Landscaping Maintenance Crew Lead

**Lead the Outdoors: Join Pika Landscaping as a Crew Lead in Whistler**

**Position Title**: Landscaping Maintenance Crew Lead
**Company Name**: Pika Landscapes
**Pay Range**: $29 - $33 per hour (depending on qualifications and experience). Overtime paid at 1.5x time for hours over 40 per week.

**Job Overview**:
Pika Landscapes, Whistler's trusted name in landscaping for over 20 years, is looking for a motivated and skilled Landscaping Maintenance Crew Lead. This role offers the opportunity to manage a maintenance crew while maintaining the beautiful outdoor spaces of Whistler and surrounding areas. If you love the outdoors, thrive in a team environment, and are ready to lead with a passion for quality and attention to detail, we want to hear from you

**Who We Are**:
At **Pika Landscapes**, we have been crafting breathtaking outdoor spaces in Whistler and the surrounding regions for over 20 years. As Whistler's only certified organic landscape business, we pride ourselves on:

- Creating exquisite designs tailored to our clients' lifestyles.
- Promoting growth and transparency through profit-sharing and open-book management.
- Supporting work-life balance, including summer schedules with three-day weekends.
- Investing in innovative tools, systems, and training to empower our team.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage a maintenance crew (2-4 members) to care for residential or commercial properties in Whistler.
- Perform and lead tasks such as mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, weeding, blowing, and bed maintenance.
- Monitor and ensure the quality of work, avoiding rework or return visits.
- Identify property improvement opportunities and collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to implement them.
- Conduct weekly inspections and document detailed notes on assigned properties.
- Use and maintain landscaping tools, vehicles, and equipment in accordance with Pika's standards.
- Ensure safety, cleanliness, and organization at job sites.
- Manage crew schedules and clock-ins using the LMN Time mobile app.

**Qualifications**:

- At least two seasons of experience in landscaping or grounds maintenance.
- Proven experience managing people and small teams effectively.
- A valid Class 5 driver's license in good standing with experience towing trailers.
- Physical ability to handle tasks such as lifting up to 50 lbs. repeatedly.
- Horticultural experience or diploma (knowledge of local trees and plants is a plus).
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to take ownership of tasks.
- Strong leadership capabilities, with the ability to motivate, train, and improve team performance.
- A genuine interest in plants, landscaping, and delivering quality service.

**Benefits**:

- Weekly payroll.
- Subsidized shared staff accommodation (short-term) during the busy season.
- Support for ongoing training and education after one full year of employment.
- Use of a company truck (with insurance and fuel) after one year of employment.
- Health spending account ($500 in year 1, $750 in year 2, $1,250 in year 3).
- One paid week off after three years of full employment.
- Opportunities for career growth in landscaping.

**Work Schedule**:

- Full-time (approximately 40 hours/week), Monday to Friday, with seasonal work running from early April to the end of October.

**Work Location**:

- Whistler, BC, with occasional work in Squamish and Pemberton.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 7 months

Pay: $29.00-$33.00 per hour

**Experience**:

- Landscape maintenance: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person