PARKS & Recreation: Labor Crew Foreman

Position: PARKS & RECREATION: Labor Crew Foreman

Job Overview

Provides daily leadership and direction to the maintenance staff and overall maintenance operations in the various parks. This person serves as daily operations and maintenance of the facilities, working alone when required and making decisions without supervision.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintenance and repair of equipment (daily, ~50% of time).

Supervise a small group under their direction (daily, ~20% of time).

Record work orders (weekly, ~20% of time).

Assist other departmental operations (monthly, ~10% of time).

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Equivalent to four years high school or GED, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others. Requires 7 to 11 months of related experience and/or training, and 7 to 11 months of related management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers, and to use these skills with money and other forms of measurement.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to use common sense and detailed written or oral instructions; ability to deal with problems involving a few known variables in routine situations.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• CDL

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• CDL (Preferred)

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Basic Word Processing/Typing.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under immediate supervision, performs general assignments of work, with periodic check of performance by supervisor.

PLANNING

Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work; may also occasionally assist in planning of work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which allow frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance affecting operating efficiency of the individual and to a slight degree affecting other employees or clientele.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Includes interviewing, hiring, training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Supervises a small group (3–7) of lower classification employees, assigns and checks work, assists and instructs, and performs similar work as those supervised.

SUPERVISIONS OF DEPARTMENTS

Parks.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY, AND EQUIPMENT

Regularly responsible for property where carelessness or error would result in minor damage or monetary loss. Requires continuous care and attention to prevent loss.

ACCURACY

Probable errors of internal and external scope would have a moderate effect on operational efficiency. Errors may go undetected for long periods, creating inaccurate pictures and potentially causing further errors, losses, or embarrassment; the possibility for error is always present due to job requirements.

FREEDOM TO ACT

Directed. Freedom to complete duties as defined by wide-ranging policies and precedents with mid to upper-level managerial oversight.

ANNUAL MONETARY IMPACT

Job creates a monetary impact up to an annual level of $100,000.

IMPACT ON END RESULTS

Modest impact. Provides assistance and support services that facilitate decision making by others.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Occasional contacts with patrons on routine matters.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts within the department or office for coordination, frequent interdepartmental contact, requiring tact in discussing problems and presenting data with recommendations.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT, AND/OR COMPUTERS

Regular use of complex machines and equipment: desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines, driver’s license/​CDL, etc.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside working environment with intermittent disagreeable conditions.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions, fumes, airborne particles, high precarious places, extreme cold, electrical shock risk, vibration. Noise levels usually loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

Moderate diversity: regular standing, walking, hand/finger use, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, balancing, occasional sitting, lifting up to 100 lbs, frequently lifting up to 50 lbs. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

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