The City of Chattanooga is looking to fill a Parks & Outdoors position responsible for leading a crew in the care and maintenance of parks, greenways, and open spaces, including repair, construction, and landscape maintenance.
Requirements
- two (2) years experience in parks, grounds, or landscape maintenance or arboricultural operations
- two years of experience supervising a work crew and performing administrative duties involving maintenance and/or construction of parks, grounds, landscape or other area of assignment.
- Possess and maintain a valid Class D driver's license.
- TN Pesticide Applicator License within 6 months of Hire
- Skill in monitoring and evaluating the work of subordinate staff; prioritizing and assigning work; handling hazardous materials; monitoring and maintaining optimal inventory levels; performing manual labor; operating applicable tools, equipment and vehicles utilized in the trade; reading and interpreting maps and/or other technical documents; monitoring and adhering to safe work practices
- Knowledge of applicable materials, methods, equipment and tools involved in landscaping, grounds or sports field maintenance or other areas of assignment; basic mechanical principles and practices and safe work practices.
- General knowledge of plant growth characteristics and proper techniques for pruning and shaping; general knowledge of the species of flowers, trees, and shrubs indigenous to the region; general knowledge of the appropriate safety precautions of the work
Responsibilities
- Supervises, directs and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining and completing employee performance appraisals.
- Prioritizes and assigns work orders to crews according to available resources and time.
- Instructs and trains personnel on the proper, efficient and safe usage of equipment; checks assigned equipment regularly for operational safety and ensures proper maintenance.
- Inspects work sites for proper completion of assigned work.
- Monitors services of contractors to ensure completion of work orders per contract specifications.
- Ensures set up of safe work zones, and ensures that personnel perform duties in compliance with safety policies and procedures, including OSHA safety regulations.
- Lead and performs various tasks associated with grounds maintenance activities such as mowing grass, trimming/edging landscaped areas, cleaning grounds, planting/cultivating flower beds and landscaped areas, pruning trees and shrubbery, irrigation operation and maintenance, sweeping sidewalks and streets, storing hoses, cleaning out ditches, picking up trash/debris, blowing/raking leaves, removing brush and tree limbs from wooded areas and park areas.
Other
- Must meet regular attendance requirements.
- Must be able to maintain good interpersonal relationships with staff, co-workers, managers and citizens.
- Must accomplish the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, in a timely manner.
- This position requires pre-employment screening(s) that include: background check/drug screening/lift test
- High School Diploma or GED
