General Manager | Heroes Lawn Care in Phoenix, AZ

Salary Range: $51,000 or more based on experience.
RIch commission plan, Total first year expected take home with commission: $100k+

Start Date: January 2025

Description
The General Manager is responsible for running the daily operations of the business and providing leadership to the Heroes team for a service area focused in Phoenix, AZ and surrounding communities. This is a dynamic role that requires an organized individual with experience in lawn/turf care and the ability to take on a broad set of responsibilities. The ideal candidate is passionate about turf science, customers and employees and loves finding innovative solutions to age-old lawn care problems. Does that sound like you?

Responsibilities
What You’ll Be Doing:

Expand Customer Base: The business has grown fast in its first year and needs to continue to expand its residential and HOA portfolio, penetrate geographic territories and drive sales from inbound leads.
Lead a Stellar Team: Our technicians are the best in the business and we’re looking for a dynamic leader who can continue to add talent to the teams while looking to grow leaders from within.
Execute with Quality: Implement systems and processes to enable Heroes to scale to millions in annual revenue while maintaining its reputation for excellent results and service with customers.
Other responsibilities include: Training, reporting/metrics, equipment maintenance, managing warehouse, visiting customer sites, recruiting technicians, marketing and PR.

Qualifications
Who We’re Looking For:

You have experience managing residential, commercial, golf or HOA turfgrasses and knowledge of integrated pest management (IPM) best practices, turfgrass applications and chemical pesticides.
Your experience includes recurring services such as fertilizer programs as well as less frequent landscaping and turf management practices (aeration, overseeding, topdressing, etc.).
You have a strong handle on how to build a profitable business, including costing, pricing/margins, managing inventory and overhead, etc.
Not only do you bring existing customer, vendor and subcontractor relationships with you, but you are constantly building new ones.
You believe attitude is everything and will work to overcome obstacles with a growth mindset, collaborative spirit and by leading from the front.

Requirements:

Minimum 5 years experience in turfgrass maintenance, pesticide applications, landscaping or related field.
Minimum 3 years experience in a supervisory role.
Hold current Arizona Commercial Applicator’s License (Lawn & Ornamental).
Working knowledge of landscape irrigation (license not required).
Helpful but not required: Vocational/Technical degree in an aligned area of study.
Demonstrated Sales success.

About Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ
Heroes Lawn Care offers professional-grade services for your home or business from fertilization to irrigation as well as pet waste removal. We offer our customers eco-conscious lawn conservation powered by innovative technology, including AI-driven water management and LawnBot, which offers customers real-time estimates directly from our website. A portion of our proceeds goes to help active duty military, veterans, and first responders.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
- Stand; walk; sit; twist; use hands to handle; reach with hands and arms; push; pull; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear.
- Lift, move, and hold up to approximately 50 lbs.
- Must be able to work a full-time, flexible schedule with “on call availability” and must be able to travel on short notice.
- Must be able to drive a motor vehicle (day and evenings) for extended time periods

About Heroes Lawn Care
Heroes Lawn Care offers professional-grade services for your home or business from fertilization, irrigation to landscaping. We’re dedicated to providing our employees with a fulfilling and rewarding career. We offer hands-on training, ensuring that you have the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the field. With a focus on professional development, we provide ample opportunities for growth, whether you're looking to advance in your technical expertise or take on leadership roles within the company. We recognize the value of our team members and are committed to helping you succeed and grow long-term in an exciting and dynamic industry. If you are passionate about the outdoors, enjoy meeting new people and have a desire to contribute to the beauty of lawns in our community, we would love to hear from you.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the ZeeRecruit team at careers@zeerecruit.com or 402.205.1176.

This job search function is performed on behalf of Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ, an independently owned and operated company, and not Franchisor, HorsePower Brands. Franchisor, HorsePower Brands and its affiliates, including HPB Recruitment LLC, is an independent contractor of Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ and does not have any authority to bind, commit, direct, or otherwise control Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ. Neither HorsePower Brands and its affiliates, including HPB Recruitment LLC nor Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ shall be deemed a joint employer of the other’s employees, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to create a joint venture, partnership, fiduciary or agency relationship between the Parties for any purpose. Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ employees shall not be deemed “employees” or “leased” employees of HorsePower Brands for any purpose, in law or equity. Applicant acknowledges, understands, and agrees that Applicant is applying for an employment position of Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ and not HorsePower Brands or its affiliates, and that if hired, the Applicant shall be an employee of Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ, and not HorsePower Brands or its affiliates. Applicant acknowledges, understands, and agrees that any claims, disputes, causes of action, of any kind, in contract or tort, at law or equity, related to the employment of the Applicant Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ shall be made against Heroes Lawn Care of Phoenix, AZ, and not HorsePower Brands or its affiliates.

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