Operations Manager

Are you the person who already keeps 10 or more maintenance crews running, maybe as the #2 behind an operations manager, and you're ready to run the field yourself?. Mueller Landscape is a family-owned residential landscape maintenance company that has served San Diego County homeowners since 1982.

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Bonus based on performance

Operations Manager, Landscape Maintenance
Santee, CA (field-based across San Diego County) · Full-time, salaried
$95,000 to $110,000 per year plus quarterly bonus up to $24,000 per year

Are you the person who already keeps 10 or more maintenance crews running, maybe as the #2 behind an operations manager, and you're ready to run the field yourself?

Mueller Landscape is a family-owned residential landscape maintenance company that has served San Diego County homeowners since 1982. We do gardening, cleanups, irrigation repair and tree work for homeowners who care how their property looks. Our office runs on modern scheduling and automation, so this job is about the field: crews, quality and people, not paperwork.

We're growing by adding new crews every year, and we need a field leader to own it. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role, and the crews count on you being there every day.

What you'll do

• Lead every gardening crew and irrigation technician, about 14 people today and growing.
• Hire, train, coach, discipline and, when needed, let go of field employees. You build the team.
• Run morning dispatch, crew assignments and routes so crews spend their day on properties, not in traffic.
• Inspect work in the field and make sure crews follow each customer's instructions and property notes.
• Fix field problems fast, especially for new customers in their first 90 days.
• Develop helpers into crew leaders, and crew leaders into future supervisors.
• Keep trucks, equipment and safety practices in shape.

What you bring

• 5 or more years in landscape maintenance, with 3 or more years managing multiple crews (10 or more is ideal).
• Strong horticulture knowledge: pruning, plant care, turf, pests and San Diego plants.
• Working knowledge of irrigation systems.
• Experience hiring, training and managing people.
• Valid California driver's license with an insurable driving record.
• Bilingual English and Spanish is a strong plus.
• Residential, high-service experience and certifications (CLT, ISA, QAL/QAC) are a plus.

What you get

• $95,000 to $110,000 base salary, depending on experience.
• Quarterly bonus up to $6,000 a quarter ($24,000 a year) for clear, written targets you control.
• Company vehicle or vehicle allowance and company phone.
• 10 days of paid time off, health insurance and 401(k).
• Monday to Friday, typically starting at 6:30 am, with longer days in peak season and for storms or emergencies.
• A 40-plus-year family company that is investing in growth, and a real say in how the field runs.

How to apply
Apply here with your resume. Tell us how many crews you've managed, and the best fix you've made to a crew that wasn't performing.

Mueller Landscape Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.