City of Aurora

City of Aurora

Parks Crew Lead - Athletic Fields

Central Building A, United States of America

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago
Project ManagementExcelCustomer SupportCommunication

About the role

  • Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization.
  • If you've got at least three years of solid grounds maintenance experience and a knack for keeping both the grass and your team in line, you're exactly who we need.
  • Around here, we happily trade stuffy office cubicles for the great outdoors, which means you'll get to tackle everything from sunny summer landscaping to those unpredictable winter snow shifts.

Responsibilities

  • Performs maintenance and repair work on facilities and
  • Continuous walking and standing to implement and oversee projects

Requirements

  • Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or ability to obtain within 6 months
  • Certified Operator pesticide license or ability to obtain in 6 months
  • When a local announcement of emergency or disaster is declared by the city, all City of Aurora employees may be required to work as essential personnel.

Nice to have

  • Experience in landscape and turf maintenance
  • Experience in operating and maintaining irrigation systems
  • Experience in pesticide application
  • Experience in operating equipment for maintaining parks
  • Possesses thorough knowledge of equipment operation and practices
  • Methods, materials, equipment, and operating procedures utilized in the assigned functions
  • Agronomic and grounds maintenance practices including irrigation, turfgrass management, fertilization, and integrated pest management
  • Hazards and safety practices common to machinery and equipment utilized

Skills

  • Use of mobile software applications
  • Working effectively with employees and citizens
  • Ability to operate and train staff on equipment operation
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
  • Handle complaints and concerns of citizens with tact and diplomacy
  • Maintain tools, equipment, and vehicles
  • Prioritize, coordinate, and make work assignments
  • Safe and effective use of equipment and supplies
  • Operation of equipment and tools of assigned function
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Handles and resolves complaints and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
  • Effectively oversee a diverse workforce

Compensation

  • Salary to be commensurate with experience.

Benefits

  • Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision.
  • Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan

Company info

  • We're looking for a dependable Parks Crew Lead who can talk turf management like a pro, keep our irrigation systems humming, and lead a crew without losing their sense of humor.
  • Make a difference in the lives of real people every day
  • On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement

Equal opportunity

  • The City of Aurora is an equal opportunity employer.

This listing is sourced directly from City of Aurora's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.