Salary Range: $23.50-$28.20/hr. based on experience
Job Status: Full Time or Part Time Seasonal
Reports To: Operations Manager
Positions Supervised: 3-4 team members per shift
Work Schedule: FT March -November Tuesday-Friday 7am-6pm Mondays OFF! 3 day weekend
About Us:
We are a small female owned – family operated business, certified through the Minnesota Landscape Association (MNLA), members of the Minnesota Horticultural Society, and the Perennial Plant Association. At Pleasant View Gardens, our mission is to create unique spaces filled with beautiful plant material, allowing our clients to enjoy their ‘Pleasant View’. We do this by continuing to educate ourselves on new processes and methods, and providing quality workmanship and horticultural expertise. We value being organically conscious and practice sustainable gardening for the well-being of our staff, clients, community, and environment.
What we are offering you:
Pleasant View Gardens is looking for Crew Leads to be a part of developing and maintaining beautiful gardens & landscapes. Recently voted as the 2024 Lake Minnetonka Best Design/Landscaping Service, we are looking for candidates who share PVG’s values of high integrity, a high quality of work, and excellent customer service.
If you love to work outside and have a knowledge or interest in plant materials, including houseplants, annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees, we would love to speak to you! Our staff work 4-day weeks giving you a 3-day weekend!
Candidates receive on-the-job training and educational opportunities to grow and enhance their plant knowledge. We even offer free plants!
Pleasant View Gardens offers a casual, open-door, and team-oriented culture. We offer benefits to full-time seasonal employees after 90 days of employment, and end-of-season bonus opportunities based on achieving company goals.
We look forward to supporting your career and acquiring an inspirational team member!
Important functions of this position
- Planting and maintaining perennials, shrubs, annuals
- Creating unique seasonal container displays
- Trimming and sculpting of trees and shrubs
- Watering, fertilizing, deadheading, and general tidying of gardens
- Garden renovation
- Basic knowledge of plant pests
Team Leading
- Works effectively as a Crew Leader to manage 3-4 crew members
- Creates a positive and inviting work environment for their team members
- Able and willing to teach and mentor all staff in appropriate methods of work
- Works directly with the Operations Manager and assistant
- Communicates effectively with other Crew Leaders and co-workers
- Provides excellent service that is accurate, complete, and timely to clients
- Actively contributes to job quality, safety, and customer service goals
- Able to set a pace and workflow for their team by setting an example
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Employee Engagement Activities
- Company Paid Field Trips
- Performance Incentive Bonuses
- Family-Oriented Culture
Supplemental pay types
- Bonus pay
- Paid holidays off
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Maple Plain, MN 55359: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Gardening Maintenance: 2 years (Required)
- Leadership: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Class D Driver’s License (Required)
Work Location: In person; travel to job sites via company vehicles
Location
Maple Plain, MN