Landscape Operations Leader: Streamline & Scale

Hirehorticulture, LLC.; Newport (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ProGreen Turf & Landscape in Newport, NC is seeking an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day execution across Maintenance, Design/Build, Turf, and Irrigation divisions. This hands-on leadership role will bring structure to a growing landscape business, develop managers, and implement systems for safer, more consistent, and more profitable work.

The successful candidate will be practical, steady, and decisive, improving communication between the office and field, and driving performance through

Qualifications

• Experience leading operations in a landscape, construction, or field-service business.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations across multiple landscape service divisions and keep work moving efficiently.
• Develop and coach managers and field leaders in planning, communication, execution, and follow-through.
• Improve production planning, crew readiness, scheduling discipline, and office-to-field handoffs.
• Build, improve, document, and implement standard operating procedures and repeatable workflows.
• Lead process-improvement initiatives that reduce wasted time, rework, delays, material waste, and communication breakdowns.
• Improve visibility into staffing, workload, production bottlenecks, equipment needs, and operational risks.
• Support strong financial performance by improving labor efficiency, protecting job margins, and addressing budget-to-actual variances.
• Strengthen inventory and supply controls so materials are tracked accurately and available when needed.
• Reinforce safety standards, training, field readiness, quality expectations, and timely issue escalation.
• Lead internal operational projects from planning through implementation, communication, and follow-through.
• Coordinate across divisions to remove bottlenecks and create a more reliable customer experience.
• Use performance information and operating trends to identify opportunities for improvement and take corrective action.

Job description

ProGreen Turf & Landscape in Newport, NC is seeking an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day execution across Maintenance, Design/Build, Turf, and Irrigation divisions. This hands-on leadership role will bring structure to a growing landscape business, develop managers, and implement systems for safer, more consistent, and more profitable work.

The successful candidate will be practical, steady, and decisive, improving communication between the office and field, and driving performance through