Landscape Yard Foreman

Armstrong Garden Centers, Inc.; Lake Morena Village (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid vacation after 90 days

ESOP participation

401K

Job summary

Armstrong Garden Centers is seeking a Landscape Yard Foreman to manage the landscape yard operations and support multiple ongoing projects in the store network. You will coordinate plant materials, signage, deliveries, and transfers while maintaining accurate records and strong customer service.

The role requires attention to detail, organization, and flexibility to adapt to a fast-paced environment. Prior horticulture knowledge and proficiency with Outlook, POS, and Eagle are a plus; weekend

Qualifications

• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with Outlook, POS systems, and Eagle software.
• Basic horticulture knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others.

Responsibilities

• Organize landscape yard to accommodate multiple projects.
• Maintain project signage with client and designer names, store numbers, and installation dates.
• Keep and maintain job records at yard.
• Notify Landscape coordinator of overstocks, shortages and quality returns.
• Provide weekly updates on project inventory to designers, stores and coordinator.
• Confirm deliveries and inter-store transfers to Landscape coordinator.
• Finalize purchase orders weekly and maintain SKUs for inventory tracking.
• Transfer plant materials to stores for pick-up and delivery to clients.
• Notify store management of outgoing orders when foreman is absent.
• Maintain plant material quality and receipts.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Proficiency with Outlook

Point of Sale

Eagle

Tools

Outlook

Point of Sale

Eagle

Job description

• Locations: Orange County / Los Angeles County / San Diego County
• Status: Full Time or Part Time / Hourly, Non-Exempt
• Reporting Relationships: Retail Management / Manager on Duty
• Work Schedule: 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Hours may vary. Five-day, standard work week 40 hours; including weekend availability.

Armstrong Garden Centers, serving 125+ years, is a leader in the Garden Center Industry and is on the search for exceptional individuals to work in our nursery. Are you driven? Passionate? Willing to Serve? Our comprehensive program includes training to provide you the seeds of knowledge to be successful with us.

Summary Duties
and Responsibilities

The Landscape Yard Foreman is a key member of the store team with primary responsibility for the effective operations of the attached landscape yard. This person is responsible for maintaining incoming and outgoing plants that are a part of local area landscape projects. This position balances multiple projects simultaneously and coordinates status updates for the landscape design team. This position requires attention to detail, organizational and prioritization skills and most important, flexibility in order to adapt to the fast-paced environment.

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• Organize landscape yard to accommodate multiple projects.
• Maintain project signage with client and designer names, store numbers, and installation dates.
• Keep and maintain job records at yard.
  
• Notify Landscape coordinator of significant overstocks, shortages and quality returns for reorder.
  
• Provide weekly updates on project inventory to designers, stores and coordinator.
  
• Confirm deliveries and inter-store transfers to Landscape coordinator.
  
• Finalize purchase orders weekly, and maintain consistent SKU's for inventory tracking.
  
• Transfer plant materials to stores for pick-up and delivery to clients.
  
• Notify store management of outgoing orders in case foreman is not present at time of pick-up.
  
• Maintenance of Plant material within yard in addition to quality control of all receipts.
  

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service
• General nursery clean-up: sweeping, dusting, washing windows, restroom clean-up
• Watering and fertilizing all sections of nursery
  
• Price and stock inventory
  
• Register functions
  
• Assist in customer carry-outs
  
• Read and learn about product lines carried in the Garden Center
  
• Follow safe work practices and report any unsafe working conditions to management
  
• Perform other related duties and assignments as requested
  

Education, Prior Work Experience and Specialized Skills and Knowledge

Personable, outgoing individual, with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work well with others

• Clear written and verbal communication
• Proficiency with Outlook, Point of Sale, and Eagle
  
• Basic Horticulture knowledge
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work well with others.
  

Compensation

We have great benefits! (Benefits available to full-time associates)

• Paid holidays and paid vacation after 90 days
• Participate in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  
• 401K
  
• Hourly rate will commensurate with experience
  

Safety First!

Physical Environment/Working Conditions

Requires extensive use of back, legs, knees, arms, feet and hands for lifting, stooping, squatting, bending, twisting, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching overhead, and walking. Unassisted lifting limits between 30 and 50 lbs. Individuals may be required to do any or all of these situations throughout the work day, with an emphasis on walking and standing for a major portion of the day. The outside environment will comprise most of the day with some inside building activity.

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