Climbing Foreman - Tree Care

Sperber Landscape Companies; Petaluma (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & mentorship

Educational assistance

Weekly pay

401k with match

Medical, Dental & Vision & PTO

Job summary

The Tree Care Foreman will work in a supervisory capacity at job sites, overseeing production, safety and client satisfaction. They will train employees and ensure timely completion with minimal supervision.

This role requires physical ability, leadership, and the discipline to follow safety procedures. Bilingual is strongly preferred, and a California driver’s license is required. The position is based in California and offers weekly pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bilingual strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate with customers, employees and manager.
• Demonstrated leadership and training abilities.
• Strong safety awareness and adherence to procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production at job sites and ensure client satisfaction.
• Train new crew members and motivate the team.
• Organize tree removal and pruning operations and delegate tasks.
• Conduct safety meetings and ensure compliance with safety protocols.
• Standards: ability to work five 8-hour days and overtime as needed.

Skills

Bilingual

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Leadership

Safety awareness

Job description

Brief Description

Are you tired of looking for “just another job” and ready to build a lasting career? Since 1955, Cagwin & Dorward has been a leader in creating and maintaining beautiful landscapes and providing customers with exceptional service.

Brief Description

Are you tired of looking for “just another job” and ready to build a lasting career? Since 1955, Cagwin & Dorward has been a leader in creating and maintaining beautiful landscapes and providing customers with exceptional service.
We believe exceptional service begins with hiring and retaining the very best employees, promoting from within, and cultivating a family-like atmosphere throughout all branches of the company. We are looking for hardworking, dedicated, and customer-centric people to join our team!
We value learning, respect, integrity, commitment, accountability, leadership, honor, courage, and results. If you have a high sense of urgency, are proactive, customer-focus, and professional and do what you say you’re going to do, we’d like to talk with you!

Responsibilities

The Tree Care Foreman will work as supervisory capacity at job sites. They will be responsible for production, safety and client satisfaction. Demonstrates the ability to complete essential functions above average with little or no supervision. Demonstrates the ability to train employees to further their development and create opportunity. Must hold position for a complete year to qualify

Essential Functions

To successfully fulfill this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions required for this job.

• Operate standard truck and chipper.
• Understand and perform first aid, CPR, aerials rescue procedures.
• Train new employees.
• Organize tree removal and pruning operations.
• Communicate by reading relevant manuals and materials, speaking clearly and distinctively when giving instructions and listening to comments.
• Promptly attend to customer needs and concerns.
• Recognize the majority of trees and shrubs in local area.
• Develop and motivate crew members to inspire productivity and pride.
• Conduct safety meetings.
• Delegate work and accept responsibility.
• React responsibly in an emergency situation.
• Will be provided through the course of work, confidential and proprietary information. In order to ensure the protection of this information, will be required to agree and sign a nondisclosure, noncompetition agreement.
• Able to work five consecutive 8-hour days as scheduled. Available to work overtime at the request of management.
  

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and select pertinent information through investigation, observation, and questioning.
• Ability to organize and combine different pieces of information into meaningful order to identify problems.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations.
• Bilingual strongly preferred.
• Possess and utilize good interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with customers, employees and manager.
• Must possess a valid California Driver’s License with a driving record acceptable to the Company's insurance carrier.
• Exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and up to 50 lbs. of force frequently and up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to exert enough force to lift own body weight up a rope into a tree.
• Ability to stand and walk around the work site.
  

Summary

COMPANY PERKS!

• Training and on-going support and mentorship.
• Educational assistance
• Get paid weekly!
• 401k with match
• Medical, Dental & Vision & PTO