Production Manager

Description

About Us:

For 26 years, Southern Landscape Group has been Central Virginia’s premier landscape design/build and maintenance firm. With a focus on high-end residential and commercial properties, we deliver unparalleled experiences and service to our clients daily.

At Southern, it all starts with our team! We realize that we are only as good as the people we have representing our brand; therefore, our emphasis is on finding, retaining, and training the highest quality people! Our mission is to support and grow our teams so we can make our clients’ lives better. Our modern fleet of equipment & trucks, modern facility & technology, and focus on safety make working here a mutually beneficial experience.

Benefits:

• Culture focused on trust, growth, and professionalism in a team environment
• Team members treated with respect and outfitted for success
• Higher than average industry pay
• Outstanding benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance, and 401K w/ company match
• Paid time off

Position Overview

The Production Manager is a member of the Leadership Team who is responsible for developing, executing, and reaching the company’s annual production goals. As a member of the leadership team, they will make significant contributions towards the future growth of the organization. They will control production operations, as well as recruiting, training, motivating, monitoring, and evaluating team members.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve on the Leadership Team
• Manages fleet
• Procurement of new fleet
• Manages group leaders, Provide on going coaching and development of group leaders
• Manages Safety program
• Manages company GPS platform and uses data to maximize utilization rates
• Use data and metrics to make key decisions on better ways to improve operational efficiencies
• Develop and manage process to develop production team members into team leaders
• Oversee planning and execution of large projects including permit procurement
• Oversee subcontractor management and further develop and enhance subcontractor relationships
• Identify areas for growth for internal work scopes and develop path to train and implement those scope with in house teams
• Oversees and manages all material procurement
• Oversees and manages all fleet repairs and fleet purchasing
• Responsible for helping to develop annual budget and adhering to budget
• Responsible for minimizing callbacks
• Train and promote within
• Develop and manage company field training program\
• Develop group leaders

Direct Reports:

a. Landscape Group Leader

b. Hardscape Group Leader

c. Maintenance Group Leader

d. Procurement, Fleet, Facilities

     i. Future role

Requirements

Knowledge and Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in the landscape industry
• Knowledge of production related business operations
• Must be proficient with all types of technology: computers, tablets, mobile devices, Microsoft Office Suite (excel, power point, word)
• Proven track record of leading and developing people
• Knowledge on how to use metrics to drive growth and improvement
• Insatiable appetite to learn and grow
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Willing to put the “we” before the “me”
• Candidate must have outstanding communication and leadership skills
• B.S. degree in business or green industry related field
• Must possess a capacity to make decisions in line with our mission and core values

Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.