Production Manager - Landscape

Job Overview

The role of the Production Manager is to lead our field frontline crews to ensure job site quality and efficiency, while doing so in a safety-focused environment. These individuals work closely with our account management team to deliver unparalleled service to our customers and their sites. The position oversees development of monthly production planning, the material procurement and cost buying associated with this period and is responsible for participating in the hiring and training of crew members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understands client expectations and delivers through quality assurance program for each job site.
• Identifies opportunities for more efficient processes in order to achieve gross margin targets.
• Develops and maintains crew member relationships to ensure a positive and productive work environment as measured by crew member retention.
• Work alongside Crew Members and Crew Lead to ensure projects are produced at the highest quality and on time.
• Responsible for loading and transportation of plants and materials.
• Mentors crew lead to train and develop crew member talent and bench strength.
• Responsible for the successful on-boarding of new crew members and overall crew member retention and engagement.
• Schedules and coordinates crews and job site maintenance objectives.
• Perform informal and/or formal landscape quality audits to ensure client and company standards are met.
• Recommends enhancement and maintenance opportunities.
• Ensures profitability goals are in alignment encompassing costs for subcontracted services, materials, equipment, projects, labor, crew member uniforms, personal protective equipment, etc.
• Leads a culture of safety and quality through daily training focus and monthly standards training.
• Responsible for hiring, coaching and counseling, performance management, assigning and re-directing workload of crew members.

Skills:

• Customer Service & Relationship Development
• Proactive, respectful communication
• Prioritizing & Organization
• Crisis Resolution
• Project Management
• Safety Training

Experience:

• 5 years of maintenance experience with an emphasis on exterior services or comparable work

Physical Requirements and Working Environment/Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The physical activities of this position include:
• Balancing – Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling or walking, standing or crouching.
• Reaching – Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing – Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking – Moving about on foot to accomplish task, particularly for long distances or moving from one location to another within the work site.
• Finger Dexterity – Picking, pinching, otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping – Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Repetitive motion – Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• The physical requirements of this positions:
• Lifting – Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position:
• Work is performed primarily in a field environment with travel from site to site.
• Working in moving traffic areas.

This position may exceed the standard 40-hour workweek during busier parts of the season. One must be flexible and well organized as job expectations may change due to the nature of our business. A company vehicle will be provided.

Salary Range

Hourly position based on field experience and ability.

Benefits:

Eligibility to participate in the company health benefits & voluntary benefits, 401k, PTO, as well as paid holidays.

Note: This job description covers major areas of responsibility but is not comprehensive. This person will be expected to willingly accept other responsibilities and duties as assigned. VerdeGo, LLC reserves the right to revise this job description at any time.

Pay: $48,000.00 - $58,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person

Salary : $48,000 - $58,000