What are the responsibilities and job description for the Crew Leader - Park Services position at Town of Flower Mound, TX?
Salary : $51,521.60 Annually
Location : Flower Mound TX 75028, TX
Job Type : Full Time Regular
Job Number : 2024-143
Department : Parks and Recreation Services
Division : Park Services
Opening Date : 12 / 30 / 2024
Description
Under general supervision, serves as a first line working supervisor, leading a maintenance crew in the daily park tasks of maintaining and beautifying the parks, street medians, rights-of-way, and other Town property. Helps in scheduling work, hiring, evaluating, and disciplining.
Examples of Duties
- Oversees the day-to-day work activities of laborers within the Parks Services Division to include training, assigning work tasks, and monitoring and inspecting the work of laborers; and provides direction and guidance in work tasks.
- Assists, as directed, and makes recommendations to management in executing personnel / employee related tasks to include hiring, training, setting worker goals and objectives, scheduling work crews, evaluating, counseling, and disciplining employees.
- Performs continual inspections of operational and personnel functions and activities to identify any inefficiencies and ineffectiveness and makes recommendations to management for corrective workable solutions.
- Trains workers in the safe and proper operation of equipment and tools and performing job tasks and ensures workers wear appropriate safety equipment.
- Instructs workers in the proper and most expedient method to accomplish assignments.
- Ensures employees conduct daily vehicle inspections and preventative maintenance (including washing, checking and servicing) of all equipment and vehicles.
- Identifies and reports hazards and liability exposures and immediately takes action for corrective measures.
- Makes special reports and recommendations to the supervisor as needed.
- Recommends items, supplies, tools, equipment, and other material needed for park operations.
- Assists supervisor in determining purchasing needs for upcoming projects and secures price quotes for purchase of equipment, supplies, materials, etc.
- Informs supervisor of potential hazards, problem areas, public inquiries and the status of other work activities.
- Performs the duties of Maintenance Workers, as required, tasks to include : operating commercial landscape and turf care equipment; planting, fertilizing, cultivating, selecting and shaping, pruning, watering, mulching, and removing trees, shrubs, flowers, etc.; applying herbicides, insecticides and pesticides; calibrating and maintaining spraying systems; interpreting labels; keeping an inventory of chemicals and records of applications made; collecting and disposing of trash in mowing areas, right-of-way areas, median areas, Town property; installing and repairing irrigation systems; repairing leaks in control lines and piping; repairing controllers; checking irrigation systems on a continuous schedule for control of proper operations; repairing irrigation heads and valves; assembling, installing, maintaining and inspecting playground and park equipment.
- Adheres to personnel, safety, and department policies and procedures.
- Keeps track of payroll records of employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Basic Qualifications :
Work Experience :
Must submit to and pass a post-offer, non-regulated drug test and thorough background checks (including criminal history).
Desired Qualifications
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :
Physical Abilities :
For a detailed overview of our benefits package, please go to : http : / / www.flower-mound.com / index.aspx?NID=205
Do you have a High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)?
Do you have OR will you be able to obtain a valid Texas Class "A" or "B" Commercial Driver's License, with proper endorsements and without restrictions, within six (6) months from the date of hire?
Do you have two (2) years of related commercial landscape, turf care, irrigation systems, and equipment operation and maintenance experience and one year of supervisory or leading a work crew?
Required Question
Salary : $51,522