Grounds Maintenance Supervisor - Davie (Supervisor de Jardinería)

Job Description
Grounds Maintenance Supervisor

NATURE OF WORK 
Supervise activities of workers engaged in landscaping or ground-keeping activities. Work may involve machine use, workforce coordination, and answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods and material. 
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.  
• Recommend changes in working conditions or equipment use to increase crew efficiency.  
• Order the performance of corrective work when problems occur and recommend procedural changes to avoid such problems.  
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.  
• Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.  
• Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available, and items are in usable condition.  
• Investigate work-related complaints to verify problems and to determine responses.  
• Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.  
• Direct activities of workers who perform duties such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.  
• Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.  
• Prepare or maintain required records, such as work activity or personnel reports.  
• Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.  
• Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning.  
• Perform administrative duties, such as authorizing leaves or processing time sheets.  
• Maintain required records, such as personnel information or project records.  
• Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.  
• Direct or assist workers engaged in the maintenance or repair of equipment, such as power tools or motorized equipment.  
• Direct or perform mixing or application of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides.  
• Other duties as assigned. 

• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. 
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. 
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. 
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. 
• Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. 
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. 
• Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. 

• A minimum of 3 years grounds maintenance supervision  
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish (desired) 
• Valid Florida Driver’s license 

• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact. 
• Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items necessary for grounds maintenance. 
• Significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, or kneeling. 
• Some reaching, sitting, standing, pushing, pulling, crawling, and handling. 
• Must be able to access a variety of work sites for inspection.