Grounds Crew Leader

Grounds Crew Leader

Job Description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

An employee in this class uses a variety of tools and equipment to maintain grounds including planting, cultivating, spraying, pruning, and cutting plants, trees, shrubs, grass, and flowers, and provides on-site leadership and training.  This employee determines the care and treatment necessary to maintain grounds. To assure an attractive and orderly landscape, non-routine problems concerning the selection, placement, care, and treatment of plants. Limited supervision is given. The employee serves as a lead worker in providing direction to crew members.  

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalency   
• Ability to obtain, but not required - Commercial Driver’s license (CDL)
• Experience driving trucks while pulling trailer to transport grounds maintenance equipment such as backhoe, PTO tractor with batwings, side arm, bush hog, etc.
• Lift up to 100 lbs., stand, climb, and sit
• Must be able to work independently with little supervision
• Must hold a pesticide applicator's license based on State requirements, as directed by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture within one year of employment
• This employee must hold an appropriate North Carolina driver’s license for the weight and type of vehicles operated as required by the Department of Motor Vehicles

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE OF WORK 

• Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards
• Schedule work for crew, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions
• Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards and contract requirements
• Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, insecticides, herbicides or fungicides
• Train crew members in tasks such as pruning trees or shrubs, using equipment or caring for turf
• Gives directions for corrections as needed
• Reports outstanding or unsatisfactory work and behavior to supervisors
• Maintains paths or dirt road surfaces
• Drives trucks and transports tractor and ground maintenance equipment
• Makes minor repairs to mowers and other equipment
• Inventory supplies of tools, equipment or materials to ensure that sufficient quantities are available
• Maintain required records
• Provide crew with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines
• Performs ground maintenance duties such as using tractors equipped with attachments, mowers, spreaders, chain saws, snow removal equipment and heavy duty power equipment

 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES 

• Working knowledge of grounds keeping and elementary horticultural practices
• Working knowledge of planting, cultivating, pruning, spraying, and trimming requirements of flowers, shrubs and trees
• Skill to transport and knowledge of use of tractors and other maintenance equipment
• Ability to use, sharpen and make minor repairs to tools and equipment
• Ability to follow oral or written instructions
• Ability to follow simple landscape sketches and designs
• Ability to coordinate the efforts of a group of employees
• Ability to train other workers
• Ability to provide leadership to employees in this class

 STATE RANGE

Pay Grade 59

                                                                    $2705.84 - $4110.85 per month

(based on 0-30 years of experience in a school system)

Full-time, Permanent

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please visit our website at www.ecpps.k12.nc.us to complete the on-line

application and forms necessary to apply for employment with ECPPS. If you

are unable to apply on-line, please contact us for assistance.

CONTACT US

Human Resources

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

1200 S. Halstead Blvd./PO Box 2247

Elizabeth City, NC  27906-2247

Phone:  (252)335-2981              Fax:  (252)335-0974

EOE - The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public School District does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, sex, pregnancy, color, national origin, religion, citizenship status, age, or disability in any of its educational

programs or activities.

This specification has been designed to represent the general nature and level of work found in positions in this class. As such, it is not intended to contain all of the duties and qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.                  

Salary : $2,706 - $4,111