Park Maintenance Supervisor

Park Maintenance Supervisor

Location:

Rapid City, SD

This position assists the Parks & Recreation Division Managers in planning, organizing and supervising activities of the maintenance services for the Parks & Recreation Department including parks, cemetery, golf courses, recreation facilities and forestry.

• Assigns, supervises, and inspects work of maintenance workers.
• Trains and demonstrates to division employees the safe and proper operation of all machinery and equipment used by the employees.
• Inspects equipment and facilities to determine maintenance needs and safety hazards.
• Maintains various records and information and compiles related reports.
• Prepares estimate of maintenance impacts due to facility improvements.
• Investigates and resolves citizen complaints.
• Assists with budget preparation.
• Manages full time and seasonal employees.
• Interviews, hires, and trains employees; plans, assigns, and directs work; appraises performance; rewards and disciplines employees; addresses complaints and resolves problems.
• Acts as Project Manager of CIP projects.
• Coordinates the implementation and expansion of the Central Control Irrigation System.
• Coordinates playground safety inspections.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and five years related experience and/or training, including three years of supervisory experience. Bachelor’s degree in recreation, park management, forestry, arboriculture, turf management, horticulture, arboriculture or related field preferred.
• Valid Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or the ability to obtain within 180 days from date of hire.
• South Dakota Pesticide Applicator’s License with General, Ornamental, and Turf, Public Health certification categories, or the ability to obtain within 180 days of hire.
• Must possess Certified Playground Safety Inspection Certificate, or ability to obtain within 1 year.

The employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; extreme cold; extreme heat and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.