Assistant Manager II - Mulch Production - SiteOne Landscape Supply : Job Details

Company Overview

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 Assistant Branch (Production) Manager is responsible for supporting the Branch (Production) Manager in achieving excellence in all facets of branch operations including inventory management, team development, customer value, and overall financial performance and growth.

Work Location:

JK Enterprise Landscape Supply, 16293 Brandy Rd, Culpeper, VA 22701

More about JK Enterprise:

JK Enterprise Landscape Supply, although recently acquired by SiteOne, has been a leading bulk and bagged mulch delivery service in northern Virginia and Maryland for over 25 years. Their mulches, compost, topsoils, and soil amendments are all made in Virginia out of the finest quality materials. Annually, they produce an estimated 600,000 yards of mulch and woodchips, 300,000 yards of topsoil blends, and 100,000 yards of compost.

Today, JK operates two production facilities, in Centreville and Culpeper, Virginia. The centrally located Culpeper site comprises 56 acres and includes a warehousing facility, as well as a building dedicated to bagging bulk forest products. Grinding and screening of organic materials are done at both locations. JK also operates contractor yards in Chantilly, Warrenton, Alexandria, and Davidsonville, MD. In addition, JK owns a fleet of Blower trucks used to deliver and install mulch, compost, topsoil, playground safety surfaces, and other materials directly to the customers' sites. Learn more about JK Enterprise Landscape Supply by visiting

What you'll do:

* In collaboration with the Branch (Production) Manager, lead a team and recruit top talent to determine individual strengths and weaknesses of branch associates

* Actively coach and mentor to achieve high performance and to facilitate their long-term career development at SiteOne

* Train and coach all branch associates in customer value best practices and facilitate a culture whereby every team member is obsessed with customer success

* Promote an incident-free environment by emphasizing safety daily through leading by example. Encourage a strong safety culture through workplace organization, training and executing policies.

* Implement strategy to achieve goals and monitor key performance metrics to assess daily, weekly and monthly progress and to track improvement initiatives

* Work with Branch Manager to review performance metrics to track progress and continuously adjust strategies to achieve area goals in light of changing market conditions

Skills We Are Seeking

* 3 to 5 years of managerial experience including leadership, issue management, motivation and team building preferred

* Must be mechanically inclined and capable of supervising the production facility and the equipment associated with it

* Must be familiar with the operation of heavy equipment. This may include, but is not limited to: forklifts, skid steers, rubber tire wheel loaders, track loaders, excavators, and grinders.

* Must be capable of managing the maintenance program/scheduling for all equipment and familiar with OSHA regulations and compliance

* Must possess excellent communication, customer service and leadership skills

* Must conduct oneself with competence, cooperation, loyalty, integrity, initiative and resourcefulness at all times

Perks:

* 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.