Operations Manager

SavATree • Mendham Township, NJ

1d • $80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

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?

Why you will love working here:

We want everyone to be able to identify and achieve their own version of
success, which means giving each team member the room and opportunity to grow.
To ensure that everyone has the best chance to succeed, we invest heavily in
training and continuing education. We make it easy for you to reach out and get
the help you need, even when it’s from the other side of the country. This means
actively fostering a collaborative culture where we come together to learn from
each other and help each other succeed. We pride ourselves on creating an
environment where each employee has the resources and opportunities to advance
his or her career and become a go-to subject matter expert. That’s why we often
say that when you work here, you thrive here.

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.

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