Tree Crew Leader/Tree Trimmer -Landscaping Maintenance

The Club at Quail Ridge; Boynton Beach (FL); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Club at Quail Ridge in Boynton Beach, FL is seeking a Lead Tree laborer to supervise and execute skilled landscaping tasks across community grounds. You will lead a tree crew, coordinate planting and maintenance, and oversee tree installation and removal.

The role requires at least three years of landscape operations experience and supervisory ability, along with the stamina for long, physical workdays and operating heavy equipment such as chainsaws and bucket trucks.

Qualifications

• Three years' experience in landscape operations with supervisory duties.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform heavy physical work.
• Ability to work 8–9 hours per day.
• Experience operating chainsaws, bucket trucks/cherry pickers, and other landscaping equipment.

Responsabilités

• Schedule and organize daily work assignments for the crew.
• Oversee trimming, planting, mowing, and debris removal.
• Operate and maintain landscaping equipment.
• Ensure safety regulations on the job site.
• Direct and inspect tree trimming and related operations.

Connaissances

Team leadership

Lift 50 lbs

Heavy physical work

Tree trimming operations

Operate cherry picker

Operate chainsaw

Mowing and edging

Formation

Three years landscape operations experience

Outils

Chainsaw

Chipper

Bucket truck / cherry picker

Lawn equipment (mowers, edgers, trimmers)

Description du poste

Lead Tree laborer within the assigned group/crew to oversee and perform landscaping duties. Employee performs skilled landscaping and manual work necessary to maintain community grounds. Leads tree crew and other tree trimmer staff in the maintenance, removal, and installation of trees. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: trimming, planting, cultivating, maintenance and removal of trees, sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, debris removal, etc.

• Schedule and organize daily work assignments for assigned crew and perform the designated work in areas specified such as: trimming plants, weeding, raking, debris removal or any other landscape work required.
• Responsible for transporting crew members to and from designated areas.
• Removal of dead trees, cutting down trees, chipper work, stump grinding, chipping mulch, trimming of trees, and clean-up of all debris.
• Trimming and shaping of ornamental trees in Quail Ridge. Removal of tree branches from gutters and doors.
• Clearing of fence lines, trims/removes shrubs/trees from electrical power lines in conformance with safety regulations.
• Direct, inspect, check and review the work of crews involved in tree trimming or related operations. Employee participates fully in the work of the crews.
• Includes such activities as trimming or removal of excess, dead or diseased limbs or branches from trees or shrubbery using powered or hand saws or pole pruners; may lower cut limbs and branches by slings or lines; assists in picking up trimmings and loading them into a chipping machine or truck; operates hydraulic boom.
• Responsible for the safe and proper work practices= followed by members of the crew; places cones, roadblocks and flags to safely mark off job site to pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
• Responsible for any special requests given by supervisor.
• Required to carry assigned two way Radio at all times.
• Operate cherry picker and aerial lift for tree trimming and removal.
• Responsible for having designated areas in good condition, horticulturally, at all times.
• Mows grass, feeds and trims shrubs, tends flowerbeds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure proper standards are maintained.
• Operate gasoline edgers, weedeaters, and hedgers in assigned areas.
• Operate blowers in assigned areas.
• Operate mower machines to mow grass.
• Operate gasoline buggies in assigned areas picking up trimmings and/or debris, loading and unloading in assigned area.
• Utilizes various gasoline powered landscaping equipment along sidewalks, roadways, driveways and other areas assigned.
• Haul mulch from designated and assigned areas.
• Rake/Pull pine needles, grass, cuttings, scuffle weeds, etc...
• Picking up trimmings and/or debris.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment including power mowers, bucket loaders and other power equipment.
• Repairs and maintains community walks and lots.
• Plans, plants and maintains exterior and interior landscaping in accordance with the landscaping plan.
• Removes trash, debris, and junk from grounds.
• Enforces safety regulations at the work site.
• Adjusts, cleans and performs minor mechanical work on grounds equipment.
• May apply pesticides.
• Perform any other duties/tasks that is required, assigned, and/or directed by management.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Ability to interact with all employees and all jobs in landscape maintenance - the mower operation, irrigation, tree operation, fertilizer operation, weed-eater operations, etc...
• Must be able to lift, carry, pull, and push up to 50 pounds.
• Heavy physical exertion required.
• Ability to walk approximately 8-9 hours/day.
• Ability to operate or learn to operate gasoline Cushman.
• Ability to operate a cherry picker/ bucket truck.
• Ability to operate and use a chainsaw properly.

Education and experience

• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in all landscape operations and the ability to supervise employees.