Manager Trainee

Management Trainee Positions

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

(Depending on level of management trainee role, some or all of these might be part of the training process.  This is not an exhaustive list.

• 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

• Assist 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

  • Assign work schedules and duties to employees, hire employees, and supervise their work

• Prepare employees schedules or work assignments

• Enter time off hours and approve hours for payroll

• Maintain safety awareness

• Safety sensitive position

• 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

• Provide information to customer on the care of all goods and products sold and advice customer on procedural issues in addition to excellent customer service.

• Assist General Manger 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 solution 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
• Full Time Position (10 hour days in most cases)
• The work requires walking and standing entire shift
• Must be able to lift, pull, push and/or carry 50lbs.
• Work Environment is weather dependent.  Summer heat and winter cold are consistent work temperatures.
• Pre employment drug screening required
• Will need to operate equipment or drive on company business
• Excellent benefit package
• EOE
• E-Verify Participating Company