Landscape Construction- Crew Lead

Company Description

Looking for amazing supervisor who want to join our landscape design/build team. 

We are a small landscaping company located in FAR East Austin that specializes in xeriscaping, modern design, and steel work. We are a small design/build landscape company that provide install and maintenance services to homeowners and local companies that share our vision of maintaining a natural, sustainable ecosystem here in our city. 

We're looking for strong individuals to help form our teams.

Being a small and growing company, there is a lot of opportunity to be a foundation of our company. We need folks who are ready to put in the sweat to build an amazing company.

Job Description

A day in the life of the Crew Lead for Terra Dura Landscapes Build Team...

• Education- Teach and motivate crews Terra Dura Way with

SOP

• Task Manager- Share task with crews, keep project on

schedule, and interpret design. Crew lead is responsible for

ordering material for particular days through the Project

Manager or plan to send a crew member to pick up.

• Communication- Communicate clearly with the status of jobs

and needs to complete work. Create task schedule for entire

project to report back to Project manager.

• Site and shop management: Keep site and shop tidy. Set high

standards of cleanliness and tool care.

Check in with project manager to report where everyone is going

for the day, and see if there have been any changes on the project.

Review deliveries needed in the next few days. Check in on project

management tool to know all tasks for the day.

One crew lead will help load all trucks. Use SOP as guide for load

up. Help crews load trucks with tools for the job. Prevent the need

to return to shop after we have left shop.

Tell all crew members their work site for the day and update if any

changes are needed. Leave shop by 7:45 at latest.

Once at job site

Quickly walk site as crew unloads truck. Ensure tasks can be

completed without issues. Take photos and update to project

management tool. Report any unexpected issues.

Report on Job Log: who is present, weather/site conditions. Late

deliveries, sickness, etc. (report to clients additionally.)

Report Receipts: Write Job names and take photos of every receipt

and update PM tool (DO NOT SHARE WITH CLIENT).

Ask crew and take note of any material needed for next day. If we

need to go to Home Depot etc., then tell PM before noon the day

before. If it is not critical that day then identify it as not needed

immediately.

check in with each group working on a task to see their status, if

they are running on time or late. Give the PM an update if things

are moving too slow or too fast (additional tasks needed)

30 Minutes Before Quitting Time

Photos of completed tasks taken and uploaded to PM tool and

shared with client.

Mark task complete and/or percentage complete on CC.

Begin assigning people to clean up tasks (I.e. trash detail, power

tool detail, hand tool detail)

Back at shop

Stop at dumpster on the way in to dump trash. Direct crew to

unload tools. Ensure they cleaned up everything before they can

leave unless they ask permission to leave early for specific reason.

Last thing….

See the trees from the forest: assign each crew member their

tasks for the day. Make sure they understand the tasks and provide

SOP, then entrust them to complete the tasks in specific amount of

time. Let them know the timeframe. We can trust our people once

they know what is expected of them.

Pay:

$19.00-$22.00 Per Hour

2 Weeks PTO

Holiday Pay

Health Care Insurance Options

Qualifications

Key Characteristics

1. You are a leader. Act like a leader. People work under you and count on your competence. Imagine a really great company and boss that would love to work for/with and try to embody that in your day to day. We are there to support our team and encourage them.
2. Consistency- Follow a regular schedule. Let our team know what to expect from you. Let them know your roles and expect the others to fulfill their roles.
3. Communication- A strong characteristic of this role is being the best communicator ever. Additionally record those communications.
4. Versatile- Be ready for everything. Sales, accounting, project managing, deliveries, etc. Be ready for anything.

Must be able to work 8+ hours a day in the hot or cold. 

Must be able to work M-F with occasional work on Friday. 

Must be able to lift 80+ LBS. Multiple times a day. 

Must have experience in leading a crew.

Must have valid ID and Driver license. 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.