Tree Crew Leader and Landscape Crew leader-Experienced Required

A Tree Crew Leader (or Arborist Crew Leader) is a skilled field supervisor responsible for managing a team of arborists and ground workers to safely execute tree care operations. This role combines advanced technical arboriculture—such as climbing and precision felling—with operational leadership and client relations.

• Team Leadership: Direct daily operations for a crew (typically 2–5 people), assigning tasks based on individual skill levels and monitoring performance.
• Safety Oversight: Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols (e.g., ANSI Z133 and OSHA standards), conduct pre-job hazard surveys, and ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Technical Operations: Perform and supervise complex tree care, including:
• Pruning, thinning, and removing hazardous trees.
• Advanced rigging, cabling, and bracing.
• Operating heavy machinery like bucket trucks, chippers, and stump grinders.
• Site Management: Plan daily work layouts considering weather, equipment availability, and site obstacles.
• Customer Relations: Act as the primary point of contact for clients on-site to clarify work orders, address concerns, and ensure final satisfaction.
• Mentorship: Train and mentor junior crew members in climbing techniques, equipment maintenance, and tree identification.
• Administrative Tasks: Complete daily activity reports, work orders, and equipment maintenance logs.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: Typically 3+ years of professional tree climbing and arboriculture experience.
• Certifications:
• ISA Certified Arborist (often required or highly preferred).
• Valid Driver’s License; often a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is required for driving heavy trucks.
• First Aid/CPR certification.
• Physical Demands: Ability to lift up to 50–100 lbs, climb trees at significant heights, and work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Technical Knowledge: Proficiency in tree biology, disease identification, and proper knot-tying and rigging methods.

Typical Work Environment

Crew leaders work primarily outdoors, often in high-risk environments near electrical lines, moving traffic, or at heights up to 100 feet. Emergency storm response may require working extended or irregular hours.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Experience

* Tree and Landscaping: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute

* Hope, IN 47246 (Required)

Work Location: In person