Team Leader

NEIGHBORLY; Zionsville (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A landscape service company in Zionsville is seeking a proactive Team Leader to manage a team of up to 6 members in delivering landscaping services. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience in landscaping and prior supervisory experience, including proven communication skills with clients and staff. This role involves overseeing maintenance duties and ensuring the highest quality of service, while fostering a positive team environment. A clean driving record and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds are mandatory.

Qualifications

• One year experience in landscaping or related field is required.
• Must have a current and unrestricted Driver's license with a clean record.
• Previous supervisory experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage team of up to 6 people while performing services.
• Perform landscape maintenance duties like mowing and aeration.
• Address clients' questions, comments, and concerns.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time Management

Customer Service

Tools

Commercial mowers

Chainsaws

Line trimmers

Dump trailers

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

We are actively interviewing for this position - Apply today and our hiring manager will follow up!

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? *