Horticulture Crew Leader

3 days ago

Middleton, United States The Bruce Company Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

The Bruce Company is proud to be a local, family-run landscaping company that’s been in business for 70 years. We are passionate about achieving incredible results for our customers and offer an exciting and collaborative company culture where our employees grow along with our company.

Why Choose The Bruce Company?

  • Work/Life Balance: Enjoy a structured work schedule with weekly pay and year-round benefits.
  • Team-Oriented Environment: Thrive in a supportive and collaborative workplace designed to foster career success.
  • Impactful Contributions: Work on some of the largest landscape projects in Dane County.
  • Career Growth: Establish and develop your career with Southern Wisconsin’s leader in landscaping.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Horticulture Crew Leader is responsible for performing landscape maintenance tasks and overseeing a crew of employees who complete spring and fall cleanup, prune shrubs and trees, plant flowers, and maintain landscapes at our customer sites.

  • Crew Management: Direct, organize, and oversee landscape maintenance tasks to ensure quality and timely completion of work on customer sites.
  • Transportation: Drive company vehicle to transport crew from The Bruce Company to assigned job sites.
  • Training: Provide ongoing training to Crew Members.
  • Problem Solving: Identify and appropriately address issues at the work site.
  • General Labor: Perform general labor tasks including planting and maintaining flowers, shrubs, and trees; watering lawns/plants; providing flower care; string trimming; pruning; shearing; mowing; edging; mulching; weeding; applying chemicals; raking and disposing of leaves; and picking up debris.
  • Equipment Handling: Load and secure all tools, equipment, and materials needed for the job.
  • Customer Service: Emphasize the importance of exceptional customer service to coworkers and ensure a quality company image that encourages repeat business.
  • Team Communication: Communicate effectively with other coworkers to function as a team.
  • Leadership: Lead by example and guide Crew Members regarding company policies and procedures, including attendance, conduct, and dress code.
  • Snow Removal: Assist with snow removal during the winter months as business needs dictate.
  • Additional Tasks: Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor and/or manager.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

  • Physical Activity: Stand and walk for long periods throughout the day.
  • Physical Effort: Frequently squat, stoop, kneel, and lift objects from the ground.
  • Range of Motion: Extend arms fully above the head and in front of the body.
  • Lifting: Consistently lift weights of up to 50 pounds; occasionally carry and push/pull weights of up to 50 pounds.
  • Fine Motor Skills: Required for the use of small equipment and hand tools.

Schedule

  • Full-Time Seasonal Position
  • Typical Work Hours: Monday through Friday from 6:45 am to 5:00 pm
  • Winter Hours: Vary from approximately December through March based on snow removal

Skills You Need

  • Experience: Previous experience with or ability to learn effective landscaping maintenance skills and techniques.
  • Horticulture Expertise: A minimum of 2-4 years of landscape maintenance/horticulture experience is required.
  • Leadership: Previous foreman or crew leader experience is preferred.
  • Equipment Knowledge: Familiarity with landscape tools and equipment (pruners, string trimmers, shears, backpack blower, backpack sprayer) is preferred.
  • Plant Knowledge: Knowledge of flowers, trees, shrubs, and other landscape products is helpful but not required.
  • Certification: Category 3.0 Turf and Landscape Certification is helpful but not required.
  • Language Skills: Bilingual in Spanish and English is helpful.

Benefit’s

The Bruce Company offers a competitive hourly wage, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement benefits, paid vacation, and more coupled with a challenging and team-oriented work environment to help you succeed in your career.

Join our team of outdoor living experts and experience for yourself why many of our employees have chosen to make their life-long careers at The Bruce Company. Visit us at www.brucecompany.com to learn more.

The Bruce Company is proud to be an Affirmative-Action Equal Opportunity Employer.

This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities of the job. Further, the duties assigned may be added, deleted, or modified at any time at the discretion of management.

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