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
  • Inspect completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications and standards
  • Study production schedules and estimate man hour needed to complete tasks
  • Interprets policies related to personnel and safety issues and enforces them
  • Suggest changes in working conditions or use of equipment to increase efficiency
  • Provide input or suggestions to train and motivate employees to achieve work goals
  • Ability to develop and maintain working relationships with outside contractors, City Engineers and vendors
  • Understand the Union and City policies/rules for employment
  • Oversee community service workers and park volunteers
  • Coordinate tree issues with City Forester
  • Coordinate with Human Resource items and/or issues with employees

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 drivers license
  • Able to work some weekends and be on-call 24-hours a day

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Training: An associates degree or equivalent from a 2-year college/technical school is preferred.

Experience:  Five years plus maintenance experience including supervisory experience is preferred.  Ability to operate a variety of light and heavy equipment including backhoe, skid steer and 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