- Bonus based on performance
- Company car
- Competitive salary
- Training & development
Landscaping Enhancement Crew Leader / Snow Plow Driver
Location: Cleveland East and surrounding areas
Employment Type: Full-time, year-round
- Leading and working alongside a landscaping enhancement crew.
- New lawn installation, including grading, soil preparation, seeding, sod installation, and final cleanup.
- Patio installation, including layout, excavation, base preparation, compaction, leveling, cutting, and paver installation.
- Retaining-wall construction, including excavation, base preparation, drainage, leveling, and block installation.
- Shrub, bush, hedge, and ornamental-tree trimming.
- Proper pruning techniques for common landscape plants.
- Mulch installation, bed edging, weed removal, and flowerbed preparation.
- Planting shrubs, trees, flowers, and other landscape materials.
- Safely operating commercial landscaping tools and equipment.
- Commercial snow plowing and parking-lot salting.
- A valid driver’s license and clean driving record are required.
- Must have experience safely driving trucks with trailers.
- Must be able to back, park, load, and secure trailers and equipment.
- Must be able to operate company vehicles safely and follow all traffic and company safety rules.
- Must immediately report accidents, property damage, tickets, vehicle problems, and unsafe conditions.
- Lead, train, motivate, and work alongside enhancement crew members.
- Review daily work orders, property instructions, project plans, and production goals.
- Organize labor, materials, equipment, and tools before leaving the shop.
- Assign daily responsibilities and keep the crew productive throughout the workday.
- Ensure every project is completed correctly, safely, and within the allotted labor hours.
- Maintain high standards for workmanship, property appearance, and cleanup.
- Verify measurements, grades, elevations, layouts, material quantities, and installation details.
- Communicate project progress, additional work, material shortages, and jobsite concerns to management.
- Prevent unnecessary overtime, wasted materials, equipment abuse, and property damage.
- Train crew members on proper installation methods, equipment operation, and safe work practices.
- Perform final quality-control inspections before leaving each jobsite.
- Maintain a professional attitude when communicating with customers, vendors, coworkers, and management.
- Keep trucks, trailers, tools, equipment, and work areas clean and organized.
- Install new lawns using seed or sod.
- Perform light grading, soil preparation, lawn repairs, and final site cleanup.
- Build patios, walkways, and other paver areas.
- Construct retaining walls according to proper installation and drainage practices.
- Install and renovate flowerbeds and landscape areas.
- Plant trees, shrubs, flowers, and ornamental plants.
- Trim shrubs, bushes, hedges, and ornamental trees.
- Properly prune plants based on their type, condition, and season.
- Edge beds and install mulch at the correct depth.
- Remove weeds, overgrowth, unwanted plants, and landscape debris.
- Perform lawn and flowerbed enhancement work according to company standards.
- Safely operate skid steers, compactors, saws, tillers, sod cutters, mowers, trimmers, blowers, and other equipment when qualified.
- Commercial snow-plowing experience is required.
- Safely plow commercial parking lots, drive lanes, loading areas, and other assigned locations.
- Apply salt evenly and correctly based on site conditions and instructions.
- Experience operating a skid steer for snow removal is a plus.
- Snow and ice management certifications or related training are a plus.
- Assist with shoveling, snow blowing, or hand salting when plowing is completed or additional help is needed.
- Must be available for snow and ice work any day of the week, including nights, weekends, and major holidays.
- Must remain reachable and report when called during winter weather events.
- Inspect plow trucks, spreaders, lights, and safety equipment before and after use.
- Protect curbs, buildings, signs, vehicles, landscaping, and other property features from damage.
- Must have a reliable smartphone with active service.
- Must be able to use company mobile applications to receive assignments and review property information.
- Check in and out at each landscaping, plowing, or salting location as required.
- Accurately record labor, materials, arrival times, departure times, and completed services.
- Upload required before-and-after photographs and job notes.
- Use the phone and mobile app only while safely parked or away from operating equipment.
- Must be dependable, accountable, organized, and safety-focused.
- Must be drug-free and able to pass a drug screening if required.
- Must report to work free from alcohol, drugs, or any substance that could affect safe job performance.
- Ability to understand measurements, grades, material quantities, and basic project layouts.
- Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently without constant supervision.
- Willingness to accept responsibility for crew performance, job quality, safety, and productivity.
- Reliable transportation to and from the shop is required.
- Lift and carry plants, pavers, retaining-wall blocks, mulch, soil, salt, tools, and other job materials.
- Repeatedly bend, lift, kneel, twist, push, pull, dig, shovel, and rake.
- Walk and work on uneven, muddy, snowy, or icy surfaces.
- Operate equipment that may create noise, vibration, bouncing, or sudden movement.
- Work outdoors in heat, cold, rain, wind, snow, and changing weather conditions.
- Shovel snow, perform hand salting, and assist sidewalk crews when necessary.
- Remain alert and work safely during long landscaping days or overnight snow events.
We know the regional and seasonal landscape maintenance challenges our clients are dealing with–in real time–and will respond accordingly.
Established in 1986, U.S. Lawns is the largest and fastest-growing commercial landscape maintenance franchisor in the country. We now have over 200 U.S. Lawns locations in 37 states, and we continue to expand to reach more clients.
National Network of Landscape Professionals
Each of our franchisees provides customers with a full range of commercial lawn care and maintenance services. We’ve trained them to understand the unique grounds maintenance needs specific to office parks, apartment complexes, industrial facilities, healthcare, municipal, hospitality and retail campuses, HOAs, and a wealth of other commercial properties. With that, we have been an effective partner for businesses in reaching their goal to preserve their property’s curb appeal.
We pride ourselves in creating potential for everyone to grow within each of our independently owned and operated U.S. Lawns franchises. Being the “Best Place to Work” means you’re family and we work hard to find the best career fit for your future.
U.S. Lawns locations across the country offer competitive employment opportunities within the landscape industry. Whether you’re an experienced lawn care technician or just starting out on your career path, all you need is a great attitude, a team player mindset and a strong work ethic to be a candidate. No matter the size of the job, our indepen-dent owners know that every U.S. Lawns employee plays a vital role in providing our clients with the exceptional results we promise while giving back to our local communities.
If you enjoy working outdoors, working largely self-directed, and would like a chance to better your community and improve lives, let’s talk!
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