Crew Leader

**Lead Our Crew to Excellence in Sunny San Diego**

**Job Title: Crew Leader**

**Company Name: Mueller Landscape Inc**

**Pay: $19 - $23 per hour**

**Full Job Description**

Mueller Landscape Inc, a staple in the San Diego landscaping scene since 1982, is looking for a Crew Leader to manage and oversee the maintenance of residential landscapes. This role involves leading a small team, usually with one helper, to ensure high-quality garden and landscape maintenance. The Crew Leader will work closely with the office team to report and address various landscaping issues, contributing to our commitment to excellent customer service and detailed landscape care.

**Who we are**:
Mueller Landscape Inc is the premier provider of expert gardening services, yard clean-ups, irrigation repairs, and tree trimming throughout sunny San Diego County. Founded in 1982, our family-owned business is fully licensed in California and has a rich history of satisfying over 500 maintenance customers. Our service system is finely-tuned, ensuring reliable schedules tailored to each client's preferences, with a dedicated crew assigned to your property for personalized and consistent care. We place a high value on customer service, ensuring queries are promptly addressed by our responsive, bilingual team. Combining decades of experience with a deep understanding of botany and drought-tolerant plants, we create and maintain beautiful, sustainable landscapes that reflect our commitment to quality, affordability, and client satisfaction.

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Safety Compliance: Implement safety protocols to ensure a safe work environment for all crew members.
- Client Interaction: Engage with clients professionally to address their concerns and provide project updates.
- Supervise and Lead: Guide and instruct a small crew, ensuring efficient and effective performance of landscaping tasks.
- Tools and Material Management: Ensure all tools and materials are well-maintained and accounted for daily.
- Training & Development: Mentor helpers, preparing them for progression within the company.
- Quality Control: Uphold high standards of quality to ensure client satisfaction with each project.
- Garden & Landscape Maintenance: Direct regular maintenance activities such as planting, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, mowing and edging.
- Problem Identification & Reporting: Detect and report gardening issues to the office for timely resolution.
- Tree Trimming: Monitor the health and aesthetics of trees and coordinate with the office for necessary trimming.
- Watering & Irrigation: Manage watering schedules and irrigation systems, correcting any irregularities.
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years in garden and landscape maintenance with leadership responsibilities.
- Leadership Skills: Strong ability to manage and motivate a team.
- Coachable: Receptive to feedback and able to utilize new learning.
- Horticultural Knowledge: Well-versed in plant care, irrigation systems, and horticultural practices.
- Problem-Solving: Capable of identifying and resolving landscape-related issues promptly.
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication with both team members and clients.
- Organizational Skills: Able to manage time and resources effectively for optimal workflow.
- Physical Fitness: Must be capable of performing physical labor in various weather conditions.
- Must have a valid California driver's license.

**Benefits**:

- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plan Options
- Paid Time Off
- Continued Training & Career Growth

**Schedule**:

- Start Time 7:00am
- Standard Work Week is 35 - 45 Hours during peak season (April - September)

**Work Location**:

- Santee, CA 92071

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- We foster a family-like environment where every employee is valued. As an equal opportunity employer, we prioritize diversity in our workforce, recognizing that innovation thrives on varied perspectives. We embrace individuals from diverse backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, and education, without regard to race, age, gender, or sexual identity._