Crew Lead (Kona, Hawaii)

BrightView; Kahului (HI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is seeking a Crew Leader Enhancement to lead a landscape crew of 2+ members in installation and maintenance, focusing on soil, planting, watering, and insect control while upholding client standards.

You will inspect sites, train the crew on safety, manage schedules, and optimize operations. CDL and forklift/landscaping skills are preferred; reading drawings is required. Strong leadership and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of landscape install experience.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in lawn care and landscaping; supervisory experience desired.
• Minimum 1 year experience managing a 2+ person crew.
• Commercial Driver's license (CDL) with a good record.
• Familiarity with landscaping techniques and equipment.
• Experience running equipment (skid steer, excavator, backhoe, etc.).
• Able to read architectural drawings.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Able to work well with others.
• Reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site inspections and provide hands-on leadership/ guidance for soil, planting, watering, and insect control
• Ensure that client standards are met while maintaining operational efficiencies
• Drive and maintain vehicles, train crew members with a strong emphasis on safety, manage schedules, and review charts and reports

Skills

Landscape install

Lawn care

Crew supervision

CDL license

Read drawings

Safety training

Equipment operation

Team leadership

Reliability

Tools

Skid steer

Excavator

Backhoe

Job description

Description

The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.

Job Summary

• The Crew Leader Enhancement oversees landscape enhancement and maintenance of a crew of 2 or more team members, providing hands-on leadership in landscape enhancement and maintenance, including soil, planting, watering, and insect control. This role ensures that client standards are consistently met, while identifying and implementing operational efficiencies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

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

• Ensure that client standards are met while maintaining operational efficiencies

• Drive and maintain vehicles, train crew members with a strong emphasis on safety, manage schedules, and review charts and reports

Education and Experience:

• 2+ years of landscape install experience

• Minimum 1 year of experience in lawn care and landscaping; supervisory experience desired.

• Minimum 1 year experience managing a 2+ person crew

• Commercial Driver's license (CDL) with a good record

• Familiarity with landscaping techniques and equipment

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

• Able to read architectural drawings

• Strong leadership skills

• Able to work well with others

• Reliable transportation

Physical Demands/Requirements:

• Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles)

• Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold.

• Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).

• Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.

• Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes)

• You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection)

• Landscapers who will be operating a BrightView fleet vehicle are required to have a valid driver’s license and meet company standards as it relates motor vehicle performance identified on a state issued motor vehicle record check.

• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed.

• Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. (mulch, fertilizer, etc.)

• Ability to load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto trailer (up to 50 lbs.)

• Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.

Work Environment:

• Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity)

• Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time.

• Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.

• Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present.

• Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes.

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.

This job description is subject to change at any time.

Compensation Pay Range:

$40-45

BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process .

It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.