**Description** **The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.** **Job Summary** + The Crew Leader Tree Care oversees daily tree care operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality service. This role provides hands-on leadership in pruning, cabling, bracing, lightning protection, and tree removals, while guiding crew members, maintaining equipment, and upholding company safety standards. **Duties and Responsibilities:** + Supervise the tree care service activities of the crew + Ensure crew members have the required safety materials, training, and are operating safely at all times + Ensure that the work areas beneath and around the trees are clear and properly marked to protect the public from falling debris + Inspect and maintain climbing gear and tree care equipment to ensure all equipment and tools are safe and in proper working condition + Review and manage crew schedules + Complete daily pre-trip inspection reports before dispatch for all Class B equipment + Coordinate with branch management, customers, and employees + Safely operate tree & landscaping tools, as well as heavy equipment, as needed + Utilize proper pruning techniques; assist with trimming trees, clearing, and chipping tree debris, ensuring proper disposal **Education and Experience:** + 3 years’ experience in tree care services + Familiarity with the techniques and equipment used in landscaping + Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) class B + Experience managing a crew consisting of climbers and grounds men or related services + Supervisory experience + Ability to become certified in EHAP, First-Aid, and CPR + Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment + Strong work ethic + Effective verbal and written communication skills + Bilingual (Spanish) **Physical Demands/Requirements:** + Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. (mulch, fertilizer, etc.) + Ability to load/unload burlaps with plant cuttings onto trailer (up to 50 lbs.) + Ability to bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the day **Work Environment:** + Work in/or about situations near direct automotive traffic + Work near or about natural bodies of water + Ability to work in extreme conditions – temperatures may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit + Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time + Requires protective clothing and personal devices: Eye protection, safety vest, gloves, hard hat, earplugs, long-sleeved shirts, and work boots. **_BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer._** **_This job description is subject to change at any time._** **_BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process_** _._ _It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView._