Production Manager Landscape Maintenance

**Benefits**:

- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Wellness resources

Production Manager (Full time - Salary)

**Reports to: General Manager**

The Production Manager is responsible for managing the Grounds Guys workforce of between 25-35 people in our busy season, and ensures that we are delivering a fanatically amazing experience of grounds care services to our customers from introduction through contract activation. The Production Manager is our Culture Champion - delivering on our promise of Creating a Remarkable Experience for our clients and staff.

These responsibilities include, among other matters, the following:
**Operational Responsibilities**:

- Daily opening of facility and conducting morning HUDDLE
- Recruitment and Selection of Team Leaders and Members
- Responsible for operational training of Team Leaders and Members through Orientation and training events and on the job experience
- Review jobs with sales department prior to final bid to ensure successful project completion and installation.
- Major influencer in setting budgets for COGS and equipment upgrades
- Supervise daily tracking and posting of actual job hours to budgeted hours and report to the General Manager for jobs running over and how to correct.
- Schedule labor and equipment minimum of one week prior to actual work
- Track and Maintain an indirect labour rate of no more than 21% of all labour
- Review Team Leaders worksheets authenticating accuracy of materials and labor used and turn into the administrative assistant.
- Conduct personnel reviews of Team Leaders and Members
- Make sure Team Leaders and Members understand and adhere to company policy, procedures and goals.
- Oversee safety and determine if employees are qualified to drive and operate equipment
- Manage general maintenance and appearance of landscape trucks and all equipment
- Conduct site visits and generate VIEW reports in LMN

**Winter Operations**
- In winter the Production Manager may operate equipment, which may include, but is not limited to: Pickup or larger Truck with Plow and Spreader, Loader
- The nature of snow & ice management can be compared to an emergency response system. The snow event must be anticipated and managed. This requires the Production Manager to be available and in town, December through February unless otherwise arranged with supervisor.
- He/she may be required to work long shifts of more than 12 hours at a time in the winter months

**Business Development Responsibilities**
- Maintain a professional demeanor at all times, living out our Code of Care as a representative of this company and of the family that owns it.
- Contribute to company sales through lead generation, account management and maximizing selling opportunities when they are present.

**Job Requirements**:

- A working knowledge of LMN is an asset, as well as other Office Suite based programs
- The Production Manager must possess a valid Driver’s license and maintain a good driving record.
- A two or four year degree in a landscape related degree, general degree with coursework in the landscape field, or certification by a landscape association is preferred.
- First person on site as well as the last person offsite
- Requires a high level of decision making each day
- All independently owned and operated franchised businesses operate under the service brands’ marks, trademarks, trade names, logos, emblems, slogans, or other indicia of origin in connection with The Grounds Guys® franchise system within a specified geographical area. Only the independently owned and operated franchised business shall have any interaction with or authority for its business and make all employment related decisions related to its franchised business.