Arborist Crew Team Leader

4 days ago

Wollongong, Australia Shanes Trees Full time

Work with amazing equipment
- Lead a crew of 5
- Sydney or Wollongong based opportunites

**About Shane's Trees**

Shane's Trees is a forward thinking Arboriculture company with a solid reputation for excellence and safety. With a crew of over 50 people our team are genuinely valued and feel part of our bigger vision.

With our work now expanding across the Sydney metro area and Illawarra, we’re on the lookout for a skilled **Crew Manager**to head up a brand-new crew and help lead the way forward.

**About the role**
The role will be varied, including working on-site to assist the crew, quoting and assessments, job co-ordination and team leadership.
Our crews are made up of qualified Arborist's, Climbers and non-climbers, Grounds crew and Truckdrivers.
If you are highly motivated, reliable and a true master of your craft you will fit right in.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Team leadership - motivate, support, train and mentor the crew
- Co-ordinate daily operations of each days work orders
- Monitor team productivity to ensure jobs run to schedule
- Operate and maintain plant and machinery and adhere to company requirements
- Perform Arborist tasks such as pruning and removing trees to Australia standards
- Manage and implement WH&S systems on site and implement safe work practices
- Client liaison - build and maintain positive client relationships
- Quoting - Provide quotes to clients utilising company frameworks
- Attend and engage in fortnightly staff and WH&S meetings
- Ensure self and team perform consistent work in a safe manner
- Be exceptionally punctual and reliable in your attendance

**Skills & experience**
- Customer service and Client liaison skills
- Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Highly organised with solid time management skills
- Confident to make correct decisions when empowered to do so
- A focused approach to achieve high quality standards
- Minimum 3 years industry experience
- White Card
- Drivers License
- Cert III in Arboriculture (or international equivalent)
- MR or HR License (Preferable but not necessary)
- First aid certificate (Preferable but not necessary)
- EWP ticket (Preferable but not necessary)
- Knowledge of WH&S environmental and council regulations (Preferable but not necessary)
- Risi certificate (Preferable but not necessary)
- ESi II certificate (Preferable but not necessary)

**Benefits and perks**
- Above award wages
- Overtime and weekend work is sometimes available (at your discretion)
- All PPE supplied (You must supply your own work boots)
- Industry leading Bandit and Rayco equipment with modern trucks
- Opportunity for training to expand your skillset
- Supplied with the right tools and resources to ensure top performance is not just expected—but achievable
- Fully maintained company vehicle

We’re after someone with a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and pride in their trade. You’ll lead by example, uphold safety, and represent the business with professionalism.

Our team culture is supportive, safety-focused, and down-to-earth—we work hard, value each other’s input, and enjoy a good laugh along the way.
To thrive here, you’ll need great people skills, the confidence to supervise a crew, and a sharp eye for safety and quality on every job.

If this sounds like you, don't beat around the bush, APPLY NOW.

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