Heritage Landscape Supply is hiring for a full time Operations Associate in Mooresville!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Soil mix receipts, including but not limited to writing recipes for custom soils and growing media.
- Maintains understanding of materials used in mix production.
- Handles all customer requests for custom soils and growing media.
- Provides price quotes and takes orders for custom soils and growing media.
- Tracks project costs on current and ongoing jobs
- Will provide a summary cost report upon project completion
- Maintains job specification files.
- Submits soil samples to laboratory for testing. All lab analysis for specified projects are updated each 90 days.
- Regularly performs testing on in house bulk materials.
- Evaluates and interprets soils and soil related data, including but not limited to soil specifications for a job and soil laboratory test results.
- Performs research on soil forming factors, soil chemistry, soil physics and soil biology.
- Evaluate soil conditions and help contractors, builders, and landscapers decide how best to take advantage of local soils.
- Consult with engineers and other technical personnel working on construction and landscape projects about the effects of, and solutions to, soil problems.
- Communicates with architects and soil consultants as needed.
- Coordinates with Inventory Control when material is needed.
- Coordinates production scheduling with Inventory Control.
- Performs required administrative tasks including production reports; prepares all required reports and correspondence in a timely manner based on agreed timelines.
- Research and Development
- Development of new blends and media
- Regular pursuit of material options that might improve quality or profitability.
- Assists with special projects as required.
- Regularly scheduled ride-around to maintain relationships and monitor soil qualities with key accounts. Approximately 2 days per month.
- Building a pipeline of prospects for potential future business
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
- Able to pass background and drug screening
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: Accounting software; Database software; Internet software; Inventory software, Order Processing systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly (1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required to stand or walk.
- The employee is frequently (over 2/3 of the time) required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
- The employee is occasionally (under 1/3 of the time) required to required climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee occasionally (under 1/3 of the time) lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Job Location: National Structure - Mooresville
749 W State Road 42 Mooresville, IN 46158
As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer SRS Distribution Inc., including all its subsidiaries, provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, uniform service, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EEO laws.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position, please contact Human Resources at US: 855.556.3221, or by email to: HR@Help.SRSDistribution.com with the nature of your accommodation request and include the Business name, location and title of the job opening. Please allow one (1) business day for a reply.
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law.
Competitive weekly/bi-weekly pay, discretionary bonuses, 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, volunteer, holidays, birthday, floating), medical/dental/vision, flexible spending accounts, company-paid life and short-term disability, plus optional long-term disability, and additional life insurance.