About Shane's Trees

Shane's Trees is a forward thinking Arboriculture company starting in Sydney for over 30 years.

- Amazing culture
- Above award wages + overtime
- Tools and vehicle provided

With our presence in Newcastle well established we are on the look out for an experienced Team Leader to head up the crew and help lead the way forward.

About the role

The role will be wide-ranging, including working on-site to assist the crew, quoting, job co-ordination and team leadership. Our crews are made up of qualified Arborist's, Climbers and non-climbers, Truckdrivers and Groundscrew. Our yard is at Hexham with majority of work accross Newcastle and the Hunter region with some work at the Central Coast. 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
- A culture that is described more like a family
- Opportunity for training to expand your skillset
- Supplied with the right tools and resources to ensure top performance is not just expected—but achievable

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.

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📌 Climbing Arborist (Newcastle City Council)
🏢 Shanes Trees
📍 Newcastle City Council