Primary Purpose:

Supervise daily activities of grounds maintenance operation to ensure district grounds are safe, neat, and attractive.

Education/Certification:

Valid Texas driver’s license

Special Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of gardening and landscape
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and landscape plans
• Ability to operate heavy equipment, including backhoe and trencher
• Ability to operate riding or power mower, power tools, and hand tools
• Ability to direct and supervise personnel and coordinate grounds operations
• Acceptable driving record
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions in English
• Ability to communicate with others in English

Experience:

Five years experience in gardening and landscape maintenance

Two years supervisory experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assign all grounds work and oversee completion
• Advise Director of Facilities and Construction if contract labor is needed
• Assign priority to work orders and process them, including tracking of labor and material use
• Estimate the cost and time required for special projects and order materials
• Interpret blueprints, plans, and sketches to carry out landscape designs
• Establish care and watering schedules, including spraying, fertilizing, pruning, et
• Operate and maintain equipment used for grounds operations, including backhoe, trencher, tractor, riding and power mowers, et
• Inspect grounds and facilities and initiate needed repairs, including the building and repair of fences and gates
• Monitor sprinkler systems and make arrangements for repairs as needed
• Instruct assigned personnel on proper and safe use of tools and equipment
• Operate tools, equipment, and machinery according to prescribed safety procedures
• Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties, including lifting, climbing, et
• Ensure that vehicles, equipment, and tools are in safe operating condition
• Inspect and adjust tools and equipment for safety and efficiency
• Correct unsafe conditions in work area and report any conditions that are not correctable to supervisor immediately
• Coordinate the storage and use of all grounds equipment, tools, and supplies
• Prepare, implement, and maintain preventive maintenance and repair procedures for grounds equipment and tools
• Order equipment and supplies and maintain accurate records
• Recommend replacement of existing equipment
• Conduct annual inventory of physical equipment and supplies
• Assist in recruiting, screening, training, and evaluation of grounds employees
• Assist skilled workers with repair and maintenance of district facilities
• Inspect building exterior and interior, playground equipment, and grounds; perform maintenance and minor repairs
• Detect and report needed major repairs on building structures and their systems, including lockers, furniture, and equipment
• Complete repairs as requested on work orders or by Director of Facilities and Construction
• Assist with mowing and detailing of district grounds
• Assist with relocation of furnishings, such as desks, tables, chairs, file cabinets, etc.
• Move, install, assemble, and repair all school furniture and playground equipment as needed
• Hang pictures, mirrors, blackboards, bulletin boards, projection screens, towel dispensers, soap dispensers, and other items as required
• Install door and window assemblies and hardware, including window glass and screens
• Install ceiling and flooring materials
• Operate light truck to transport furniture and equipment throughout district
• Work irregular hours and respond to after-hours emergency calls as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or other administrator that are consistent with the general requirements and qualifications for the position.

Professional Conduct:

• Maintain professional interactions with staff, parents, community and visitors
• Demonstrate the ability to remain calm and withstand pressures
• Demonstrate flexibility to change in routine and adapt quickly to changing situations
• Demonstrates respect, courteous to peers and visitors and assist fellow workers willingly
• Avoid gossip, or speaking badly about the district and district personnel

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise work of groundskeepers.

Equipment Used:

Heavy equipment, including backhoe, trencher, and grader blade; tractor and mower; riding and power mower; gas-powered weed trimmer; blower; edger; sprayer; striping machine; garden and hand tools; aerator; ladders; forklift; elevated lift equipment; light truck or van.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

The working conditions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

This job requires the following physical demands:  significant lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling; frequent climbing and balancing; frequent walking, standing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, bending, crouching and/or crawling; work at elevated heights; significant fine finger dexterity.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and smell.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, and peripheral vision.  Must be able to lift objects weighing up to 80 pounds.

Required to operate power equipment such as mowers and tractors; required to take precautions when operating equipment with cutting potential and to avoid exposure to insecticides and other landscaping chemicals and their fumes; required to wear protective gear such as gloves or masks; exposed to noise from power equipment; grounds maintenance requires working outdoors in inclement weather; required to work from ladders or scaffolds; required to take precautions to avoid injury from debris due to the use of a chain saw or using other power equipment.  The job is performed under some temperature extremes and hazardous conditions and requires frequent district wide travel.