Irrigation Production Manager

Ruppert Landscape Maintenance; Gainesville (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company vehicle

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) plan

Flexible work/life balance

Family-oriented culture

Job summary

Ruppert Landscape is seeking an Irrigation Production Manager to lead multiple irrigation crews for our Northern VA Maintenance team, reporting from Gainesville, VA. The role emphasizes training, scheduling, and ensuring high-quality irrigation work across commercial properties.

Qualified candidates will have strong irrigation troubleshooting skills, 3+ years of crew management, and proficiency in Excel/Word, with a valid driver's license and English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Servicing, repairing, and troubleshooting commercial irrigation systems.
• Advanced knowledge of irrigation tracking, toning, and tools.
• Experience in sales and customer service; 3+ years with service customers.
• Experience managing irrigation crews on production level; multiple projects.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word.
• Two- or four-year horticultural-related degrees with industry experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English.
• Valid driver’s license with clean record; able to pass urine test.

Responsibilities

• Manage irrigation services, coordinating materials, people, equipment, and subcontractors.
• Create and communicate daily irrigation schedule for service crews and management.
• Approve employees' time daily.
• Ensure quality work by crews in the field.
• Order materials.
• Call in Miss Utility Tickets.
• Attend staff meetings as needed.
• Ensure crews meet efficiency and productivity goals.
• Assist in difficult repair troubleshooting.
• Ensure techs submit detailed repair proposals.
• Identify problems, improvements, and upsell of irrigation systems.
• Assist with recruiting and interviewing to build staff.
• Communicate, train, and develop growth plans for employees.
• Hands-on training and support of crew members.
• Perform hands-on work with crews when needed.

Skills

Irrigation troubleshooting

Crew management

Customer service

Communication

Education

Horticulture degree

Industry experience acceptable

Tools

Excel

Word

Irrigation tools knowledge

Job description

Ruppert Landscape is a privately held commercial landscape maintenance and construction company based in Laytonsville, MD. With a multi-state presence and a small company feel, our mission is to provide opportunities for our people, take care of our customers, and be good stewards of the environment and our community. We are hiring for an Irrigation Production Manager to join our Northern VA Maintenance team. The position will report out of our Gainesville, VA branch.

Position Description:

The Irrigation Production Manager (IPM) will work with and direct multiple irrigation teams who each are responsible for irrigation services on commercial landscape portfolios. The Irrigation Production Manager will be responsible for training and developing these individuals and providing day-to-day operational scheduling and guidance. This position will report to the Irrigation Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all irrigation services, as necessary, including the coordination of all materials, people, equipment, and subcontractors required to produce quality work
• Create and communicate the daily irrigation schedule for all service crews and management as needed.
• Approve Employees' time daily
• Ensure quality work is being completed by crews in the field
• Ordering materials
• Call in all Miss Utility Tickets
• Attend staff meetings as needed
• Ensure crews are meeting efficiency and productivity goals
• Assist in difficult repair troubleshooting
• Ensure techs are submitting quality and detailed repair proposals daily
• Ensure identifying problems, improvements, and upselling of irrigation systems is a priority through inspections
• Assist with recruiting and interviewing to ensure a full staff of quality employees
• Communicate with, counsel, train, discipline, review, and develop a growth plan for employees
• Hands-on training and support of crew members, including proper operation of equipment, repair techniques, safety, and quality standards
• As necessary, perform hands-on work with crews to meet work and scheduling demands

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated skill and ability in servicing, repairing, and troubleshooting commercial irrigation systems.
• Advanced knowledge of all associated tracking, toning, and tools involved in the irrigation industry.
• Demonstrated skill and ability in the area of sales and customer service. Must have at least three years of experience dealing directly with service customers.
• At least three years of experience managing irrigation crew on the production level, including demonstrated skill and ability in managing the production of service work. At least three years of experience running more than one project at a time.
• Experience with, and knowledge of, computer operation specifically Excel and Word
• Two or four-year horticultural or related degrees and two years of industry experience. Additional industry experience or industry certifications can substitute for a non-related degree, two-year degrees, or no degree
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, in English
• Valid driver's license with a clean record over the last three years. Ability to pass a urine test for drivers.

What we provide:

• Competitive salary
• Company vehicle (gas, maintenance, and insurance included)
• Medical benefits with dental and vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible work/life balance
• Family-oriented company culture