Gardenalia is Seeking a Landscape Maintenance Crew Supervisor!

Job Description:

  • Assists in fulfilling the goals of the property owner and Gardenalia by directing a landscape maintenance crew.

  • Responsible for ensuring that Gardenalia’s strict gardening and landscape maintenance standards are met.

  • Supports positive lines of communication with Maintenance Division Director, fellow employees, and the property owner.

  • Organizes and directs the landscape crew and answers to Gardenalia’s Maintenance Division Director and Operations Manager.

  • Receives the daily work orders from the Maintenance Division Director and directs the crew, setting priorities, and overseeing the work.

  • Ensures proper labor relations and conditions of employment are maintained.

  • Qualifications- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Qualifications- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The right candidate will possess:

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Detail orientated approach to reading and following work orders.

  • A firm grasp on the palette of trees, shrubs, perennials, pests, weeds, and garden practices and plants native to Pennsylvania.

Have Experience in:

  • Instructing, directing and evaluating employees.

  • Maintaining favorable client relations.

  • Directing a landscape crew to follow a work schedule that maintains timely completion of the job and profitability.

  • Professional and detailed pruning methods.

  • Safe operation of small machinery such as a chainsaw, power hand tools, garden tools, and basic tool use (limited need for this)

Job Duties

The Landscape Maintenance Crew Supervisor:

  • Manages employees.

  • Maintains daily records of crew hours, gas receipts, delivery receipts.

  • Maintains and keeps track of lunch and break times.

  • Orients and trains new employees.

  • Ensures that the crews are sufficiently supplied with all materials needed for the job.

  • Transports the crew, tools, and supplies.

  • Maintains the crew’s break and lunch schedule.

  • Is responsible for basic functioning and maintenance of the truck, chainsaw and other equipment and reports issues to the Operations Manager.

  • Is responsible for weekly truck and yard cleaning.

  • Ensures that the trucks and yard are ready for work each day.

  • Facilitates a work environment that is polite, friendly and positive.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Desirable Personal Attributes

The ideal candidate:

·       Is professional and dependable.

  • Possesses excellent interpersonal skills, time management skills, and organizational skills

  • Is honest with a positive and optimistic outlook.

  • Possess a strong work ethic.

Physical Requirements

  • Candidate must have great physical stamina and a strong back.

  • Can help move heavy root balls sometimes up to 300 lbs.

  • Can lift 50 lbs.

Education / Training

·      High school diploma/GED

·      Certification / Accreditation from reputable trade school.

·      Bachelor’s degree desirable or professional experience equivalent.

·      Current PA driver’s license.

Working Conditions

This position is outdoors, and the conditions are affected by the weather – long hot days, wet rainy days and cold temperatures.

Experience /Background in

  • Gardening

  • Farming

  • Landscaping

  • Experience in building trades or landscape construction

Pay

  • $15-$18 per hour depending on experience

  • 40 hours per week

  • Working Saturdays may be required on a rotating basis

  • Occasional overtime may be required

 

 

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