Operations Manager Required in Italy

Skills Provision is searching for an Operations Manager for a funeral service provider in Italy.

Under the direction of the GM, the Operations Manager directs the activities of two departments the Building/Grounds Maintenance and Funeral Services fulfilment.

Location: Genoa, Italy

Position: Permanent

Salary & Benefits

• €57,000 p/a
• Benefits package available

The Role

• Direct crews and/or contractors for landscape maintenance and/or project completion for specially focused displays involving turf, plantings, trees, and shrubs.
• Superintend fulfilment of interment and memorial related products and services as arranged for by customer service or administrative staff.
• Perform building project coordination for large-scale architectural enhancements to our historic property.
• Provide contract management and supervision for contracted maintenance and repair and new landscape construction projects such as tree maintenance, road repair and sprinkler system upkeep.
• Lead periodic labour negotiations and administer collective bargaining agreements to achieve effective operations and personnel management for all operational employees.

Requirements

• Degree in horticulture or landscape management or equivalent experience
• Horticulture/pesticide/herbicide certification
• Management experience with cemetery operations and funeral services
• Previous successful management position(s) involving landscape project management and maintenance, facilitation and/or coordination with building projects from inception through completion
• Supervision and/or management of employees in facilities maintenance units involving collective bargaining agreements is preferred
• Experience working with members of the public in environments that value customer service
• Demonstrated effectiveness of oral/written communication skills and computer applications pertinent to tasks such as personnel supervision (including scheduling and time reporting), budgeting and analytical reporting.

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