Green by Nature (formerly Recreational Services) is proud to be one of the Auckland District's Council chosen service providers, responsible for maintaining the region's many parks, playgrounds, facilities, and public spaces. Due to recent growth, we're excited to announce a new opportunity and are now seeking an Operations Manager to lead our newly established Facilities team.
Role Overview: Reporting to the Facilities Maintenance Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring seamless operations that meet contract requirements and provide enjoyable spaces for the community. Leading a team of 80-90 members, you'll oversee a wide range of tasks, including cleaning, streetscape maintenance, and response operations.
What We're Looking For: To be successful in this role, you'll be a confident and approachable leader with experience in a similar industry. You'll be skilled at guiding teams through unexpected situations, making sound decisions to give your team certainty and clear direction. Additionally, you'll bring:
Financial expertise: A proven ability to set targets, manage budgets, and analyse operational initiatives, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.Effective communication skills: Excellent written, verbal, and report-writing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with both internal teams and external clients.Strong people management skills: Experience in recruitment, performance management, staff engagement, and training and development is crucial.Commitment to safety: A positive attitude towards health and safety, promoting our company's strong safety culture.Full NZ driver's licence: You must have the ability to drive a manual vehicle.What We Can Offer You: As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a company that has been an industry leader for over 30 years. You'll gain valuable knowledge and experience and develop your career within one of Australasia's largest green space maintenance companies. We offer a performance-based salary reviewed annually, an annual benefit, a work vehicle, and discounts with company partners.
About us: Since 1992, Recreational Services has been dedicated to creating and maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces across New Zealand. With over 700 employees in 14 locations nationwide, we've been a strong force in the industry. In 2021, we came together with three of the most well-established landscaping businesses in Australia – Green Options, Super Gardens, and Skyline Landscape Services.
We are excited to announce that from October 2023, we will be rebranding to operate under one new, single brand, Green by Nature. Our Group purpose is to improve people's lives by building, caring for, and maintaining remarkable green spaces that enable us all to do more of the things we love. With over 1500 team members across New Zealand and Australia, we're excited to continue our journey and we hope for you to join us!
In accordance with the Company's Drug & Alcohol Policy, the successful candidate will be required to undergo and pass a pre-employment drug test.
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