Manager Trainee

Essential Functions

• Produce annual budget and achieve budgeted goals
• Oversee and follow goals presented in budgets
• Work with the sales, inventory managers to identify orders on product
• Make sure all orders are being processed in timely sound manner
• Oversee nursery marketing in conjunction with the sales and the marketing department focusing on specific promotions to enhance sales, availability communication, customer appreciation, promotional materials and customer specific events
• Aid with purchasing wholesale materials
• Establish quantity needed to supplement inventory shortages
• Follow budget to help determine these quantities
• Keep track of inventory and distinguish any discrepancies to the warehouse manager
• Continue to develop and improve pesticide program and education
• Identify newest chemicals and those that have been discontinued
• Oversee maintaining of chemical usage log
• Oversee maintaining MSDS
• Hire employees and conduct training, assist with payroll duties
• Assist with assigning work schedules and duties to employees, hiring employees, and supervising their work
• Prepare employees schedules or work assignments
• Enter time off hours and approve hours for payroll
• Maintain safety awareness
• Ensure all policies, procedure, and rules are being followed and those that violate are appropriately disciplined
• Implement safety training
• Explain and enforce safety regulations and policies to employees
• Communicate organizational policies and procedures
• Accommodate employees with a job with light duty restrictions
• Aid customers on the care of all goods and products sold and advise customers on procedural issues in addition to excellent customer service
• Aid in General Manager meetings as needed

Experience / Skills

• Ability to effectively coordinate and complete numerous activities simultaneously
• Ability to identify problems and work in conjunction with others to implement effective solutions
• Independent judgment to develop creative solutions to spontaneous problems that may arise
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Must be able to work effectively under pressure
• Forklift experience and certification required

Work Environment

• The work requires walking and standing entire shift
• Must be able to lift, pull, push and/or carry 50lbs
• The work environment is weather dependent. Summer heat and winter cold are consistent work temperatures

Employment Type

• Full Time Position (10 hour days in most cases)

Benefits

• Excellent benefit package

EEOE-Verify Participating Company

Pre employment drug screening required

Will need to operate equipment or drive on company business