Service Manager for Lawn Care Department -

Annual Salary is approximately $60,000 - $70,000 +

$1,000 Sign on Bonus*

Are you looking for more than just a job?

• If you enjoy talking with people, love nature and being outdoors, and you want meaningful work helping make a positive difference with your team for homeowners in our local communities, this job is for you!

Position Overview

If you have Plant Health Care or Lawn Care application experience, and you are looking to use your acquired knowledge to lead others, this could be the job for you. As a Service Manager you would be responsible for a team of lawn care technicians. The basics of your job is to focus on what we call the 4 M’s - Mentoring, Monitoring, Motivating, and Managing your 'Green Team'. The more successful your team is, the higher your pay will be as you are eligible for quarterly bonuses!

A Better and Brighter Future could be within YOUR Grasp!

Desired Skills

• The ability to effectively lead others
• Strong communication - both oral and written
• Ability to motivate others
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Ability to maintain an upbeat positive work environment
• Strong knowledge of plants, their pests, diseases, and environmental issues
• Knowledge of equipment - maintenance and repair needs
• Strong customer service skills
• Knowledge of plant health care materials and their uses
• Positive attitude
• Great organizational skills

Experience

• Prior Plant Health Care Service Management experience preferred
• Alternatively - At least 2 years’ experience as a lawn and/or tree care technician/specialist.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license
• Clean driving record to meet our insurance requirements
• High school graduate or GED
• Able to lift, push and pull 50 lbs.
• Do you have or will you be able to acquire a Department of Agriculture - Operators License (Paid training provided)
• Fluent English - Spanish is a plus

Tasks

• Monitor the performance of your team
• Mentor to improve your team’s performance
• Motivate your team to improve or stay the course if their doing great
• Manage your team
• Occasionally apply applications
• Train new hires
• Conducts 90-day performance reviews with each team member
• Meet with customers to resolve concerns
• Perform field checkups to ensure our company high standards are being met
• Ensures work is done on time
• Ensures work is done properly
• Ensures work is done efficiently
• Maintain a safe, clean organized shop
• Ensures proper maintenance of equipment and trucks
• Maintain inventory of parts and materials
• Conduct regular meetings with your team
• Help team members reach their goals and objectives both professionally and personally
• Identify problems, make recommendations, and implement solutions
• Provide clear communication through excellent verbal and written skills
• Report to the Branch Manager
• Wintertime is spent on maintenance/repair of equipment, along with technician training

Pay

• Starting pay for an experienced Service Manager is $60,000 annually
• No management experience.…..no problem. If you have prior application experience and a desire to learn and lead, we will provide you with the training you will need to succeed
• We provide quarterly, and annual bonus incentives on top of your annual salary pay
• Average service managers make $60,000 to $70,000+ annually
• Sign on bonus of $1,000 for experienced Service Managers who have not previously worked for our organization

Why you will LOVE working here

• Top competitive weekly pay and benefits
• Quarterly, and annual bonuses
• Full time
• Year-round work
• Paid training and mentoring program
• Personal growth and advancement opportunities (we plan to open 2 more locations in the next 5 years)
• Fun, family atmosphere
• Stable, secure and safe working environments
• Diversified workplace
• Creativity, imagination and innovative ideas are encouraged
• TCE Math: “Happy Employees = Happy Customers”

Benefits

• Health / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life insurance
• 401K retirement plan with matching
• Profit sharing
• Earned Paid time off
• Paid Holidays and Bereavement Pay
• Paid training both inside and outside our company
• Great advancement opportunities in our growing company

Personal qualities we are looking for:

• A desire to learn, grow, and advance both personally and professionally
• A love of nature and the outdoors
• A strong work ethic
• Motivation, dedication, and optimism
• Professionalism
• High level of active listening skills
• A desire to make a positive impact

About us

We are a family owned and operated plant health care service that was founded in 1986. We started with a simple mission to help beautify and enhance our local community’s lawns, trees, and shrubs in an environmentally, responsible manner. We created a unique natural based, holistic care approach, using primarily natural, mineral, organic and reclaimed materials. Our treatments are not only guaranteed to produce superior results, but they are also proven to be safer than common table salt. Our holistic care approach is in such high demand by our local homeowners, that we need to consistently grow our “green team family”.

We're not your typical company; we believe in a simple philosophy – treat our employees well and they in turn will treat our customers well.

We care deeply about doing things right!

• Right for our employees
• Right for our customers
• Right for our environment

Our Company Core Values

• Honesty – Truthfulness of character, words, and action
• Integrity – Generating trust, being responsible, and keeping promises
• Transparency – Within all levels of communication
• People First – Treating employees and customers with compassion, empathy and dignity
• Respect – Ourselves, each other, and everything around us
• Appreciation – Value those around you
• Caring – For each other, plant health care, and our environment

If you believe and embrace these same values, you will fit right in with our growing family

We have a reputation as the best place to work, and we are consistently the highest rated lawn/tree care service in this area. To learn more about our company and approach, visit us at turfcareonline

Schedule

• Monday to Friday with occasional Saturdays
• Day shift