Description
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Job Summary
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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:
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Supervise the tree care service activities of the crew
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Ensure crew members have the required safety materials, training, and are operating safely at all times
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Ensure that the work areas beneath and around the trees are clear and properly marked to protect the public from falling debris
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Inspect and maintain climbing gear and tree care equipment to ensure all equipment and tools are safe and in proper working condition
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Review and manage crew schedules
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Complete daily pre-trip inspection reports before dispatch for all Class B equipment
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Coordinate with branch management, customers, and employees
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Safely operate tree & landscaping tools, as well as heavy equipment, as needed
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Utilize proper pruning techniques; assist with trimming trees, clearing, and chipping tree debris, ensuring proper disposal
Education and Experience:
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3 years’ experience in tree care services
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Familiarity with the techniques and equipment used in landscaping
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Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) class B
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Experience managing a crew consisting of climbers and grounds men or related services
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Supervisory experience
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Ability to become certified in EHAP, First-Aid, and CPR
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Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment
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Strong work ethic
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Effective verbal and written communication skills
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Bilingual (Spanish)
Physical Demands/Requirements:
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Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles)
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Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold.
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Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).
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Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
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Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes)
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You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection)
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Landscapers who will be operating a BrightView fleet vehicle are required to have a valid driver’s license and meet company standards as it relates motor vehicle performance identified on a state issued motor vehicle record check.
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Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed.
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Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. (mulch, fertilizer, etc.)
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Ability to load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto trailer (up to 50 lbs.)
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Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.
Work Environment:
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Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity)
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Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time.
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Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.
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Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present.
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Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes.
BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.
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