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Grounds Manager - all candidates contact [email protected]
Description SUMMARY: The Grounds Manager is the responsible for overseeing all functions of the grounds
department. As the Grounds Manager, you will possess strong leadership, organizational and
professional skillsets. Your team will function and complete daily responsibilities as listed below for a
prestigious University located in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):
The primary responsibility of the Grounds Manager is to direct daily operations related to the grounds
maintenance. Essential aspects of this position include:
1. Plans, oversees and performs grounds maintenance operations. These operations include mowing,
trimming, horticultural work, tree work, leaf removal, mulching.
2. Monitors grounds budget for labor hours and material purchases.
3. Performs personnel reviews on all grounds employees.
4. Performs frequent grounds and sport fields inspections.
5. Plans and monitors preventive maintenance program for all grounds related equipment.
6. Conducts routine, frequent meetings with staff regarding grounds and sport fields operations, and
special events.
7. Ability to operate motor vehicles, lift/move equipment, materials, supplies and tools; wear protective
clothing as required by work environment or government regulations.
8. Ability to understand specifications, blueprints, manuals and schematic drawings for installation,
maintenance and repair of structures and equipment.
9. Required to follow all client, and regulatory agency policies.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage supervisors, crew leaders and hourly employees as well as tasks, equipment, supplies and
records.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High School Diploma or GED and Supervisory Experience required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Demonstrate ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos,
ability to write simple correspondence. Also, demonstrate ability to effectively present information in
one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees or the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals. Demonstrate ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent as well as draw and
interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral
instructions. Demonstrate ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in
standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
A valid state driver's license.
Must obtain Pesticide license in turf and ornamentals
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical requirements for this job could be lifting packages up to 100 pounds. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk sit; reach with
hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The
employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move to 50
pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and
is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places
and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or
airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
A criminal background check, results of which are not necessarily a bar of employment, and a drug
screen are required.
Grounds Supervision
Develop daily, weekly, monthly and annual plans for campus turf, beds, annuals, shrubs, trees,
hardscapes and each athletic field
Every Friday review & adjust weekly planners for the next three weeks based on monthly
planner, weather, events, manpower scheduled and past week accomplishments
Every Friday develop the four weeks in advance plan based upon monthly planner, previous
three weekly planners, weather, events, manpower scheduled and past week accomplishments
Every Friday email all user groups and departments inquiring of and confirming scheduled and
unscheduled events based upon history, hearsay and personal internet research
Every Monday email all user groups and departments inquiring of and confirming scheduled and
unscheduled events based upon history, hearsay and personal media research
Every day adjust and direct tasks based upon weather, weekly/daily planner, resources
available, emails, voicemails and events of the previous 24 hours
Every day Log in a journal of team tasks performed and closed
Every day in TFM or Corrigo or CMMS enter unscheduled tasks or work orders from
administration uploading photos and assigning dates to complete. Close when complete.
Every day using the SITE perform at least one inspection in one sublocation in at least one area
for Campus, Operations, Safety and Equipment.
Every morning print and review Moment for Safety with team immediately after clocking in
Administer Greenius training for all Grounds employees and self
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