Landscape Maintenance Lead Hand

**Landscape Maintenance Lead Hand**

**Directs all maintenance activities at the job site in accordance with pre-established schedules, specifications, and procedures established by Genuine Earthworks. The lead hand is responsible for coordinating and controlling project progress to ensure timely completion as per pre-determined schedules. This position can be a year round position, transitioning to snow removal in the winter.**

**Overview of Responsibilities**
- Create relationships with all clients
- Overseeing day to day operations of maintenance team (**there are times when you will be onsite working by yourself and other times working with a crew of 1-2 other people**) ** This is a hands on position, as well as a supervisor role**
- Work with clients on added sales, ie. annual planting, mulch, pruning, etc.
- Train new members of the maintenance crew
- Responsible for managing a crew (typically 1-2 people), to comply with the company's productivity requirements, policies, and safety regulations. Daily Tasks Include:

- Running a maintenance team for 3-5 days per week or as needed
- Communicating with customers and identifying any concerns or needs
- Route planning and prioritization with office
- Work order scheduling. All materials, labor and deliveries are to be scheduled so work orders can be completed as efficiently as possible
- Close communication with the owner and office
- Making sure you have all supplies and route information before you head to job site
- Filing completed punch lists in the customer file
- Ensure each job is in compliance with Genuine Earthworks Standards
- Ensure crew members are in compliance with safety standards
- Proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- Monitors proper use of required personal protective equipment on crew
- Ensuring proper use, care and inventory of company vehicles, equipment and tools
- Monitoring irrigation systems on site to ensure proper working order and efficiency

Daily office work:

- Ensuring crew members clock in and out at the proper times
- Submission of all purchase receipts and invoices
- Green waste: please dispose of all green waste at dump within 2 days

**Requirements**:

- **Hold a valid driver’s license, with a clean drivers abstract must have 3 years no fault in order to be insurable to drive company vehicle**
- Have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a landscape maintenance position
- Be capable of working independently with little supervision
- Experience as crew lead a definite asset

Wage: $20-25/hr based on experience

Hours: 32+ hrs/week - typically more

Location: Various locations around Calgary

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Outdoors, physically demanding, attention to detail, fast-paced environment

Transportation/Travel Information: Valid driver's license

Own Tools/Equipment: Steel-toed safety boots

Additional Skills: Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications is an asset

Area of Work Experience: Landscape maintenance, pruning, mowing, edging, planting and small power equipment operation

Specific Skills: Operate heavy equipment, clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks, conduct pre-operational checks on equipment

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma; but experience a must

Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted. Thank you.

**Salary**: $20.00-$25.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

**Experience**:

- Crew Lead: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Class 5 Licence (required)

Work Location: In person