Maintenance Production Manager – Landscape Maintenance Operations
Columbus, OH
Confidential Search | Represented by Bloom Talent Solutions
Our client is a fast-growing, tech-enabled landscape maintenance company with a strong operational culture. They are known for building high-performing teams, investing in training and systems, and delivering consistent quality across commercial maintenance accounts.
They are looking for a Maintenance Production Manager — a hands-on leader who can drive crew performance, maintain quality standards in the field, and keep jobs on time, on budget, and safe.
The Opportunity
This is a critical leadership role within the maintenance division.
As the Maintenance Production Manager, you’ll oversee field crew performance, scheduling, quality control, and resource planning. You’ll work closely with operations leadership to ensure contracts are serviced at a high standard, clients are satisfied, and the team is operating efficiently and safely.
You’ll also be responsible for developing people: coaching crew leads, training team members, and helping shape a reliable, accountable, safety-first culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct regular site audits, lead tailgate safety meetings, and enforce company safety policies.
- Deliver hands-on training on equipment use, production standards, and safe operating procedures.
- Build and manage weekly/seasonal maintenance schedules that align with contract requirements and client expectations.
- Monitor service quality and proactively address site-level issues before they escalate.
- Oversee labor, equipment, tools, and materials to ensure efficient deployment of resources.
- Track job costing and production performance to ensure work stays within budget targets.
- Coach, mentor, and develop crew leads and team members; support recruiting and onboarding in partnership with HR/leadership.
- Partner with account management / sales to ensure field delivery matches client expectations.
- Identify enhancement opportunities and follow up to ensure service commitments are met.
- Maintain accurate job records, production metrics, and performance reporting.
- Participate in operations / production meetings and lead continuous improvement discussions.
Qualifications
- Experience in landscaping, field operations, or production management (commercial maintenance preferred).
- Strong leadership skills; able to hold teams accountable while building a positive culture.
- Highly organized and steady under pressure; able to manage multiple crews, sites, and timelines.
- Comfortable using operations software and tracking performance data (platforms like LMN, Aspire, Monday.com, etc.).
- Strong understanding of job costing, labor planning, and production efficiency.
- Safety-minded, quality-driven, and detail-focused.
- Confident communicator with both field teams and management.
Ideal Fit
You’re process-minded, not just reactive. You like clean execution: jobs done safely, on time, and with pride.
You develop people, not just manage them.
You think in terms of systems, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Compensation & Benefits
- Based Salary: $75-$85k + performance bonus opportunity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-provided life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- 12 paid holidays (including Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day)
- Employee referral bonus program
- Recognition and performance rewards
- Strong team culture with training, support, and leadership development
How to Apply
This confidential search is being managed exclusively by Bloom Talent Solutions, the recruiting partner to leading landscape maintenance and exterior services companies nationwide.
To be considered, please send your resume and a brief note of interest to tito@getbloomtalent.com.