Job Description

Summary:

The Lawn Maintenance Crew Leader is responsible for performing a variety of work tasks in order to manage the timely completion of grounds maintenance service contracts. The crew leader will be required to supervise a crew one or two other apprentices. They will drive the truck and operate a variety of tools and equipment to carry out specified job tasks, as well as provide daily progress reporting on job time, cost data, and daily checklists.

Snow removal will be required in the winter.

Core Capabilities:

FLUENT

ENGLISH

Customer and quality focus

Effective communication skills (both verbal and written)

Team work

Excellent problem solving abilities

Responsibility and dependability

Ethics and integrity

Job Duties:

Plan and manage the loading/unloading of trucks and trailers in the AM and PM including the people, equipment and materials required to complete daily objectives

Cut grass, trim edges, clean up refuse, blow trimmings, weeding, and perform other lawn care duties

Move and install soil, mulch and plant material to assist with the construction of landscape gardens and related areas

Operate power equipment including, but not limited to, lawn tractors, lawn mowers, line trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, pruning saws, aerators, dethatchers, sod cutters, chain saws, and snow blowers

Supervise the work of crew members to ensure proper safety, quality, and productivity

Inspect all work for quality to eliminate the need for return visits and/or re-work due to quality or customer satisfaction issues. (final walkaround w/ customer).

Train crew members on proper and safe job methods(requires patience)

Conduct daily inspections and maintenance on vehicles, tools, and equipment

Assist in other job-related duties including garden projects, shop and yard maintenance, vehicle and equipment pressure washing

Complete and submit all LMN Timesheets on a daily basis including: accurately tracking job time/lunch breaks, writing notes for next service visit, equipment daily inspection forms, attendance tracking, requests for time off, and the 4 O'clock 4 questionnaire at the end of each day.

Maintain and enforce standards of cleanliness and organization(5S) in assigned trucks, trailers, equipment, jobsites, and shop/yard areas

Ensure that all work activities are carried out in a safe and efficient manner, and that all crew members are in compliance with government and company PPE standards

Comply with all company policies and regulations

Communicate with customers in a polite and courteous manner

Insure that all tools come back with you at the end of the day and are not lost/stolen. Lock tools/shop at the end of the day.

Why work at The Better Way?

Small business culture where you are not a number you are part of the family

We provide business education that will serve you in life and in your career.

We believe mowing lawns, and gardening are real careers not dead end jobs...we treat this trade accordingly. Landscaping has lifted more people from poverty to wealth then any other trade!

We invest in your apprenticeship with courses from Landscape Ontario, and internal training with pay increases as you progress through the apprenticeship.

Clean, safe, and well maintained equipment that is updated regularly.

You have seasonal time off from mid-late December-Mid March so you can ski and ice fish more!

Competitive pay with performance bonus based on achieving goals.

We value your ideas and contribution at weekly huddles(we believe the next improvement idea can come from the newest team member) and through daily informal feedback opportunity.

Our shop is on a major bus route so there is no need for a car/ride every day.

Our shop is in Burlington...but you may be able to carpool from Hamilton.

We like to work with people who love to win! We teach business like a sport!

Please Answer The custom Screening Questions...I delete all resume's that don't answer these!

Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal, Apprenticeship

Pay: $27.00-$28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 45 - 55 per week

Additional pay:

Bonus pay Commission pay Tips
Benefits:

Company car Company events Dental care Extended health care Profit sharing
Schedule:

10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Monday to Friday Weekends as needed
Application question(s):

Do you have a positive Attitude? Explain: Our gardeners are neat, tidy, and attentive people how have you demonstrated these traits in the past? Tell us about a mistake you made at work...what did you do to overcome the problem?
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-04-01