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This is NOT an entry level position and requires at least 1 year of Landscaping Crew Leader work experience at a Company we can contact to verify; preferred candidates will also have MDARD Licenses required 6 Core & Right of Way REQUIRED; 3A, 3B as well.

RATE OF PAY IS DEPENDENT UPON PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE AND ANY CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES YOU HOLD, STARTING at $16 PER HOUR.

If your resume does not show LANDSCAPING CREW LEADER EXPERIENCE; your Application WILL BE REJECTED - make sure your Landscaping Crew Leader work experience is on your resume. Applications without Resumes WILL BE REJECTED.

Job description

::: {testid="job-description"} Looking for an opportunity where success comes naturally? Then you may have found your crew. We're looking for a Landscape Leadman to join our team. * * You'd be responsible for:

• Ensuring that all employees are attending the weekly tailgate meeting
• Confirming that all employees are operating safely at all times including reviewing potential traffic hazards; performing hard hat checks and safety gear checks; underground alert reviews; other trades hazard review and performing general public safety checks
• Maintaining a hazardous communication folder including all relevant forms for chemicals used on the job site
• Reporting reckless or dangerous activities to job Superintendent; notify Safety Office of any accidents and submitting accident reports according to Company policy Requirements
• Using hand and/or power tools or equipment to perform a wide range of landscape and irrigation duties:
• Laying sod
• Planting
• Watering
• Fertilizing
• Digging
• Raking
• Installing sprinklers

Additionally, employees are expected to abide by all internal control & compliance practices to:

• Safeguard assets from theft and misuse
• Ensure segregation of duties to minimize fraud
• Comply with business ethics, applicable laws and regulation
• Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information
• Periodically reconcile physical assets to accounting records

You might be a good fit if you have:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience

And while not mandatory, it would be great if you also have:

Knowledge of OSHA Standards

Ability to lead and direct crew of 2 to 4 people

Practice workplace safety

Bilingual (Spanish)

Use hand equipment with mechanized moving blades such as gas powered shears

Use manual hand tools such as shovels

Work from elevated heights such as an 8' A-frame ladder

Use a hand shovel for extended period

Moves soil, equipment, and materials, digs holes, and plant trees, shrubs and flowers.

6 months commercial landscape experience preferred but not required

Work in/or about situations near direct automotive traffic

Work near or about natural bodies of water

Work 8+ hours per day with applicable breaks x 5 days/week (some overtime/weekend work required)

Ability to work in extreme conditions -- temperatures may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time

Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. (mulch, fertilizer, etc.)

Ability to load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto trailer (up to 50 lbs.)

Ability to bend :::