Plant Health Services Crew Lead

Vidosh North, LLC.; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vidosh North, LLC. seeks a Plant Health Services Crew Lead to guide department operations, ensure safety, quality, and efficiency, and meet contract goals.

The role includes scheduling, crew management, and maintaining strong client relationships while supervising procurement and production standards. The candidate should bring 6+ years in Plant Health Services, 4+ years in project management, horticulture knowledge, and leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• Requires 6+ years of Plant Health Services experience.
• Requires 4+ years of project management experience.
• Michigan pesticide licenses/certifications are required.
• Strong knowledge of horticulture and landscape practices.
• Must possess leadership, communication, organizational, delegation, and project-management skills.
• Be proficient with technology.
• Maintain a valid and insurable driving record.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department’s operations and team to ensure safety, quality, efficiency, and exceptional customer service.
• Oversee administrative and field operations, including contract performance, scheduling, crew management, site quality, safety, procurement, and production standards.
• Support employee performance and development; oversee department sales, estimating, and contract administration.
• Ensure compliance with company safety standards and stay current on plant health and horticulture practices.

Skills

Plant Health Services experience

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Technology proficiency

Driving record

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Michigan pesticide licenses/certifications

Job description

The Plant Health Services Crew Lead leads the department’s operations and team, ensuring safety, quality, efficiency, and exceptional customer service while meeting contract requirements and achieving departmental sales and profit goals.

The Plant Health Services Crew Lead oversees the administrative and field operations of the department, including contract performance, scheduling, crew management, job-site quality, safety, equipment and inventory, procurement, and production standards. This role is responsible for ensuring efficient and profitable operations, maintaining strong client relationships, supporting employee performance and development, and overseeing department sales, estimating, and contract administration. The Crew Lead also ensures compliance with company safety standards and stays current on industry practices related to plant health, horticulture, sustainability, and water conservation.

Requires:

• 6+ years of Plant Health Services experience
• 4+ years of project management experience
• Applicable Michigan pesticide licenses/certifications
• Strong knowledge of horticulture and landscape practices
• Must possess strong leadership, communication, organizational, delegation, and project-management skills
• Be proficient with technology
• Maintain a valid and insurable driving record
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills strongly preferred