Job Description
Job
Title: Grounds Supervisor
Department: Maintenance
Reports
To: Director of Physical Facilities
FLSA
Status:
Nonexempt
Salary Schedule: MN07
Prepared
By: Maintenance Dept
Prepared
Date: 1/13/05 (revised 4/2008)
Approved
By: HR Director
Approved
Date: 1/31/05 (revised 4/2008)
SUMMARY
As
directed by Maintenance Coordinator II, candidate is responsible for the
direction of the District Grounds Crew.
The candidate is responsible for all grounds belonging to the
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
Supervises all of Grounds Crew personnel.
Is involved in the interviewing and selection of
new Grounds Crew Personnel.
Researches
and prepares long-term staffing plans.
Oversees training of new grounds crew personnel.
Attends
priority meetings in order to prioritize and recommend approval of Grounds
related projects to Facilities Director.
Coordinates safety meetings on operation of
power equipment by grounds employees.
Attends meetings, seminars, trainings, etc.
related to grounds supervision.
Oversees
maintenance and regular mowing of lawns, trimming of trees, and grounds
maintenance.
Designs
and implements fertilization and chemical application programs, and attends
annual pesticide classes for certified pesticide applicators.
Directs aeration and reseeding programs.
Monitors
water usage, implementing practices for water savings and researching irrigation
technology.
Monitors and
adjusts central irrigation controllers such as, but not limited to, Baseline, Acclima, Rainbird
Maxi-com, as well as all other conventional sprinkler control clocks.
Coordinates with School
Custodians on repairs to valves, clocks, and water mainlines (broken heads being
the responsibility of the School Custodians)
Maintains
certification as irrigation auditor and/or irrigation designer by irrigation
association.
Acts as a resource for the resolution of any
unusual landscape, sprinkler or grounds situation.
Works with
Landscape Architects to inspect, and recommend for approval, changes in landscape,
sprinkler, and playground designs for new buildings to Facilities Director.
Manages and
inspects new landscapes, sprinklers, playgrounds, and grounds construction or
replacement.
Designs and
contracts for designs for above listed projects and oversee and approve in
house or outsourced installations as directed by Facilities Director.
Directs
Completes
Maintains
and repairs
Maintains
Works with Facilities
Director to receive bids and negotiate purchase and yearly supply and
maintenance contracts for items and services such as, but not limited to,
sprinklers, fertilizers, chemicals, seed, sod, gravel, landscape rock, topsoil,
sand, wood chips, tree trimming, and playground equipment.
Directs
various members of the Grounds Crew in a clear and concise manner.
Schedules
jobs effectively to insure maximum efficiency of crew and equipment.
Uses
computers, drafting materials, and all equipment necessary for the direction of
the Grounds Crew and the planning of projects.
Directs and
works with Maintenance Mechanic and Crew Leaders on the regular cleaning,
maintenance, and replacement of grounds equipment.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly supervises 10 to 15 employees; carries out supervisory
responsibilities in accordance with the District’s policies and applicable
laws. Responsibilities include
interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and
directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees;
addressing complaints and resolving problems.
QUALIFICATIONS
To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above and below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE
Associate's
degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or
technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training;
or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must
understand and have a working knowledge of applicable horticulture,
landscaping, plant diseases, installation and design of irrigation systems
(both sensor based and weather station controlled systems), nutrient injection
systems, and repair and maintenance of grounds equipment.
CERTIFICATES,
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Will be required to obtain a CDL license.
Have
a certification as an Irrigation Auditor.
Have
a license for pest control.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as
plans, specifications, procedural manuals, safety rules, operating guides, and
maintenance instructions. Ability to design landscape plans and sprinkler systems. Ability to write reports
and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively. Ability to relay
instructions to crew members. Ability to communicate clearly with supervisor, school personnel,
contractors, sub contractors, architects, inspectors, engineers, and public.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS
Ability to do advance math. Ability to be able to design workable
sprinkler systems and landscape designs using various measures such as
gallonage, friction loss, pressure, velocity, length, diameter, gauge,
amperage, area, volume, caliper height, and other plant measurements consistent
with accepted horticultural trade practices.
REASONING
ABILITY
Ability
to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only
limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions
furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Must be able to anticipate
scope of work in order to obtain maximum efficiency of crew and equipment in
order to schedule numerous upcoming projects and emergencies.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS
The
physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use
hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and
stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The
employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move
up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT
The
work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving
mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes
or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high,
precarious places and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually high. Workday may entail up to ten hours.