Crew Leader in Training-Grounds Maintenance Apex, North Carolina

Bland Landscaping Company; North Carolina; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Landscape Foreman in Training, where you will play a crucial role in managing grounds and ensuring the beauty of outdoor spaces. This hands-on position offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced foremen, learning the ins and outs of landscaping while taking charge in their absence. Your responsibilities will include everything from planting and maintaining landscapes to operating essential equipment and managing crew logistics. If you have a passion for nature and teamwork, this role is perfect for you, providing a pathway to grow in a rewarding field with a focus on safety and quality service.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in landscape grounds management is essential.
• Ability to operate various landscaping equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Assist Foreman in training and instruction on landscape management.
• Safe operation of landscaping equipment and tools.

Skills

Landscaping

Teamwork

Communication

Equipment Operation

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Mowers

Tillers

Chainsaws

Hand Tools

Job description

The Landscape Foreman in Training is a hands-on position and is expected to work as part of the grounds management crew as well as substituting for the crew’s foreman during absences.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Assist Foreman in training and instruction on all aspects of landscape grounds management services
2. Digging, planting, raking, watering and clean up of landscapes
3. Load and unload heavy equipment and planting materials from trucks
4. Collection of company owned equipment and tools at the end of the day
5. Safe operation of the following equipment:

• Mowers – push, walk-behind and riding
• Tillers, aerators, slit seeders (On occasion wheel tractors)
• Edger, string trimmers, chainsaws, hedge trimmers
• Backpack sprayers and blowers
• Hand tools such as shovels, picks, rakes and pruning tools

In the absence of the Foreman, or as directed by the Foreman, may be asked to:

1. Plan, coordinate, and collect equipment and materials each day
2. Perform and/or participate in crew and department general and safety meetings
3. Prepare timesheets and other daily paperwork as required by the company
4. Drive a company owned vehicle (with or without trailers) and transport crew members on routes
5. Maintain on-site relations and communications with clients, contractors and/or subcontractors
6. Monitor and maintain irrigation controller (changing times, replacing heads, etc.)
7. Help in other divisions such as maintenance or floriculture as needed
8. Assist with snow removal in the winter months