What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursery Operations Manager position at SiteOne Landscape Supply?
SiteOne associates are customer obsessed, always safe, continuously improving, and having fun! Whether you are experienced in the green industry, a professional looking for a career change, or a new graduate or veteran transitioning into the workforce, we are confident you will find opportunity and reward with SiteOne.
SiteOne Landscape Supply is the largest and only national wholesale distributor of landscaping products in the United States and Canada. With over 700 branches across the U.S. and Canada, we offer a comprehensive selection of products including: irrigation supplies, fertilizer and control products, nursery goods, hardscapes, landscape lighting, drainage and erosion control products, tools, and other landscaping accessories and supplies.
Position Overview
The Nursery Operations Manager plays a key leadership role in executing nursery fundamentals, including managing nursery yard associates, signage and inventory, plant health, and safe equipment operation, as well as the purchasing of plant material.
What you'll do:
- Maintain and promote yard safety excellence
- Maintain yard organization and execute merchandising initiatives within the yard
- Maintain up-to-date and clean displays, including product signage, labels, and tags
- Manage the fleet of equipment (including skid steers, rubber tire wheel loaders, and forklifts) and arrange for equipment repairs and replacement, as needed
- Provide direct leadership, management, and training of yard associates
- Ensure loading and unloading excellence
- Perform inventory cycle counts
- Assist in ordering plant material
- Conduct yearly performance reviews and development discussions
- Partner with leadership and Field Support to understand the impact of emerging technologies and ways of working on business performance, and actively support and lead their implementation
Skills We Are Seeking
- 3-5 years of leadership or team-building experience
- Operations and inventory management experience preferred
- Experience in landscape, nursery, or irrigation industry preferred
- Must be customer-focused and safety-minded
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
- Must be computer proficient (capable of entering orders, receiving purchase orders, sending emails, approving time, etc.)
- Ready and willing to learn and adopt, and encourage others to learn and adopt, new technologies and ways of working
- High school diploma or equivalent
Perks:
- Weekly Paychecks with DailyPay available!
- Competitive Compensation
- Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays
- 401k with company match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Lucrative Associate Referral Program
- Company Apparel and Work Boot Vouchers
- Opportunity for Advancement
- Paid Training and Business Certifications Available
- Free Counseling Services/Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance and Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Product Discounts
- Most Branches never work Sundays!
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING THE JOB. THE QUALIFICATIONS DETAILED IN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION ARE NOT CONSIDERED THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE JOB, BUT RATHER AS GUIDELINES. THEY MAY VARY FROM POSITION TO POSITION.
SiteOne Landscape Supply is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all associates and all applicants for employment. All employment decisions at SiteOne-including those relating to hiring, promotion, transfers, benefits, compensation, placement, and termination-will be made without regard to race, color, national origin, genetic information, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, age, veteran status, uniform service, pregnancy, disability, or any other factor protected by applicable law.
