Park Maintenance Crew Lead

About the role

The Park Maintenance Crew Lead is responsible for planning, directing, and managing the maintenance operations, irrigation, playgrounds, landscaping, buildings, structures, sport fields or courts, and special events associated with the City of Bountiful parks, open spaces, trails, sports facilities, and streetscapes as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and follows the City's mission statement, policies, and expectations.
• Oversee and perform general grounds and landscape maintenance; maintains parks, playgrounds, bowery's, restrooms, small buildings, trailhead facilities, detention basins, open spaces, and streetscape.
• Maintains and/or installs trees, shrubs, flowers, turf, playgrounds, protective playground surfacing, court nets, benches, bleachers, picnic tables, fencing, etc.
• Operates, directs, and trains laborers in personal safety equipment and usage of mechanical landscape equipment including string trimmers, edgers, blowers, push mowers, zero turn mowers, large gang mowers, small tractors, and other related landscape equipment.
• Performs routine, regular maintenance on equipment.
• Fertilizes, aerates, mows, and trims grass, collects and removes trash.
• Removes dead, diseased, or injured trees and stimulates healthy plant growth through custom pruning, cutting, fertilizing, and watering.
• Assists in the installation, maintenance, and operation of sprinkler systems.
• Directs operations such as spraying for the prevention or eradication of pests, fungus, and insects harmful to park turf, plants, trees, shrubs, and other environments.
• Selects appropriate chemicals and combinations to accomplish tasks, maintains records of spraying activities, assures chemicals are properly stored and used in conformity with city, state, or federal regulations, and operates spraying equipment.
• Works collaboratively with Parks Flower and Plant Crew Lead in the maintenance of flower and shrub beds and the greenhouse facility.
• Prepares and maintains various field records.
• Makes recommendations for changes or improvements in equipment, facilities, employees, etc.
• Works collaboratively with Parks Flower and Plant Crew Lead in the maintenance of flower and shrub beds and the greenhouse facility.
• Prepares and maintains various field records.
• Monitors seasonal worker timecards and assists in monitoring seasonal employee leave.
• Conducts safety inspections and make recommendations for changes or improvements in equipment, facilities, employees, etc.
• Must be available for rotating weekend shifts to cover reservations, special events, winter snow removal, and emergency callouts.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Two years of specialized training or education provided through professionally sponsored workshops, technical school, vocational studies, college, or apprentice program
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in the maintenance, upkeep and beautification of turf, parks, irrigation systems, plant material, equipment, facilities and/or related environments, and employee supervision
• An equivalent combination of education and experience
• Successfully pass a background check, a driving record check, and a pre-employment drug test

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of safe methods for using, storing, mixing, and applying insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, surfactants, and other chemicals.
• Knowledge supervisory principles and practices, including employee training, performance evaluations, hiring, motivation, and discipline.
• Ability to prepare and present clear and concise maintenance reports.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds frequently and 100 pounds occasionally.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Two years of specialized training or education provided through professionally sponsored workshops, technical school, vocational studies, college, or apprentice program
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in the maintenance, upkeep and beautification of turf, parks, irrigation systems, plant material, equipment, facilities and/or related environments, and employee supervision
• An equivalent combination of education and experience
• Successfully pass a background check, a driving record check, and a pre-employment drug test

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FLEX$)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D)
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Sick and Vacation Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• COLA and Merit Increases
• Retirement - Pension
• Retirement - Savings Plans
• Other Benefits