Recruiter & Field Operations Trainer

Pine Lake Services Llc; Odessa (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pine Lake Companies is hiring a bilingual Recruiter & Field Operations Trainer to support our growing commercial landscape operations across Central Florida. This hands-on, field-facing role focuses on high-volume recruiting and hands-on training across job sites to reinforce safety standards and performance expectations.

The role requires traveling between job sites, partnering with operations leadership, and strengthening Pine Lake’s culture and workforce practices.

Qualifications

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
• Experience recruiting labor crews in landscaping, construction, agriculture, or similar.
• Experience working directly with field-based or hourly workforces.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently between job sites.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working in outdoor and job site environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for landscape crew laborers (seasonal and year-round).
• Source, screen, interview, and hire candidates aligned with operational needs.
• Coordinate hiring timelines to ensure crews are fully staffed during peak seasons.
• Maintain accurate hiring, onboarding, and workforce records.
• Conduct onboarding and orientation for new hires.
• Travel regularly between job sites to train employees on standards, safety, and performance.
• Support supervisors and foremen with people-related needs.
• Serve as a point of contact for crew members regarding onboarding and employment questions.
• Support positive employee relations across multiple locations and help improve engagement.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Recruiting experience

Field-based work experience

Job description

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Recruiter & Field Operations Trainer

Recruiter & Field Operations Trainer

FullTime Exempt Management Lutz, FL, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1043

EOS Seat: People & Culture / Recruiting/ HR

Reports To: COO/ Executive Leadership

Job Summary

Pine Lake Companies is hiring a bilingual Recruiter & Field Operations Trainer to support our growing commercial landscape operations across Central Florida. This role is responsible for high-volume recruiting of landscape crew laborers, while also spending time in the field training teams and reinforcing Pine Lake’s culture, safety standards, and performance expectations.

This is a hands-on, field-facing role ideal for someone who understands labor-intensive environments, enjoys working directly with crews, and can partner effectively with operations leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for landscape crew laborers (seasonal and year-round)
• Source, screen, interview, and hire candidates aligned with operational needs
• Coordinate hiring timelines to ensure crews are fully staffed during peak seasons
• Maintain accurate hiring, onboarding, and workforce records

Onboarding, Training & Culture

• Conduct onboarding and orientation for new hires
• Travel regularly between job sites to:
  • Train employees on company standards, expectations, productivity, and safety
  • Reinforce Pine Lake culture, values, and professionalism
  • Support supervisors and foremen with people-related needs
• Serve as a point of contact for crew members regarding onboarding and general employment questions

Employee Relations & Retention

• Support positive employee relations across multiple locations
• Assist with resolving employee concerns in a fair and consistent manner
• Partner with operations leadership to improve employee engagement and retention
• Help ensure consistency in workforce practices across all sites

KPIs, Incentives & Bonus Metrics

• Time to fill open field positions
• 90-day and seasonal retention rates
• Onboarding and training completion rates
• Safety performance metrics (incident reduction, training participation, jobsite compliance)

Safety performance may be included as a bonus or incentive metric based on company goals.

Qualifications

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) – Required
• Prior experience recruiting labor crews in landscaping, construction, agriculture, or similar industries
• Experience working directly with field-based or hourly workforces
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently between job sites
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Comfortable working in outdoor and job site environments

Preferred Experience

• High-volume or seasonal hiring
• Multi-site operations support
• Training or coaching frontline employees
• Familiarity with basic employment and onboarding compliance

• Field-based role with regular travel between locations
• Combination of office, job site, and outdoor environments
• Full-time position

30-60-90 Day Field Immersion Plan

First 30 Days:

• Shadow operations leadership, supervisors, and crew leaders
• Learn Pine Lake safety standards, culture, and productivity expectations
• Participate in onboarding, tailgate meetings, and job site walkthroughs
• Build recruiting pipeline and understand seasonal staffing needs

Days 31–60:

• Independently manage high-volume recruiting for field roles
• Lead onboarding and field training sessions
• Support supervisors with people-related challenges
• Assist with safety training reinforcement and tailgate participation

Days 61–90:

• Fully own recruiting, onboarding, and early-stage training outcomes
• Demonstrate measurable improvements in staffing levels and retention
• Actively support safety performance and job site compliance
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning and seasonal readiness