Landscape Field Superintendent

Benchmark Companies; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark Companies seeks an Installation Field Superintendent to lead our mulch installation division, driving safety, quality, and productivity on regional crews. The role emphasizes front-line leadership, team cohesion, and continuous improvement in daily operations.

The ideal candidate will have landscape experience with management exposure, strong bilingual communication, and a proactive approach to problem solving, ensuring work meets client standards and company policies.

Qualifications

• Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Ability to build strong professional relationships with customers.
• Self-motivated with creative problem-solving.
• Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset.
• 5 years landscape experience with 2 years in management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and foster an environment of camaraderie and teamwork.
• Train and enforce all safety procedures and policies.
• Ensure work is performed to the quality level expected by the company and clients.
• Oversee training and development of installation staff.
• Identify and create performance improvement plans for struggling crew leaders and crew members.
• Ensure no crew is dispatched without a clear scope of work and proper equipment.
• Challenge the established job plans periodically and continuously improve the plans.
• Perform pre-installation inspections for new jobs before work begins.
• Identify low performing jobs and re-plan the work to improve performance.
• Act as a liaison between field operations and administrative, customer service, and general management functions.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual communication

Customer relationships

Self-motivated

Creative problem solving

Team oriented

Job description

Benchmark Companies is seeking a qualified applicant to join our growing team to lead our regional mulch installation division. This position is the quintessential “leadership from the front” role for our mulch installation crews. We are looking for an energetic problem solver with significant experience in landscape operations.

An Installation Field Superintendent is afieldmanagement position that plays a critical role in driving and ensuring safety, quality, and productivity inour daily operations, but does so in a way that elevates and unifies our staff.

As an Installation Superintendent at Benchmark Companies, you must be able to perform the following essential functions of the job:

• Create and foster an environment of camaraderie and teamwork

• Train and enforce all safety procedures and policies

• Ensure work is performed to thequality level expected by the company and demanded by our clients

• Oversee training and development of installation staff

• Identifyandcreate performance improvement plans for strugglingcrew leaders andcrew members

• Ensure that no crew is dispatched without a clear scope of work and proper equipment

• Challengethe establishedjob plans periodically and continuously improve the plans

• Perform pre-installation inspections for new jobs beforethe workbegins

• Identifylow performingjobs and re-plan the work to improve performance

• Act as a liaison between field operations andthe administrative, customer service, and general management functions

• Perform any other duties as assigned.

JOB SKILLS AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Good written and oral communication skills (Bilingual)

• Ability to develop strong professional relationships with customers

• Must be self-motivated

• Must be a creative problem solver with thecapacityto innovate

• Must be team-oriented

Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record to meet fleet insurance standards

• Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish

• CDL preferred, but will assist in achieving this license

• Must be eligible to work in the US

• Must be able to pass a drug and alcohol test

• 5 years of landscape experience including 2 years insome managementcapacity is preferred

• Strong computer skills and the ability to adapt to new software programs

• Must be able to move and/orlift upto 60 pounds consistently

• Travelrequiredin leadingour regional crews