Lead Landscape Crew: Create Beautiful Outdoor Spaces

Plants Creative; Scottdale (GA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Savings Plan

Health Care Benefits

PTO including vacation, personal, and

Continued educational opportunities

Positive team-focused culture

Job summary

Plants Creative is hiring for an Additional Services Crew Leader in Georgia. You will lead a landscape crew to complete services like mulch, seasonal color, and aeration from start to finish, ensuring quality and safety.

Responsibilities include directing daily work, transporting crew and equipment, and coordinating with the Production Manager to meet goals. Requires at least 2 years of landscape experience and a valid driver’s license; benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years landscape experience including maintenance and installation with strong knowledge of softscapes.
• Ability to utilize technology for schedule management and time tracking.
• Clean driving record, drug-free, valid driver's license, and eligibility for company fleet insurance.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds regularly.
• Effective communication with team members and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and complete landscape additional services from start to finish meeting quality standards.
• Safely transport crew and manage assigned truck, tools, and equipment.
• Direct daily work and coordinate to meet production and gross profit goals.
• Communicate equipment and material needs to ensure availability at job sites.

Skills

Ownership of crew & results

Leads by example

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Organization & dependability

Growth mindset

Job description

Work is a big part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do something you love. Being part of the Plants Creative team means exactly that. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of a larger mission — to enrich people’s lives by improving the relationship they have with the outdoor places they live, work and play in. As you live out this mission, the opportunity to become a leader in your craft, your career and your community grow. Create and care for beautiful spaces. Earn great pay. Receive outstanding benefits.

We are interviewing candidates to join our team as Additional Services Crew Leader. We are looking for the following traits in all applicants:

• Takes ownership of their crew, work, equipment, and results.
• Leads by setting clear expectations, teaching others, and working alongside their crew.
• Communicates clearly and proactively with team members, managers, and customers.
• Takes pride in quality work and pays attention to the details.
• Is organized, dependable, and able to manage daily production goals.
• Is motivated to learn, grow, and continuously improve their skills.

What you’d be responsible for...

• Work alongside your crew member to complete landscape additional services from project start through completion, ensuring all work meets industry and PCL quality standards.
• Additional services include mulch, pine straw, seasonal color, granular fertilizer and weed pre-emergent in ornamental beds, warm season aeration, aeration and overseeding, and pre-maintenance cleanups.
• Safely transport your crew member to and from job sites and take ownership of the assigned truck, tools, and equipment.
• Direct the day's work and work alongside your crew member to efficiently meet production and gross profit goals.
• Communicate equipment and material needs to the Production Manager to ensure everything needed is available when and where it is needed.

What we’re looking for...

• A growth mindset is required: we are passionate about purposeful growth and intentionally seek out team members who are motivated to grow personally and professionally.
• You have an eye for detail and want to be proud of the beautiful work you produce.
• A minimum of two (2) years of landscape experience including maintenance and installation with a strong knowledge of softscapes.
• Ability to utilize technology for schedule management and time tracking.
• Clean driving record, drug-free, valid driver's license, and ability to be added to the company fleet insurance policy.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and customers.
• Ability to lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds on a consistent basis.

When you’d be working...

• Monday through Thursday – 7:00-4:30, 40-45 hours per week, with possible Friday flexibility required due to seasonal needs, weather and holidays. This is a year round position.

What your compensation and benefits would look like...

• Base pay range between $18-$22/hour based on experience and job skills
• Raise opportunities throughout the year.
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Care Benefits, including major medical and vision/dental plan options
• PTO including vacation, personal, and holiday pay
• Compensated continued educational opportunities
• Positive, team-focused culture

Who you’d report to…

• Additional Services Production Manager and Maintenance Operations Manager.