Summary:
Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in maintaining and repairing grounds of the Terre Haute Parks Department
Position Responsibilities (include but are not limited to the following):
- Directs crew in assigning activities such as mowing, trimming hedges, removing weeds, landscaping, watering, snow removal, raking and disposing of leaves
- Inspect completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications and standards
- Study production schedules and estimate man hour needed to complete tasks
- Interprets policies related to personnel and safety issues and enforces them
- Suggest changes in working conditions or use of equipment to increase efficiency
- Provide input or suggestions to train and motivate employees to achieve work goals
- Ability to develop and maintain working relationships with outside contractors, City Engineers and vendors
- Understand the Union and City policies/rules for employment
- Oversee community service workers and park volunteers
- Coordinate tree issues with City Forester
- Coordinate with Human Resource items and/or issues with employees
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
- Considerable ability to work well with others
- Excellent organization skills
- Considerable ability to solve problems
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Detailed oriented
- Valid drivers license
- Able to work some weekends and be on-call 24-hours a day
Minimum Qualifications:
Education/Training: An associates degree or equivalent from a 2-year college/technical school is preferred.
Experience: Five years plus maintenance experience including supervisory experience is preferred. Ability to operate a variety of light and heavy equipment including backhoe, skid steer and dump truck, mowers and chainsaws as well as CDL preferred.
Working Conditions: Indoors and outdoors
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to see within normal parameters.
- Ability to hear within normal range.
- Ability to extend hand(s) and arm(s).
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle
How to Apply: Here is the online application