Arbor Crew Leader

Landsystems | Monarch Tree Services

Monarch Landscape Companies is a family of successful landscape brands in eight states across the United States. We are a values-based learning organization committed to being the best place to work as a landscape professional. Our approach to investing in people is simple. We put the Field First!

This posting remains open year-round as we are always looking for great people to join our team! If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application and we will reach out shortly.

Summary: Responsible for the direction of crew activities on job site, according to pre- established schedules, standards and procedures to provide a high quality of service, as direct by Arbor Foreman and Arbor District Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand and implement job specifications for each site
• Assign daily tasks to crew members and ensure compliance
• Lead daily stretch and flex practices
• Conduct and submit daily job site safety briefing
• Safely climb trees using hooks and belts, or demonstrate practical knowledge of climbing techniques, or climb ladder to access work area
• Complete daily paperwork timely and accurately
• Update project progress through ArborNote Works program twice daily • Report equipment in need of repair or maintenance to shop mechanic • Supervise safe loading and unloading of equipment
• Discuss job site observations with Arbor Foreman
• Trim and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or remove low
• hanging branches
• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support
• Cut away dead and excess branches from trees using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck boom, and/or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers
• Lower branches with ropes or block and tackle
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving • Safe operation of shredding and chipping equipment, including the feeding of brush and limbs into machines
• Safe operation of arbor vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to: boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, sprayers, power saws, chainsaws, pole pruners, backpack blowers, and hand tools
• Inspect trees to determine if they have disease or pest problems
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment
• Shows up to work each day on time; completes all tasks within time
  expectations; adheres to company dress code policy; wears clean clothes to work each day; follows inclement weather policy and sick leave reporting procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position supervises an Arbor crew of two to six people