Agronomy Operations Manager
About The Position
This position is focused on the development and support of agronomy team members as well as relationships with internal and external clients. The essential general duties and responsibilities are listed below. Other duties may be as assigned. This role requires the ability to perform all responsibilities required of an agronomy field manager plus additional leadership duties. The position involves managing work for crew members, ensuring proper discipline and rewards, and developing motivated and effective crews. Daily paperwork completion is required. Demonstrating role model behaviors on ethics and integrity, and positively promoting Mainscape’s Standard of Excellence is essential. The role includes organizing, supervising, leading, and training employees to complete assigned projects within established guidelines and time frames. There is shared responsibility for checking and changing oil and grease in basic equipment, supervising truck/trailer setup daily, and managing equipment and supplies for landscape maintenance projects. Overseeing that all equipment has proper safety devices installed and operational, maintaining equipment in good operating condition, and operating light/heavy equipment effectively and according to all regulations are key. Reporting any problems with job site or equipment immediately is crucial. Ensuring proper task-specific PPE is being properly utilized and maintained at all times by crew members, following all company policies & procedures, including safety guidelines/standards, and ensuring a safe environment for other workers and vendors, clients, and all employees are paramount. The role requires interfacing with clients when needed and establishing relationships with customers. Quality control, demonstrating the ability to recognize and report irrigation deficiencies, and communicating with the Operations Manager and Account Manager regarding the status of assigned job sites are also important. Training responsibilities include identifying 50 most frequently used plants by common names and demonstrating knowledge of their cultural requirements, and participating in training programs for basic pest control procedures. Specific duties related to fertilization include demonstrating knowledge of the proper procedure for emergency spill cleanup, demonstrating knowledge of the basic elements of fertilizers, and being able to train field staff in the application of chemicals.
Requirements
- Previous experience as Crew Member.
- Has satisfactorily completed the prescribed “Crew Member” training guide and can perform those specified essential duties.
- Enforce safety of the customer, job site, and company employees on site.
- Enforce company safety policies and procedures.
Nice To Haves
- Six (6) to twelve (12) months of previous commercial experience as a crew leader, preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of: Mainscape Standards of Excellence
Responsibilities
- Assist in the performance of various landscaping functions in a leadership capacity.
- Encourage advancement of crewmembers after proper training has occurred.
- Plan, organize and manage work for crew members on job.
- Properly discipline and reward crewmembers.
- Develop and maintain motivated and effective crews.
- Complete daily paperwork as required by each job.
- Demonstrate role model behaviors on ethics and integrity as well as positively promoting Mainscape’s Standard of Excellence.
- Organize, supervise, lead, and train employees to complete assigned projects within established guidelines and time frame.
- Share responsibility for checking and changing oil and grease in basic equipment.
- Supervise truck/trailer setup daily and manage equipment and supplies for landscape maintenance projects.
- Oversee all equipment has proper safety devices installed and operational.
- Maintain equipment in good operating condition.
- Operate light/heavy equipment effectively and according to all regulations.
- Report any problems with job site or equipment immediately.
- Ensure proper task-specific PPE is being properly utilized and maintained at all times by crew members.
- Follow all company policies & procedures, including safety guidelines/standards.
- Ensure a safe environment for other workers and vendors, clients and for all employees.
- Interface with client when needed; Establish relationship with customers.
- Quality control.
- Demonstrate ability to recognize and report irrigation deficiencies.
- Communicate with Operations Manager and Account Manager regarding status of assigned job sites.
- Identify 50 most frequently used plants by common names and demonstrate knowledge of the cultural requirements of those plants.
- Participate in training program for basic pest control procedures.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the proper procedure for emergency spill cleanup.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic elements of fertilizers.
- Able to train field staff in the application of chemicals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
