Landscaping Crew Leader

James River Grounds Management

Charlottesville (VA)

On-site

USD 40,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

James River Grounds Management is seeking a qualified Crew Leader to supervise a landscape maintenance crew on site in Charlottesville, VA. You will ensure safety, quality, and timely completion of tasks while coordinating with management and clients.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of landscape maintenance experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to train crew members, plan work, and maintain equipment and materials according to job specifications.

Qualifications

  • Minimum two years of professional landscape maintenance experience.
  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Current State Technician and/or Applicator license preferred but not required.
  • General knowledge of irrigation systems.
  • General knowledge of horticultural and maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

  • Work with management to create schedules and follow job specifications, including materials and timelines.
  • Organizes, supervises, leads and trains employees to complete projects within established guidelines and timeframe.
  • Ensures contractual obligations are fulfilled in line with horticultural practices.
  • Complies with equipment preventative maintenance program.
  • Inspects each job site weekly and maintains punch lists with the manager on site.
  • Identifies ways to improve work processes, efficiency and quality.
  • Communicates with onsite clients as outlined in the communication plan.
  • Responds to client requests and follows up to ensure needs are met.
  • Makes sure management is aware of client concerns and communication on site.
  • Maintains safe working conditions and follows company safety guidelines.

Skills

Leadership
Communication
Training
Safety
Scheduling
Equipment maintenance
Bilingual Spanish (preferred)

Education

High school diploma or GED
Two years landscape maintenance experience
State Technician/Applicator license preferred

Job description

Crew Leader

The Crew Leader is responsible for directly supervising a crew while on the job site and ensuring the crew works safely and efficiently while delivering quality jobs on time. This position is responsible for developing and training crew members, planning, assigning and directing work, managing and maintaining material and equipment, and addressing and resolving customer issues. This position reports directly to the Operations Manager.

Description

The Crew Leader is responsible for directly supervising a crew while on the job site and ensuring the crew works safely and efficiently while delivering quality jobs on time. This position is responsible for developing and training crew members, planning, assigning and directing work, managing and maintaining material and equipment, and addressing and resolving customer issues. This position reports directly to the Operations Manager.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities
  • Work with management to create schedules and follow job specifications, including materials and timelines.
  • Organizes, supersivs, leads and trains employees to complete projects within established guidelines and timeframe.
  • Ensures contractual obligations are fulfilled in a manner that is in line with proper horticultural practices.
  • Complies with equipment preventative maintenance program.
  • Inspects each job site weekly and maintains punch lists given by manager while on site.
  • Identifies ways to improve work processes, efficiency, and quality.
  • Communicates with onsite clients as outlined in communication plan.
  • Responds properly to the client’s requests; follows up to make sure their needs have been met.
  • Keeps manager aware of all client concerns and communication on the job site.
  • Maintains safe working conditions on job site at all times; follows and implements all company safety guidelines.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Must be 18 years-of-age or older.
  • Must be able to effectively communicate in English; bilingual in Spanish highly preferred.
  • Ability to train others and exercise leadership skills.
  • Demonstrates dependability; consistently at work and on time, responds to management direction and commits to the required hours for job completion that will vary based on weather/season.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to solve conflict while keeping emotions under control.
  • Ability to plan, organize and direct a team in a manner that uses time efficiently.
  • Has the aptitude to identify and act on opportunities to help and support work efforts of the team.
  • Can safely operate and maintain all equipment used for landscape maintenance.
Education & Experience
  • Minimum of two years of professional landscape maintenance experience.
  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Current State Technician and/or Applicator license preferred but not required.
  • General knowledge of irrigation systems.
  • General knowledge of horticultural and maintenance practices.
Pre-Screen
  • Upon offer, employees may be required to subject and pass a pre‑employment drug screen, background and/or MVR check.
License & Certifications
  • Valid driver’s license required.

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066. We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e‑Verify all newly hired employees.

