Tree Crew Leader/Tree Trimmer -Landscaping Maintenance
About The Position
The Tree Crew Leader/Tree Trimmer leads an assigned crew while performing skilled landscaping and manual work to maintain community grounds. The role oversees and participates in tree maintenance, removal, and installation, along with other landscape work such as mowing, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, and debris removal. The position is responsible for organizing daily assignments, transporting crew members, inspecting work, and ensuring safe work practices at job sites. The employee maintains designated areas, operates landscaping and tree-care equipment, and performs other tasks as directed by management.
Requirements
- At least three years of experience in all landscape operations.
- Ability to supervise employees.
- Ability to interact with employees across landscape maintenance operations, including mowing, irrigation, tree work, fertilizer, and weedeater operations.
- Ability to lift, carry, pull, and push up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to walk approximately 8–9 hours per day; heavy physical exertion is required.
- Ability to operate or learn to operate a gasoline Cushman.
- Ability to operate a cherry picker or bucket truck.
- Ability to operate and properly use a chainsaw.
Responsibilities
- Schedule and organize daily work assignments, and perform landscaping work in assigned areas.
- Transport crew members to and from designated work areas.
- Remove dead trees; cut down trees; perform stump grinding, chipping, mulch chipping, tree trimming, and debris cleanup.
- Trim and shape ornamental trees in Quail Ridge and remove branches from gutters and doors.
- Clear fence lines and trim or remove shrubs and trees near electrical power lines in accordance with safety regulations.
- Direct, inspect, check, and review the work of tree-trimming crews while participating in crew work.
- Trim or remove excess, dead, or diseased limbs and branches using powered or hand saws and pole pruners; lower cut limbs with slings or lines when needed; help load trimmings into chippers or trucks; and operate a hydraulic boom.
- Ensure crew members follow safe work practices and mark off job sites with cones, roadblocks, and flags to protect pedestrians and vehicle traffic.
- Carry an assigned two-way radio at all times.
- Operate a cherry picker and aerial lift for tree trimming and removal.
- Maintain assigned areas in good horticultural condition; mow grass, feed and trim shrubs, tend flowerbeds, and inspect work areas against required standards.
- Operate gasoline edgers, weedeaters, hedgers, blowers, mower machines, gasoline buggies, and other gasoline-powered landscaping equipment.
- Collect and haul trimmings, debris, mulch, pine needles, grass, cuttings, and weeds.
- Operate lawn and grounds equipment, including power mowers, bucket loaders, and other power equipment.
- Repair and maintain community walks and lots.
- Plan, plant, and maintain exterior and interior landscaping in accordance with the landscaping plan.
- Remove trash, debris, and junk from grounds.
- Enforce safety regulations at the work site.
- Adjust, clean, and perform minor mechanical work on grounds equipment.
- May apply pesticides.
- Perform other duties or tasks required, assigned, or directed by management.
- Supervise a crew of 4–5 members.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
