Grounds Crew Leader

1 week ago

Houston, United States Spring Independent School District Full time

**Days Per Year**: 260

**MIN**: $17.04

**MID**: $20.04

**JOB TITLE**: Grounds Crew Leader

Building Operations

**REPORT TO**: Supervisor-Grounds Crew

**WAGE/HOUR STATUS**: Nonexempt

**PAY GRADE**: AUX 5

**PRIMARY PURPOSE**:
The Grounds Crew Leader is responsible for onsite leadership of day-to-day grounds crew staff to ensure that district grounds are safe, neat, and attractive.

All employees of Spring ISD are expected to act with integrity, support organizational goals, communicate in a clear and respectful manner, championing the needs of our students and drive continuous improvement.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Required**:

- High school graduate or GED from an accredited institution
- Valid Texas driver’s license
- At least two years of experience in lawn, gardening and landscape maintenance
- At least two years of supervisory experience in a related field

**Preferred**:

- At least four years of experience in lawn, gardening and landscape maintenance
- At least four years of supervisory experience in a related field

**SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS**:

- Knowledge of gardening and landscape maintenance
- Ability to read and interpret landscape plans
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, diagrams, and manufacturer’s manuals
- Ability to learn and perform tasks in all skilled areas
- Knowledge of potential hazards and necessary safety precautions involved in use of equipment required by the job
- Ability to direct and supervise personnel
- Effective organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES**:

- Provide training and orientation to all grounds personnel in safety procedures and proper and safe use of tools and equipment.
- Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting and climbing.
- Correct unsafe conditions in work area and promptly report any conditions that are not immediately correctable to grounds crew supervisor.
- Operate tools, equipment, and machinery according to prescribed safety procedures.
- Follow established procedures for locking, checking, and safeguarding equipment and facilities.
- Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
- Monitor and assist with mowing and detail of all district grounds as indicated or according to work orders.
- Monitor and assist with care for grass, trees, shrubs, and flowers by planting, watering, pruning, fertilizing, mulching, caring for beds, and controlling weeds.
- Monitor and assist with the collection and disposal of leaves, dirt, rubbish, and refuse from district facilities.
- Monitor and assist with all grounds work and oversee completion.
- Assign priority to work orders and process them, including tracking of labor and material use.
- Interpret plans and sketches to carry out landscape designs.
- Establish and maintain care and watering schedules, including spraying, fertilizing, and pruning.
- Monitor and assist with installation, testing, adjusting, and repairing sprinkler systems as needed.
- Monitor and assist with the inspection of grounds and facilities and initiate needed repairs.
- Monitor and assist in keeping vehicles supplied with tools and materials.
- Monitor and assist in moving equipment from facility to facility.
- Monitor and assist in the erection and maintenance of playground equipment.
- Follow all safety regulations.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.

**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES**:

- Supervise grounds crew staff.

**MENTAL DEMANDS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS**:

- Tools/Equipment Used: Safety goggles; rubber gloves and back support belts as needed; garden tools; small hand tools; power tools; heavy equipment including backhoe, tractor, grader; and power mower; ladders; scaffolds; light truck or van
- Posture: Frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting; work in tiring and uncomfortable positions
- Motion: Frequent walking, grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, and overhead reaching; frequent driving
- Lifting: Heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over) on a daily basis
- Environment: Work outside, on slippery or uneven walking surfaces; frequent exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, dust, noise, vibration; exposure to chemical (herbicides and fertilizer) and electrical hazards; work around machinery with moving parts; work with team members; may work alone; regularly work irregular hours; occasional prolonged hours; frequent districtwide travel
- Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress

**WORKING CONDITIONS**:
The usual and customary methods of performing this job require the following: ability to work in a fast-paced, labor-intensive work environment efficiently and effectively with frequent interruption. Overtime is required as necessary.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are

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