Team Leader

The Grounds Guys; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grounds Guys in Wilmington, North Carolina is seeking a Team Leader to manage a small crew and deliver high-quality landscaping services. You will supervise up to six teammates, coordinate daily tasks, and ensure safety and efficiency in service delivery.

This role requires one year of field experience, a valid driver's license, and proven leadership. The team emphasizes CARE values and customer satisfaction; overtime may be required and compensation ranges from $12 to $15 per hour based on

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in landscaping or a related field.
• Must have a current and unrestricted driver's license.
• Previous leadership experience is required.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and meet physical requirements.
• Willingness to work occasional paid overtime.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of up to 6 people while performing services.
• Perform landscape maintenance: mowing, fertilizing, weed control, pruning.
• Operate equipment: mowers, edgers, blowers, chainsaws, trimmers.
• Handle landscape enhancement: mulch, planting, seeding.
• Address client questions and concerns and prepare daily performance reports.
• Assist with recruiting and selection.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Job description

We began with a single vision shared between 10 brothers. Originally, we opened our doors as Sunshine Grounds Care in 1987. As time passed and more brothers joined in the project, it became a widely recognized brand built on the principles of excellent workmanship, customer satisfaction, and real care. We abide by the simple values outlined in our company acronym "C.A.R.E.", which are: Customers first, Attitude, Respect, and Enjoy life in the process!

As Team Leader, you are responsible for managing a team up to 6 people while performing the delivery of services. Our clients trust to us to provide quality services and you are key in helping us live out our values every day.

You are a proactive leader and self-starter who can interact with the public and our employees. You have a strong work ethic and are able to manage time to effectively meet deadlines. You have experience in landscaping and previous supervisory experience, as well as proven communication skills with supervisors, employees, and customers.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Manage team of up to 6 people while performing services; motivate, coach, and mentor team
• Perform landscape maintenance duties, such as mowing, fertilizer application, weed control, aeration, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, trimming, and pruning
• Operate a variety of mechanical equipment including but not limited to bed edgers, commercial mowers, blowers, dump trailers, chainsaws, line trimmers, and tillers
• Perform landscape enhancement activities such as mulch application, plantings, top soil application, lawn seeding
• Address clients' questions, comments, and concerns
• Prepare daily team performance reports
• Assist with employee recruiting and selection

Job Requirements:

• Current and unrestricted Driver's license with a clean record
• One year experience in this or a related field is required
• Previous leadership experience
• Willingness to work occasional (paid) overtime
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds to waist level and perform all other physical requirements associated with a position of this nature

Benefits:

• Benefits package varies by location

Compensation: $12 - $15 per hour based on experience and performance

When you put on The Grounds Guys uniform, you become part of a team—local experts who strive to treat everyone with respect, do the job the right way, and simply enjoy life in the process. Working for our franchises means they'll take care of you the way they take care of their own family and friends. And cultivating a culture of CARE, among the team and within the communities, is as important as trimming hedges and planting flower beds—it’s part of everything The Grounds Guys do.

*All independently owned and operated franchised businesses operate under the service brands’ marks, trademarks, trade names, logos, emblems, slogans, or other indicia of origin in connection with The Grounds Guys franchise system within a specified geographical area. Only the independently owned and operated franchised business shall have any interaction with or authority for its business and make all employment related decisions related to its franchised business.

Are you legally authorized to work in this country? *

Do you hold a valid driver's license? *

Are you able to lift/carry 50 pounds on a regular basis? *

Do you have experience working in the landscape industry? *

How many years of management experience do you have? *