Operations Manager

SavATree • Mount Freedom, NJ

1d • $80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Looking for a place where you can thrive and grow? SavATree’s mission is to take our passion for nature and keep this country’s outdoors beautiful and flourishing. Through our comprehensive lawn and tree care, we work hard to make sure our customers have attractive, healthy, and cared-for green spaces to enjoy. Over the last thirty years, we have opened new offices across the country, and we are looking for people who want to grow with us. Our Operations Managers are our leaders in logistics, proficiency, and safety. They are the core of ensuring the branch runs at its utmost efficiency by providing a safe and streamlined environment for our employees. What a day is like: Your focus will be to manage the proficiency and overall profitability of the branch. You’ll accomplish this by hiring, leading, and mentoring our field personnel to ensure customer satisfaction, while also enforcing SavATree’s policies and procedures. In mentoring our field personnel, you will take ownership over coordinating training and development resources for our employees, including safety training. You’ll also be responsible for day-to-day logistics, including scheduling & coordinating field personnel and equipment, managing inventory of supplies, overseeing equipment repair/maintenance, and maintaining the branch’s reporting of profits and losses. What kind of person are we looking for? Green industry experience required (general tree care, lawn care, plant health care, etc.)

Requirements

• Green industry experience required (general tree care, lawn care, plant health care, etc.)
• A Degree in Business Management or Arboriculture, Forestry, Environmental Sciences, or equivalent experience
• A desire to grow, craves opportunity, loves problem solving, and process improvement
• Minimum of two years management experience
• The enthusiasm to lead and mentor individuals
• The ability to prioritize and adapt easily to change
• The responsibility and independence to work autonomously
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills to understand and meet employees needs
• Valid U.S. Driver’s license
• Must be authorized to lawfully work in the U.S.
• These physical demands described must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is subject to frequently lifting and/or moving up to fifty (50) pounds.

Responsibilities

• Manage the proficiency and overall profitability of the branch
• Hiring, leading, and mentoring our field personnel to ensure customer satisfaction
• Enforcing SavATree’s policies and procedures
• Coordinating training and development resources for our employees, including safety training
• Scheduling & coordinating field personnel and equipment
• Managing inventory of supplies
• Overseeing equipment repair/maintenance
• Maintaining the branch’s reporting of profits and losses

Benefits

• We have lots of training and development opportunities and will support your continuing education in the industry
• You’ll work alongside some of the best-trained and equipped teams in the industry, with an emphasis on quality and safety
• We’re collaborative, so you’ll have the ability to connect and collaborate with people who are experts in their field
• We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including health and dental, paid time off, and a matched 401(K)
• The opportunity to advance your knowledge in the field as well as in the company

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees