Crew Leader, Landscape Maintenance

Join the Lēʻahi Landscaping Team

Position: Maintenance Crew Leader
Location: Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
Reports To: Operations Manager

Position Overview:
The Maintenance Crew Leader will oversee and manage a team of landscaping professionals, ensuring high-quality service delivery and adherence to our ecological and sustainability standards. This is an active leadership role involves coordinating daily tasks, providing hands-on guidance, and maintaining residential and commercial landscapes.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Management

• Supervise a crew of 1–4 team members across daily maintenance routes.
• Conduct morning briefings to assign tasks and set goals for the day.
• Monitor crew performance and provide on-the-job coaching and support.
• Address personnel issues and maintain a respectful team culture.

Quality Control

• Inspect completed work and implement corrective actions when needed.
• Identify, document, and report on-site issues to management.

Training

• Demonstrate proper use of all-electric tools and safe operating methods.
• Keep the crew updated on evolving practices and safety protocols.

Safety Compliance

• Enforce all safety procedures and ensure team compliance.
• Conduct safety briefings and check that PPE is used appropriately.
• Identify potential hazards on site and respond proactively.

Equipment Maintenance

• Oversee the use, care, and storage of all tools and equipment.
• Perform regular inspections and keep maintenance logs for tools and vehicles.
• Schedule necessary repairs, replacements, or inventory restocks.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of landscaping or groundskeeping experience.
• At least 1 year of crew leadership or supervisory experience.
• Valid Hawaiʻi driver’s license.
• Able to lift 75 lbs and work in varied weather conditions.
• Strong time management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn electric landscaping equipment.
• Interest in native plant care, ecological landscaping, and sustainable land stewardship.
• Flexibility to adapt in a startup environment with evolving systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of native Hawaiian and drought-tolerant plant species
• Experience with organic or chemical-free maintenance practices

Work Environment

• Physically active outdoor work in sun, rain, and varied terrain.
• Use of quiet, zero-emission, all-electric tools and vehicles.
• Small team, startup culture with collaborative and mission-driven values.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $33.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Safety equipment provided
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Landscaping: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Honolulu, HI (Required)

Work Location: In person