needs are met in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion by demonstrating courtesy, efficiency, and professionalism

Physical Demands

• Frequently climbs trees above 15 feet, and performs work on branches or truck platforms


• Frequently required to reach, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, climb and balance on surfaces that may be narrow and/or slippery


• Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds


• Constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand and walk


• Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, peripherally, have depth perception and have the ability to adjust focus

Total Rewards

At Monarch, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain top talent. Elements of our Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

Monarch also provides eligible employees with an array of additional benefits, including:

• The opportunity to enroll in a variety of healthcare benefit programs, including medical, dental, and vision plan options; flexible spending accounts; retirement savings plans; term life/ad&d; and a number of supplemental insurances


• Company Provided Life/AD&D


• Employee Assistance Program


• 7 Paid Holidays


• 3 Days Paid Bereavement


• 5 Days Paid Jury Duty


• Employee Equity Program


• Paid Time Off Starting at 1 week per year


• Sick Pay in accordance with applicable state or local ordinance


• On-Demand Pay Through A Partnership with DailyPay


• Referral Bonuses Programs


• Gym Membership and Mobile Carrier Discounts


• Education Assistance


• Best-in-Class Learning Management System


• Career Advancement Opportunities

Please note that the salary information shown below is provided in compliance with state specific laws. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations, and therefore may be different in other locations or operating divisions.

Pay range: $27.00 - $40.00

Jensen Landscape Services is an EEO and E-Verify participating employer.

Jensen Landscape Servicesis an On Demand Daily Pay employer.