What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Applewood Nursery and Landscape Supply?
Garden Center Production Manager
Reports To: Owner Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Type: Full-time
About the Role: Leads and manages the Garden Center Production team members. Responsible for training, providing feedback and ensuring healthy plants and happy customers. Works closely with Owner and Human Resources to ensure appropriate staffing level. This position will focus on Production versus Sales and will work closely with the Garden Center Retail Manager. This is a full-time, 40 hours per week position. Hours will vary throughout the season and there can be additional hours required in the busy season. This position is full time salary.
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and direction to the Garden Center Production team, including training, setting pace, follow-up, and feedback.
- Routinely checking for pests, diseases and nutrient issues in all plant stock.
- Managing irrigation setup.
- Managing weed control on the grounds and in inventory.
- Work closely with Human Resources to hire employees, provide performance reviews and for general employee or performance issues.
- Communicate expectations to team members, then hold them to the standards which will meet or exceed those expectations.
- Enforce Handbook policies with team members.
- Responsible for planting, and/or directing the work of those planting, in winter/spring and directing the work of those helping to set up the sales area in the spring.
- Maintain appearance of stock, including watering, trimming dead flowers, and general tidiness of the grounds.
- Report availability of stock to retail manager.
- Ensure all tools and supplies are organized in your areas.
- Provide excellent customer service to assist customers in the selection of plant and landscape materials as needed.
- Assist in loading and unloading of landscape materials. Including, but not limited to: plants, block, natural stone, edging, etc.
- Assist in pulling orders for retail and wholesale customers.
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of merchandising displays.
- Maintain a positive attitude when working with customers and coworkers.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Experience:
- 5 or more years of leadership experience, working with a wide range of ages and skills to get the work done.
- 5 or more years of experience in the green industry, including working with plants, trees and/or shrubs. Including understanding pest and disease management as well as nutrient deficiencies and issues.
- Experience training employees with a wide range of skills or knowledge about plants is preferred.
- Demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
- Strong work ethic – willing to learn new things on a daily basis.
- Strong communication skills, there is a lot of teamwork, but also a lot of complex individual tasks.
- Willingness to learn, there are a lot of different varied tasks and they all require a lot of attention to detail.
- Confidence in making decisions.
- Positive attitude.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Must be able to work in all weather conditions and enjoy working outside.
- Must be able to stand, bend and lift 50lbs.
- Valid ID and driver’s license.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50,000 - $80,000
