Parks District Supervisor

About the role

Supervises the maintenance of grounds and facilities within an assigned district. This is a working supervisory position, requiring skill and knowledge in employee motivation, landscape maintenance, general maintenance, and public concern resolution.

Responsibilities

• Schedules tasks and assigns duties to unskilled, skilled, or semi-skilled work crews.
• Recommends changes in resource allocations, priorities, or programs.
• May be required to take after-hours calls and call out needed personnel to perform the work.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and inspect projects to ensure Salt Lake City specifications are being followed.
• Inspects work in progress, which may include several different areas and projects covering multiple locations.
• Tracks supplies and materials and recommends purchases, as necessary.
• Performs maintenance procedures, uses hand tools, and may operate equipment such as sanitation truck, backhoe, pick-up and large trucks, loader, sweeper, tamper, and mower, as necessary.
• Ensures equipment is properly maintained and safely operated. Responsible for safe operations and training of personnel in safety issues.
• Prepares payroll and approves leave requests. Submits and schedules work orders, safety and vandalism reports, material requisitions, maintenance on equipment logs, and inspection lists.
• Performs fixed asset monitoring and tracking to ensure all assets are accounted for, tracked, and maintained.
• Ensures work meets performance quality standards. Solves performance problems in accordance with established guidelines.
• Maintains documentation on performance of assigned employees. Makes recommendations to management regarding personnel actions, including performance evaluation, rewards, recognition, disciplinary actions, budgetary matters, equipment needs, etc.
• Trains and evaluates subordinates. May act and take on the responsibility of the Manager in his/her absence and when otherwise assigned.
• May work with other City agencies, public entities, and citizen groups to plan and implement projects or to resolve problems and concerns. May be required to participate in public meetings.
• Works closely with Special Events before, during, and after to ensure public safety and protection of City property and assets.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent and four (4) years landscape maintenance experience with a minimum of two (2) years in a supervisory or lead capacity. An equivalent or combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis, excluding supervisory requirement.
• Working knowledge of maintenance including fertilizers, watering systems, herbicides, sanitation equipment used in these processes, and standard mowing and planting practices.
• Experience in snow and ice removal techniques, procedures, and equipment to ensure public access and safety.
• May need experience in public right-of-way sanitation including trash and recycle management, exterior cleaning chemicals, cleaning of hard surfaces, and graffiti removal.
• May be required to obtain State of Utah, Department of Agriculture Noncommercial Pesticide Applicators License within 6 months of hire.
• Possession of valid driver’s license or driving privilege card and/or Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License. If CDL is required, must be able to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Strong oral and written communication and computer skills.

About Salt Lake City Department Of Public Lands

We enhance the livability of the urban environment through a diverse network of natural open spaces, recreational opportunities, park facilities, city golf landscapes, the city cemetery, and the urban forest to ensure that the resources under our management are carefully stewarded for future generations.