The Crew Leader directly oversees the crew members on his/her team. Ensuring that the scheduled work is completed promptly. Keeps the field supervisor apprised on all work/sites that are under his/her control.
The crew leader is also responsible for the training of his/her crew members in the proper and safe use of equipment, materials, and any other items that are necessary for the completion of the task at hand.
Essential Job Functions
• Manages the time entry of crew through Aspire mobile app.
• Assess each site’s condition to be able to assign tasks to crew members.
• Works with Field Supervisor on new job startups, turnovers, to ensure that jobs are kept on schedule and in budget.
• Provides leadership and fosters increased efficiencies, productivity, teamwork, and a healthy work environment.
• Continually informs and updates the Field Supervisor as to job progress (or lack thereof).
• Continually coordinates with company Crew Members as to job progress (or lack thereof).
• Fill out and review all job daily field reports for accuracy and thoroughness.
• Ensures that all safety procedures are followed and reports any unsafe conditions to supervisors.
• Ensures. All accidents are properly documented and reported immediately.
• Ensures all workers' compensation insurance claims are properly documented and reported immediately.
• Looks for add on sales and report them to the Field Supervisor.
• Ensures all issues are completed correctly.
• Ensures that company production standards are met.
• Ensures that all equipment is operated safely and properly.
• Ensures that all equipment is maintained properly and preventatively maintained daily.
• Evaluates equipment utilization and makes a recommendation to the irrigation manager.
• Ensures that vendor delivers tickets and all paperwork turned in daily.
• Thoroughly understand and comply with company policies and procedures.
• In collaboration with the irrigation manager, trains his/her field crew members.
• In collaboration with the Irrigation manager, Production Manager and Field Supervisor evaluates the performance of crew members.
• In collaboration, the Irrigation manager engages in conflict resolution with the crew members.
Additional Functions
• HR basics, Do's and Don'ts
• Safety program knowledge
• Irrigation reports.
• Plant ID
• Basic Irrigation controller programming
• Equipment knowledge, repair, and maintenance.
• Troubleshooting different types of irrigation controllers.
• Able to tow an equipment trailer.
Qualifications and Skills
• Minimum of three years of experience in landscape irrigation.
• Able to effectively train field crew members.
• Irrigation controller programing and troubleshooting.
• Use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
• How to use safely and efficiently irrigation tools and irrigation electronics.
• How to use common landscape irrigation machinery equipment safely and efficiently.
• Possess a valid driver's license and must be insurable on the company's insurance policy.
• Have a clean criminal record.
• Possesses good organizational skills.
• Possesses, proficiency in Aspire mobile app.
• Proficient in both oral and written communications.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Able to represent the company courteously and professionally.
• Required Certificates and or Licenses: CPR
• Managing irrigation systems
• Customer service oriented
• Aspire: Clock-in & out procedure
• Paperwork: timesheet & pesticide report
• Leadership & Training of Irrigation assistants
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