Maintenance Crew Leader

Gachina Landscape Management•Menlo Park, CA

About The Position

The Maintenance Crew Leader leads a route or crew and is responsible for maintenance work, client communication, crew performance evaluations, water management, irrigation repairs, reporting, and care of vehicles, tools, and equipment. The role reports to the Account Manager and client, and to the Site Account Manager.

Requirements

All Maintenance Level-III competencies.
English written and verbal communication skills for client requests and communication.
Plant identification and sensitivity knowledge at 75%.
Water management skills, including soil-probe use, visual site reviews, controller programming, and remote controller use.
Lateral repair proficiency at 100%.
Head adjustment and repair proficiency at 100%.
Disease identification using the specified list.
Valid driver's license and safe driving record.
Ability to inspect and take responsibility for a vehicle.
Ability to manage tools and equipment inventory and responsibility.
Ability to review and sign time cards.

Responsibilities

Lead a route or crew.
Report to the Site Account Manager.
Handle written client requests in English and communicate verbally with clients in English.
Manage extra work requests and work orders.
Identify plants and account for plant sensitivities (75%).
Conduct crew performance evaluations.
Manage water using a soil probe and visual site review; program controllers and use remote controller functions.
Repair laterals (100%).
Adjust and repair heads (100%).
Prepare chemical use reports and pest control work orders.
Identify diseases from the specified list.
Prepare material use reports.
Maintain a safe-driving record and take responsibility for vehicle inspections.
Prepare incident and vehicle accident reports.
Maintain tool and equipment inventory and take responsibility for tools and equipment.
Review and sign time cards.