Tree Care - Crew Lead

Job Summary

The Crew Leader Tree Care oversees daily tree care operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and high‑quality service. This role provides hands‑on leadership in pruning, cabling, bracing, lightning protection, and tree removals, while guiding crew members, maintaining equipment, and upholding company safety standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise the tree care service activities of the crew.
• Ensure crew members have the required safety materials, training, and are operating safely at all times.
• Ensure that the work areas beneath and around the trees are clear and properly marked to protect the public from falling debris.
• Inspect and maintain climbing gear and tree care equipment to ensure all equipment and tools are safe and in proper working condition.
• Review and manage crew schedules.
• Complete daily pre‑trip inspection reports before dispatch for all Class B equipment.
• Coordinate with branch management, customers, and employees.
• Safely operate tree & landscaping tools, as well as heavy equipment, as needed.
• Utilize proper pruning techniques; assist with trimming trees, clearing, and chipping tree debris, ensuring proper disposal.

Education and Experience

• 3 years’ experience in tree care services.
• Familiarity with the techniques and equipment used in landscaping.
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class B.
• Experience managing a crew consisting of climbers and groundsmen or related services.
• Supervisory experience.
• Ability to become certified in EHAP, First‑Aid, and CPR.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong work ethic.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish).

Physical Demands/Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company‑provided vehicles).
• Possess strong stamina and the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold.
• Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).
• Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
• Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g., shovels, rakes).
• Willingness to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high‑visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection).
• Valid driver’s license and meeting company motor‑vehicle performance standards as identified on a state‑issued motor‑vehicle record check.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed.
• Ability to lift and carry 40 lb (mulch, fertilizer, etc.) and load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto a trailer (up to 50 lb).
• Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.

Work Environment

• Work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures > 100 °F, temperatures < 32 °F, various humidity levels).
• Work in direct sunlight for extended periods.
• Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.
• Exposure to environments with extended periods of loud noise.
• Exposure to allergens such as pollen and ragweed, insects (bees, spiders), and reptiles (lizards, snakes).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Ancillary and voluntary products.
• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
• 6 to 9 company‑paid holidays per year.
• Potential paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Potential variable‑pay opportunities based on position and performance.
• A detailed benefits package provided during the interview process.