Landscape Foreman

The Grounds Guys, a Neighborly Company; Aubrey (TX); On-site; USD 27,552 - 35,817; Full time

Job summary

The Grounds Guys, a Neighborly Company in Aubrey, Texas, is looking for a Landscaping Team Lead. This role involves managing field operations, ensuring quality control, and scheduling employees. Candidates should have prior landscaping experience, strong leadership skills, and a Texas Driver’s License. The position offers a competitive pay range of $20.00 to $26.00 depending on experience. Join our dedicated team to provide exceptional lawn care and landscaping services.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in landscaping, lawn service, or similar service industries is critical.
• General knowledge of landscaping, Hardscaping, irrigation, maintenance, design, and construction.
• Texas Driver’s License with a clean driving history and experience driving a trailer.
• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 80 pounds and work outdoors in any extreme environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage field operations and conduct quality control checks.
• Organize routes and manage employee schedules.
• Support team members with training and issue resolution.
• Ensure proper equipment maintenance and daily wrap-ups.

Skills

Conflict resolution

Attention to detail

Mentoring skills

Job description

Here’s the deal: we’re awesome at taking care of our customers and providing exceptional residential and commercial lawn care and landscaping service. But that only happens because we have amazing people like you on our team. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and lead a crew of landscapers, or you’re already successful at being a team lead, then we want to talk with you.

At Ground Guys, we’re more than just “the lawn guy.” We’re a dedicated team of lawn care and landscaping experts that know how to make a great first impression. From the professional appearance of our crews to the attention to detail we give every job, we stand by our Neighborly Done Right Promise every time.

Here at Grounds Guys, we are looking for someone ready to take a step forward in their career as a Landscaping Team Lead. And as the company grows, you will have the opportunity to grow into a higher-level role as well.

Is this right for you?

• You are passionate about serving others, including your crew, the customers, and the community.
• You love the business side of business and enjoy assisting with routing, quality control, and covering when the owner is out of the shop.
• Dealing with staffing issues is part of the job, and you take it on as a challenge to assist in retaining the best crews.
• You see customer service issues as an opportunity to turn every customer into a raving fan.
• You pride yourself on your communication and are exceptional at getting the work done no matter what it takes.

Your Responsibilities as a Landscape Foreman

• Manage the Field –
  • You are quite literally the boots on the ground. You’ll be walking job sites, checking for quality control, and making sure equipment is maintained.
  • The team looks to you to keep things organized. You’ll help structure the routes, manage the employee schedules, and keep the crew members organized and on task.
  • The team looks to you for support. You find solutions for issues that come up among the staff. And you make sure that team members have the training they need.
  • You ensure everything is wrapped up and set to go for the next day.

How We Measure Success

• Attendance: Might sound basic, but it’s critical for the team lead to set the example in attendance for the rest of the team.
• Budget vs Actual Hours: Keeping jobs profitable is dependent on managing the time planned and spent at each job.
• Return Rates: You’ll ensure quality control to make sure it’s rare to ever need to go back to redo a job.
• Crew Retention: Ensuring a healthy team environment and keeping people accountable will help reduce turnover.
• Customer Retention: Building great relationships with each customer, and ensuring that they receive exceptional service, will keep them coming back.
• Full Utilization of Software & Processes: This helps make all the above possible.

Job Requirements for Landscape Foreman

• Prior experience in the landscaping, lawn service, or similar service industries will be critical in order to lead a team.
• General knowledge of landscaping, Hardscaping, irrigation, maintenance, design, and construction.
• Sound judgment, strong conflict resolution skills, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail, high energy, and mentoring skills.
• Texas Driver’s License with a clean driving history with experience driving a trailer.
• Ability to work outdoors in any extreme environment and lift objects weighing up to 80 pounds.

Benefits & Pay

The pay range for this position is $20.00 to $26.00 and is dependent on your experience as a lawncare or landscaping professional as well as in leading a team.