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BrightView Landscapes Landscaping Crew Leader (Portage) in Portage, Michigan
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=oosvufwz&s=MITalent.org{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}
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 :::