What are the responsibilities and job description for the Landscape Driver Foreman position at Moon Valley Nursery?
Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Gilroy, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
High School
Salary Range
68,640.00 - $150,000.00 Salary
Travel Percentage
Up to 25%
Job Shift
Open Availability Day Shift
Job Category
Horticulture
Description
Job Summary
The Landscape Supervisor / Planting Crew Manager will be responsible for delivering and installing plants and trees in residential and commercial locations. The position works as a member of the planting crew, planning the installation process, directing activities of the crew, interacting with the customer to ensure a great customer experience, ensuring compliance with all human resources and safety processes, and ensuring that all installations are completed in accordance with company guidelines. The LF is responsible for ensuring the proper, efficient, and timely completion of projects, and must be able to operate a variety of equipment and develop a working knowledge of landscaping & horticultural practices. The LF must be able to maintain safety standards, meet overtime / staffing quotas, enhance customer satisfaction, meet sales goals, and manage planting projects effectively. This position directly supervises 1 Lead Operator and 3-4 Planting Crew members and the truck assets and planting projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Safely and efficiently drive a flatbed truck (non-CDL) with inventory, equipment, tools, and members of the planting and installation crew.
- Manage customer deliveries-and-plant (DNP) installation operations.
- Ensure that each customer receives outstanding service by providing safe, clean, and friendly DNP visit to customers, while maintaining solid product knowledge and an outstanding customer experience
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures through crew management, training opportunities and coaching.
- Train and develop members of the planting crew in all aspects of the installation and the customer visit by directing and monitoring the work and identifying additional training and development opportunities.
- Provide regular feedback to crew members regarding performance and conduct performance reviews in accordance with the company's evaluation cycle.
- Ensure that crews conduct work in a professional, ethical, safe, and effective manner.
- Review and implement installation work orders, maximizing effectiveness and efficiency.
- Attain productivity and performance goals by training, motivating, mentoring, and providing feedback to colleagues and crew members.
- Ensure the protection, maintenance, and proper use of company trucks, inventory, tools, and equipment.
- Maintain company standards for outstanding truck cleanliness and condition.
- Address or escalate issues that arise from crews or customers (e.g., complaints, grievances, etc.)
- Exhibit high standards of performance and professionalism at all times, and particularly with respect to customer service.
- Conduct or facilitate crew safety training including, for example, heat safety, safe vehicle operation, equipment uses, ergonomics, etc.
- Maintain adequate stock of necessary supplies and materials in the company truck.
- Assist with logistics or customer service issues that arise.
- Offer customers with onsite opportunities to purchase warranties or additional plants and services.
- Assist with any administrative issues arising from customer sales, transactions, credit card charges, payments, customer "change orders," product exceptions, warranty sales, crew member time and attendance, etc.
- Perform other duties and tasks as assigned and as needed.
Qualifications
Qualifications : Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Education
High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Physical requirements / Working Conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally exchange information with customers, colleagues, managers, and vendors. The position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the day. The employee must frequently reach for, pull, lift, and / or move items weighing up to and over 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to work outdoors for extended periods of time in possibly extreme conditions, including rain, heat, sun, and wind.
OTHER
Subject to MVR and criminal background check in accordance with applicable fair chance laws, rules, and regulations
About Us
Moon Valley Nurseries is the largest grower of box trees and palms in North America and is an industry leader and high growth company that offers competitive salaries with exceptional employee benefits including medical insurance, 401(k), holidays, and PTO to all eligible employees. Moon Valley Nurseries is an equal opportunity employer and makes hiring and other employment decisions without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law. Further, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered in accordance with all applicable state and local fair chance laws. We are a Drug Free Workplace.
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Salary : $68,640 - $150,000
