Vita Green has cared for Central Washington’s lawns, landscapes, and properties since 1986. Nearly four decades in, we are the most established green-industry name in the valley, offering eight full service lines under one roof: landscape maintenance, lawn care, plant health care, irrigation, tree and shrub care, pest control, snow removal, and holiday lighting.
We serve Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Chelan, Leavenworth, Cashmere, and the towns around them, and our neighbors stay with us year after year because the work gets done right. We are a tight-knit, 21-person team with a nearly 40-year reputation and real room to grow. Vita Green is also part of Perennial Services Group (PSG), a national platform of 35-plus partner companies and roughly 1,700 employees across landscape, turf, pest, arbor, irrigation, and plant health care.
We are building the leadership bench to carry that standard into the next decade, and we want a Production Manager to own the field operation.
The Opportunity
This is the seat that runs our field operation. As Production Manager, you own day-to-day production across all eight service lines and serve as the General Manager’s right hand, the person who keeps every crew, route, and job site moving with precision. You will develop the leads who run each discipline, raise the bar on quality and efficiency, and carry enough of the operation that the GM can focus on customers, growth, and strategy.
This is a leadership role, not a working foreman job. You lead through coaching, systems, and accountability, building crews and leads who take real ownership of their results. Partnering closely with the General Manager on hiring, customer relationships, and operational planning, you will help drive Vita Green into its next chapter of growth, and build your own career right along with it. Best of all, you do it close to home, leading a team that takes real pride in serving its own community.
Why People Build a Career at Vita Green
Most leadership jobs in this trade come in two flavors: the working-foreman grind at a small shop with no systems, no benefits, and no ceiling, or a cog seat at a big regional operation hours from home. This is neither, and that changes everything about how the job feels.
• A 40-year name behind you. You are stepping into the most established green-industry brand in the valley, with a reputation, a loyal client base, and decades of community trust already built.
• Year-round work, no winter layoff. Eight service lines keep the calendar full. Snow and holiday lighting carry the winter, so this is steady, full-time, salaried work all year.
• The platform of a national company. As part of Perennial Services Group, you get real benefits, structured leadership development through Perennial University, and a peer network across 35-plus companies. Local shops cannot offer that.
• A real seat, not a number. We are still a tight 21-person team. Your fingerprints will be all over how this business grows, and the people you lead will know you by name.
• A company on the rise. A 40-year name that is actively growing, not coasting on its history. You join right as we build for the next decade, and the work you do helps shape what comes next.
• A place worth staying for. Wenatchee, Chelan, the Cascade foothills, and year-round recreation right out the door. Here you serve your own neighbors, not a faceless region, and build a career without ever leaving the place you love.
What You'll Own
Production performance across eight service lines
• Own daily and weekly production across maintenance, lawn care, plant health care, irrigation, tree and shrub care, pest control, snow, and holiday lighting
• Track the numbers that matter: labor hours vs. estimate, job completion rates, callback rates by service line, safety incidents, and equipment downtime
• Understands job-level profitability and partners closely with sales to keep every project healthy and on target for margin
• Find the workflow inefficiencies and rework drivers and fix them systematically, not job-by-job
• Keep a production calendar the GM, office, and field actually trust
Route design and crew deployment
• Design and maintain efficient routes that maximize crew productivity and profitability across every service line
• Run seasonal capacity planning: snow readiness in fall, irrigation startup in spring, peak landscape demand in summer, holiday lighting in Q4
• Adjust crew deployment around weather, customer schedules, and operational priorities
Lead and technician development
• Coach the leads who run each discipline. Your job is to make them better at theirs, not to do theirs for them
• Set clear expectations for technicians and hold regular check-ins and performance conversations
• Partner with the GM on hiring, onboarding, and training new field staff
• Address underperformance directly and promptly, and build a path for high-potential talent
Safety and quality standards
• Own the safety culture in the field: model it, enforce it, and build crews who take it seriously
• Keep licensing compliant (pesticide applicator licensing, WA state requirements) across the spray and PHC team
• Set quality standards across all service lines and kill callbacks at the source
Operational support to the General Manager
• Be the GM's primary operational partner, carrying production load so he can focus on growth and strategy
• Run daily field operations independently, and bring the GM into the decisions that need him
• Cover field operations when the GM is offsite, and take part in monthly operating reviews with PSG leadership
Field-to-office coordination
• Own the flow between field and office: scheduling changes, job updates, customer concerns, billing issues
• Respond same business day to internal escalations, and fix communication breakdowns before they cost you
What Success Looks Like in Your First Year
• The production calendar is documented, current, and trusted by the GM, sales, and office
• Callback rates are trending down across all service lines, with quality issues fixed at the source
• Labor efficiency is measurable and improving: actual hours vs. estimate tracked and moving the right way
• Leads are getting regular coaching and running their own team conversations with confidence
• The GM's calendar has visibly shifted toward growth and customers, and at least one successor is developing on the field team
What Strong Leadership Looks Like Here
These are the habits we are hiring toward. You do not need every one mastered on day one, but this is the bar.
