People Solutions Center

People Solutions Center; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental Insurance ( Must qualf

Paid Training

Minnesota Sick & Safe time: 1hr for 30

401k with up to 4% company match

Safety Boot Reimbursement

2 weeks of vacation

Lucrative bonus incentive

Job summary

Miller Creek is seeking a Director of Operations to oversee Maintenance, Enhancements, Design Build, Snow Removal and Fleet, providing executive leadership to ensure safety, profitability, and growth.

This role builds high-performing leaders, drives operational excellence, and scales processes across divisions. Starting salary is $85,000 with benefits including health and dental insurance, paid training, 401(k) with up to 4% match, vacation, and bonus incentives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in landscape, construction, snow, or related operational leadership.
• 5+ years of multi-division management experience.
• Proven experience leading leaders (managing managers).
• Strong financial and operational acumen.
• Experience hiring and developing management-level employees.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all operational divisions of Miller Creek (Maintenance, Enhancements, Design Build, Snow Removal, Fleet).
• Provide executive leadership, ensuring safety, profitability, and growth.
• Build and maintain high-performing leadership teams and drive internal advancement.
• Drive operational excellence, scale processes, and ensure company standards are met.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Operations Management

Financial Acumen

People Leadership

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Operations to join our team and play a key role in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Our Director of Operations is responsible for overseeing all operational divisions of Miller Creek, including Maintenance, Enhancements, Design Build, Snow Removal, and Fleet. This role provides executive-level leadership, ensuring operational excellence, strong leadership development, accountability, and maximum company capacity. The Director of Operations ensures all divisions are aligned with company standards, safety requirements, production goals, profitability targets, and growth objectives. This position is responsible for building and maintaining high-performing leadership teams, driving internal advancement, and ensuring the company consistently operates at its highest capacity. This role is strategic, performance-driven, and people-focused.

We offer a competitive compensation package including a starting pay of $85,000 annually.

Additional benefits include:

• Health & Dental Insurance ( Must qualify under full time status)
• Paid Training
• Minnesota Sick & Safe time: 1hr for every 30 hours worked.
• 401k with up to 4% company match
• Safety Boot Reimbursement
• 2 weeks of vacation
• Lucrative bonus incentive based on performance

Requirements for our Director of Operations:

• 7+ years of experience in landscape, construction, snow, or related operational leadership
• 5+ years of multi-division management experience
• Proven experience leading leaders (managing managers)
• Strong financial and operational acumen
• Demonstrated ability to build systems, improve processes, and scale operations
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and accountability skills
• Strong understanding of fleet, production scheduling, labor efficiency, and capacity planning
• Experience hiring and developing management-level employees
• Driver's License and clean driving record
• MN DOT Medical Card (Required after hired)