Operations Leadership Trainee

Job Location s US-MA-Springfield

Position Type Full-Time

Job Location Type Onsite

At Lewis, we’re not just trimming trees — we’re building a future. As the second-largest utility vegetation management company in North America and a proud employee-owned business, we believe every person on our team matters. When you join Lewis, you're not just taking a job — you're investing in your future.

• Experience the great outdoors while working in nature, not stuck behind a desk!
• Elevate your career with us — we prioritize training and internal promotions!
• Join a vibrant team that champions safety, values your feedback, and fosters a strong sense of camaraderie!
• Shape your future with us through our fantastic Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)!

The Operations Leadership Trainee opportunity is designed to build a pipeline of talent for future Operations leadership needs  program provides individuals with strong leadership potential a structured path to learn the utility vegetation management business while developing the operational and leadership capabilities needed for future field leadership opportunities.

Participants gain progressive exposure to three levels of operational leadership:
Crew Leader, General Foreperson, and Supervisor. Through these experiences, participants build skills across field operations, people leadership, safety, production, customer partnership, and business operations.

This is a development-focused opportunity designed to support Lewis’ future Operations leadership needs. Candidates are not expected to enter the program possessing every technical qualification associated with each rotational role. The goal is to develop high-potential talent who can grow into increased operational leadership responsibility as future business needs arise.

• Field operations and the fundamentals of utility vegetation management, including how crews plan and safely execute work.
• Front-line leadership, including coaching, onboarding, performance feedback, team development and employee relations.
• Safety leadership, jobsite risk recognition, work planning and adherence to Lewis and customer requirements.
• Production and operational management, including work quality, productivity, crew utilization, equipment and cost awareness.
• Customer and stakeholder partnership with utility representatives, property owners, contractors and community partners.
• Business operations, including documentation, reporting, timekeeping, billing support, contract requirements and coordination with corporate teams.
• Leadership succession and talent development, including identifying and developing high-potential employees.
• Supervisor-level operational accountability, customer satisfaction, regulatory compliance, business development exposure and territory leadership.

The Operations Leadership Trainee program provides progressive exposure to three levels of field leadership:

Phase I – Crew Leader: Learn front-line crew leadership, safe work execution, field training, work planning and day-to-day production.

Phase II – General Foreperson: Develop multi-crew leadership, production oversight, customer coordination, safety leadership, employee development and operational administration.

Phase III – Supervisor: Build broader operational leadership capability, including General Foreperson oversight, customer and contract accountability, business management, talent planning and territory support.

• Learn Lewis field operations by working alongside experienced operational leaders and field teams.
• Support safe, efficient and high-quality vegetation management operations.
• Participate in work planning,…