• Owns the numbers. Tracks production metrics, flags risks early, and can explain why a number moved, not just that it did.
• Coaches, does not cover. Builds leads up so the team owns performance instead of leaning on your oversight.
• Runs on data, weekly. Catches callbacks, heavy labor hours, and creeping retreat rates before they become monthly problems.
• Leads people directly. Clear expectations, honest feedback, recognition out loud, and underperformance handled head-on.
• Lives in the field. Shows up regularly, not just for inspections, so leads bring problems early because they trust you.
• Uses the platform. Treats PSG tools, training, and the peer network as a competitive advantage, not overhead.
Who You Are
• 7+ years running field production in the green industry or construction: multiple crews, job sites, equipment, and revenue streams under one roof. Green-industry experience is preferred, and construction-side leaders who have run complex job sites are absolutely welcome
• Thrives on relationship-driven, residential-focused work, where repeat clients and word of mouth drive the business. Commercial experience is a welcome plus
• 3+ years leading a production team, ideally crews of 20+ across multiple job sites. Crew supervision experience is required, not a nice-to-have
• Comfortable operating at $2 to $4M+ in annual revenue, and knows what it takes to push an operation to the next level of growth
• Brings the leadership strengths that matter most: running job sites, deploying crews efficiently, and managing the build side across landscape, irrigation, and site work. Hands-on experience in maintenance, spray, or PHC is a plus, and we will teach you the rest
• Coaching-first by nature: you build leads up instead of doing the work for them
• Fluent in production metrics, routing logic, and data review. We run Excel, Aspire, and ServiceTitan
• Safety-conscious to the bone, and others follow your lead
• Comfortable as a trusted second to a GM: you take initiative without overstepping and bring solutions, not just status
• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record, since you will operate company vehicles. WA pesticide applicator license or the willingness to earn one
• Experience with WA L&I, prevailing-wage, and public-works requirements is a strong plus, opening the door to larger commercial and municipal projects as we grow
• Connected in the local trade community (home builders or small business associations, for example), with relationships that help the business keep growing
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus, not a requirement
Compensation and Benefits
Base pay runs $80,000 to $95,000 a year, set by your experience. From there, a performance bonus rewards the results you drive: tighter production, fewer callbacks, a safer crew, and people who stay.
Beyond the paycheck, the benefits are built to take care of you:
• Health, covered the way you actually use it. Medical, dental, and vision through Cigna, with three medical plans to choose from, plus HSA and FSA options that let you set aside tax-free dollars for care.
• A 401(k) match worth taking. A Safe Harbor 401(k) that matches up to 4 percent of your pay, with immediate 100 percent vesting. Contribute Roth or traditional, your call.
• A safety net for the unexpected. Optional life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, and legal coverage, all at group rates you would not get on your own.
• Real support for real life. A free, confidential assistance program for you and your whole household, from counseling to legal and financial help, plus optional pet insurance.
• Time to live. Paid time off and company holidays.
The Physical Side
• Comfortable working outdoors across Central Washington's full range of conditions, from summer heat to winter snow
• On your feet and moving through job sites for much of the day: walking, standing, bending, and kneeling
• Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
Ready to Lead Our Field Operation?
If you have run crews, built leads into real managers, and want a seat where you own the whole field operation for an established, growing company, we want to meet you. Apply today and let's talk.
Employment is contingent on a satisfactory motor vehicle record check and background check.
Vita Green is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.
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