CREW LEADER - GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

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  Assist in scheduling employees in the maintenance of a variety of grounds, fields and parks and performs mowing, weeding, tilling, raking, digging, and other manual labor tasks.

• Develop and implement operating procedures and safety program for work area.

• Train and evaluate subordinates.

• Prepare plans and cost estimates for parks maintenance and improvements.

• Prepare fields for athletic activities such as: lining, raking, etc.

• Install turf, seeds, and top dressing on field, parks, and other grounds.

• Apply and instruct subordinates in safe use and handling of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers.

• Help maintain equipment and facilities.

• Install, repair, and maintain irrigation systems.

• Make daily written and oral reports.

• Inform and direct the public in the use of facilities.

• Attend meetings both internal and external.

• Requisition materials, supplies, and equipment.

• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA’s) for Position

An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:

• Maintenance and installation of turf and landscaping materials.

• Proper use and safe handling of pesticides, fertilizers, etc.

• Tools and equipment to do related work.

• Grounds keeping practices and principles.

• Irrigation system operations and repairs.

• City’s functions, policies, and procedures.

• Good written and oral communications and relational skills.

• Public relations and customer service.

• Operation and preventative maintenance of equipment and related tools.

• Follow and relay oral and written instructions, policies and procedures.

• Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer, printer, calculator, fax, and copier.

• Perform heavy manual labor under various weather conditions.

• Work with only general supervision or direction.

• Follow written and verbal instructions.

• Keep detailed records and perform administrative functions.

• Train, schedule, and supervise subordinates.

• Exposure to chemicals (including insecticides, herbicides, and cleaning supplies) is typically encountered while performing duties.

• Some projects may involve working at heights of twelve (12) feet or more.

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  Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.

• Hearing 2: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.

• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

• Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.

• Talking 1: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Visual Acuity 1: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

• Visual Acuity 2: Including color, depth perception, and field vision.

• Visual Acuity 3: Visual Acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.

• Visual Acuity 4: Have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.

• Visual Acuity 5: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.