Crew Supervisor

Job Summary

This position is responsible for performing intermediate level professional and administrative duties, including the supervision of full-time and part-time maintenance staff, contractors, and volunteers. The role involves overseeing routine and emergency maintenance operations at City owned and leased facilities, athletic fields, and parks, and requires managing tasks that involve a high degree of responsibility, complexity, and variety. The Crew Supervisor receives instruction from the Parks Services Manager and Superintendent of Parks and Facilities, while exercising considerable independent judgment to initiate and carry out assignments. Considerable evening and weekend work is required.

Essential Job Functions

• Plans, organizes, supervises and participates as necessary in such activities as the landscaping, maintenance, and minor construction of parks, ball fields, trails, ponds, flower beds, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, concrete work, masonry work, and drainage facilities.
• Dispatches workers, equipment and materials as required.
• Maintains records of personnel and equipment hours as well as materials used.
• Supervises crew members, plans and schedules daily work activities, assigns tasks, evaluates work performance, and provides guidance to staff on ways to improve effectiveness.
• Participates in the selection of and trains staff. Recommends and processes staff disciplinary action. Responsible for tools and equipment. Keeps records of supplies and materials used. Writes reports, such as accidents, injuries and equipment damage.
• Inspect all areas of responsibility to see what work needs to be done.
• Ability to identify non-native invasive (NNI) species and perform appropriate management, including selecting and applying proper treatment methods in accordance with established guidelines.
• Receives work orders from the Parks Services Manager and Superintendent of Parks and Facilities. Meets with the Parks Services Manager and Superintendent of Parks and Facilities. Meets with supervisors, managers, architects and/or engineers to discuss each project and review blueprints. Inspects work site to see if plans are practical. Recommends changes to original plans if needed.
• Estimates staff, equipment, materials and supplies needed for projects and programs.
• Organizes and performs emergency services, such as snow removal and storm damage repairs.
• Meets with organizations and citizens to discuss schedules and/or complaints pertaining to maintenance.
• Acts as Park Services Manager in absence of the manager.
• Participates in Recreation and Parks special events as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

High school degree; and three (3) years of progressively responsible work in grounds management, building or park maintenance management; or any equivalent combination of education and experience. Special Qualifications: Must possess a valid state driver's license and be able to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) learner's permit within 6 months of hire, followed by a CDL (Class A or B) within 12 months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions necessary for the proper operation of equipment and conduct for safe work around mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of the materials, methods, techniques, tools and equipment used in varied parks maintenance and repair activities.
• Knowledge of turf maintenance, inspect and disease control, turf establishment and nutrient management.
• Knowledge of the principals involved in the operations of irrigation systems and water pumps, field drainage systems, recreation and parks maintenance procedures, and building maintenance procedures.
• Knowledge of computers and related software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and work order management systems, with the ability to use them effectively for daily tasks, documentation, and record - keeping.
• Ability to plan, organize and effectively supervise the work of a group of skilled, unskilled and volunteer workers in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.
• Ability to adapt available tools and repair parts to specific repair problems.
• Ability to work independently and to maintain schedule of preventive maintenance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, employees, sport organizations and the general public.
• Ability to read and work from construction plans, sketches, drawings and work orders.
• Ability to make decisions recognizing established precedents and practices, and to use resourcefulness and tact in meeting new problems.
• Skilled in the operation of all common heavy equipment, such as backhoe, front end loader and landscape equipment.
• Ability to work under complex weather conditions.

Physical Demands The work is heavy work, which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. Work Environment This job is performed in a dynamic environment that requires one to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.