Tree Crew Leader/Boom Operator

**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:** + Minimum 5 years experience in tree care services, climbing, production tree trimming, detail tree trimming, rigging/roping, & tree removals + Commercial Driver's License (CDL) + Experience managing a crew consisting of climbers and grounds men or related services + Supervisory experience + Minimum 3 yrs boom truck 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:** + Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles) + Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold. + Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods. + Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes) + You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection) + Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed. + Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs. + Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur. + Available to work 8+ hours per day with applicable breaks (during emergency work, mandatory overtime, after-hours, weekends, and holiday work may be required) + Must be able to work Saturdays **Work Environment:** + Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity) + Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time. + Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards. + Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present. + Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes. **_BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer._** **_This job description is subject to change at any time._** **Compensation Pay Range:** $27.00 - $35.00 **_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._