Summary 

Ability To Delegate Work, Provide Quality Assurance And Train Crew Members 

Experience: Five Years In Horticulture 

Education: High School Diploma, Horticulture Certification, Red Seal An Asset 

Expectations: Ability To Train A Crew And Produce Progress Reports For Each Work Site Daily 

Wage: $26-$37 

Benefits: Extended Health And Dental + Group RRSP/DPSP Both After One Year Of Employment 

Landscape Maintenance Crew Leader 

Position: Landscape Maintenance Crew Leader 

Location: Toronto 

Reports To: Landscape Manager 

Oriole Landscaping is a mid-town Toronto design/build firm that focuses on high-end residential installations. Oriole has been working diligently for over 38 years in the industry and continues to refine its business culture, landscape construction and landscape maintenance processes. 

Job Summary 

The landscape maintenance crew leader will perform tasks including lawn mowing, trimming, weed pulling, leaf blowing and collecting, planting, pruning. A good knowledge of the use of fertilizer and IPM to manage the growth of grass, bushes, shrubs, trees and flowers is essential. The job will include communicating with the Landscape Manager daily, sometimes on a site basis. The crew leader will be responsible for training the crew truck driver when applicable, ensuring loading and unloading of the truck is done properly in the yard. 

Job Duties 

• Comply with Occupational Health & Safety Act regulations (see OHSA S. 27: Duties of Supervisor) 
• Responsible for ensuring all required PPE and safety equipment is used by crew members. 
• Train crew members (using OJT methodology) to improve worksite skill set (quality and efficiency improvements) and ensure all crew members are working at capacity. 
• Complete performance reviews with lead hand/driver and labourers. 
• Complete worksite safety inspections and toolbox talks. 
• Ability to drive a 5-ton or larger truck. Ensure machines and material in trucks and on trailers are secured. 
• Review lawn maintenance sites to identify and eliminate potential hazards. 
• Control traffic passing near, in or around work zones. 
• Complete Daily Progress Reports and meetings on sites with landscape manager. 
• Load and unload gardening tools, machinery and distribute/return them to the appropriate location on crew truck.
• Care for the clients’ lawns.

Qualifications and Requirements 

• High school diploma or equivalent. 

• Valid Driver’s License. 

Organization: job requires excellent organization skills and ability to complete projects within given deadlines. 3+ years or more of lawn care and leadership experience.

• Ability to train and lead a crew of 1, 2 or more people. 

• Expertise handling all common lawn care tools. 

Competencies 

• Dependability: must be reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations. 

• Stress Tolerance: job requires maintaining composure, and dealing calmly and effectively in high-stress situations. 

• Communication: job requires daily reports using a smart phone and clear communication skills for articulating information to the landscape manager. 
• Attention to detail: job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. 
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Training: job requires being experienced at working with and training staff on job skills. 

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