Description

Under general direction, to provide lead supervision to park maintenance personnel in the improvement and maintenance of a county park and to assist a Park Maintenance Supervisor in the day-to-day maintenance operation of a county park unit and to provide lead supervision over seasonal employees, volunteers, and work alternative program participants which can include, court referral or Department of Correction programs.

Typical Tasks

• Schedules, assigns, leads and reviews the work of park maintenance workers, seasonal employees, volunteers and work alternative program participants engaged in a variety of craft level tasks which include but are not limited to: carpentry, plumbing, masonry, landscaping, routine tasks including, refuse control, garbage hauling, and pest eradication;
• Coordinates long and short term park maintenance programs and projects through the lead supervision of subordinate park unit personnel;
• Answers procedural and work related questions and resolves work related problems within set guidelines, including written counseling; 
• Assures timely completion of the work; 
• Performs grounds park maintenance work requiring specific skills, such as trimming trees, maintaining irrigation systems, selecting and applying insecticides, herbicides and fertilizers; 
• Maintains records, time sheets, prepares reports, writes proposals, orders and tracks supplies and equipment; 
• Provides budget input and tracks budget unit; 
• Operates pickup, stake and dump trucks, tractors, rototillers, cement mixers, chain saws, skip loaders and other similar equipment;
   
• Supervises maintenance and care of tools and equipment; 
• Attends meetings to exchange information on department policies, procedures, and may participate in committees to develop recommendations; 
• May assist in an advisory capacity in the interview process for new workers; 
• Conducts and provides training of park maintenance personnel, seasonal employees, work alternative programs and volunteers; 
• Acts as liaison with General Services Agency on facility management as related to park unit; 
• Performs other related work as required.