Department:  Parks                                                       

Reports To:    Maintenance Director/Superintendent       

FLSA:            Exempt

 

Summary:

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in maintaining and repairing grounds of the Terre Haute Parks Department

Position Responsibilities (include but are not limited to the following):

  • Directs crew in assigning activities such as mowing, trimming hedges, removing weeds, landscaping, watering, snow removal, raking and disposing of leaves
  • Inspects completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications and standards
  • Monitors and maintains adequate cleaning supply inventory, as well as garage, tooling and equipment inventory
  • Develops and maintains fleet operations plan to include all vehicles and equipment
  • Studies production schedules and estimate man hour needed to complete tasks
  • Interprets policies related to personnel and safety issues and enforces them
  • Suggests changes in working conditions or use of equipment to increase efficiency
  • Provides input or suggestions to train and motivate employees to achieve work goals
  • Ability to develop and maintain working relationships with outside contractors, City Engineers, other City Departments and vendors
  • Understands Union and City policies/rules for employment
  • Coordinates volunteers
  • Oversees community service workers
  • Assists with Park Hosted events (Festival, 4th of July, Old Fashion Days, etc..)
  • Helps Recreation Department maintain Deming swimming pool
  • Writes and accepts requests for sealed bids

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

  • Considerable ability to work well with others
  • Excellent organization skills
  • Considerable ability to solve problems
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Detailed oriented
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Able to work some weekends and be on-call 24-hours a day
  • Computer knowledge

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Training: An Associate's Degree or equivalent from a 2-year college/technical school is preferred and/or two years related experience

Experience: 1 year +  maintenance experience including supervisory experience is preferred.  Ability to operate a variety of light and heavy equipment including backhoe, skid steer, dump truck, mowers and chainsaws as well as CDL preferred.

Working Conditions:  Indoors and outdoors

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to see within normal parameters.
  • Ability to hear within normal range.
  • Ability to extend hand(s) and arm(s).
  • Ability to operate a motor vehicle

How to Apply: Here is the online application