LiderdeGrupo

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Funciones yresponsabilidades esenciales
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  • Garantiza que las obligaciones contractuales se cumplan de una manera que esté en consonanciaconlasprácticashortícolasadecuadas.
  • Cumple con el programa de mantenimiento preventivo de equipos.
  • Inspecciona cada sitio de trabajo semanalmente y mantiene listas de actividades dadasporelgerentemientrasestáenelsitio.
  • Identifica formas de mejorar los procesos de trabajo, la eficiencia y la Calidad.
  • Se comunica con los clientes como se describe en el plan de comunicación.
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  • Mantiene al Manager al tanto de todas las preocupaciones y la comunicación del cliente en el sitio de trabajo.
  • Mantiene condiciones laborales seguras en el lugarde trabajo en todo momento; Sigueeimplementatodaslasdirectricesdeseguridaddelaempresa.
Requisitosmininos
  • Debetener18añosomás.
  • Debe ser capaz de comunicarse eficazmente en inglés; el bilingüe en español es muy preferido.
  • Capacidad para entrenar a otros y ejercer habilidades de liderazgo.
  • Demuestraconfiabilidad;consistentementeeneltrabajoyatiempo,respondeala direccióndelagerenciaysecomprometealashorasrequeridasparalafinalización deltrabajoquevariaránsegúnelclima/temporada.
  • Fuertes habilidades interpersonales con la capacidad de resolver conflictos mientras mantienes las emociones bajocontrol.
  • Capacidad para planificar, organizar y dirigir un equipo de manera eficiente en el uso del tiempo.
  • Tienelaaptitudparaidentificaryactuarsobreoportunidadesqueayudenyapoyen los esfuerzos laborales del equipo.
  • Puedeoperarymantenerdeformaseguratodoelequipoutilizadoparaelmantenimiento del paisaje.
FormaciónYExperiencia
  • Mínimo de dos años de experiencia profesional en mantenimiento de Jardineria. Se
  • requiere diploma de bachillerato o GED.
  • Se prefiere la licencia actual de técnico estatal y/o aplicador, pero no es obligatoria.
  • Conocimientos generales de sistemas de riego.
  • Conocimientos generales sobre prácticas hortícolas y de mantenimiento.
Pre-Seleccion

Al ser ofrecido el trabajo, los empleados deben someterse y superar un test de drogas, antecedentesy/overificacióndeRecorddeManejoprevioalempleo.

Licencia y certificaciones

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Consideracionesmedioambientales
  • Trabaja al aire libre en diversas condiciones meteorológicas que pueden ser caliente, frías,húmedasoturbulentas.
  • Funciona en entornos con un nivel de ruido inusualmente alto.
  • Trabaja con y cerca de piezas mecánicas móviles.
  • Puedeestarexpuestoamaterialespeligrosos,humosopartículasenelairecomo gasolina,aceite,grasayelementoscomoherbicidas,pesticidasuotrosproductos relacionados con la horticultura.
  • Trabaja en terrenos irregulares durante largos períodos de tiempo.
  • El trabajo puede realizarse a distintas alturas sobre el suelo.
  • Puede estar expuesto a la naturaleza, es decir, plantas irritantes e insectos que pican o pican.
  • Puede estar expuesto a perros y otros animals
  • Debe tener la resistencia necesaria para realizar estas tareas a lo largo de un día estándar de ocho o diez horas. Debe poder trabajar horas largas y horas extras durante emergencias (incluyendo días festivos, fines de semana, etc., sujeto a llamaral trabajo)
Requerimientosfisicos
  • Debe tener la capacidad y resistencia para realizar tareas durante al menos 8 horas.
  • Debe comprender y demostrar los procedimientos de seguridad adecuados, cumpliendocontodaslasregulacionesdeOSHA,conlacapacidadderespondera situacionesdeemergenciademaneraoportuna.
  • Debe ser capaz de mantener la atención y concentración durante largos periodos de tiempo.
  • Debe poder llevar EPI según sea necesario.
  • Debe poder entrar y salir de un vehículo varias veces al día.
Clave
  • Raravez = menos del 10%
  • Ocasionalmente = hasta 33%
  • Frecuentemente = hasta 66%
  • Continuamente = 67% 100%
  • Rara vez: gatear, trepar postes, escaleras.
  • Ocasionalmente: sentado, viendo al olejos, subiendo escaleras, levantando entre 10 y 50 libras.
  • Frecuentemente: sentidodeltacto, hablar claro, subir y bajar del camión, leer, oír – rango de habla, percepción de profundidad, empujar, tirar, equilibrarse, levantar hasta 50 libras.
  • Continuamente: caminar, estar de pie, destreza manual, agacharse, rango de movimiento, arrodillarse, sentadillas, girar el cuerpo, agarrar, ver, alcanzar, visión del color, levantar, cargar, levantar hasta 10 libras.
Benefits

We offer a competitive range of benefits to support our employees’ health, well‑being, and financial security. Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment. For more information on the benefits available for this role, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager.

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066. We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e‑Verify all newly hired employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please note:
  • All job offers are subject to pre‑employment drug screening and a background check.
  • Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
Notice to Agencies:

We only accept resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing services if a Service Agreement has been signed and we have requested recruitment/staffing services for the specific position. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of the company, and no fees or compensation will be paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or staffing service.

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