Crew Leader

Description:

The incumbent assists with ensuring the operation and maintenance of the City’s greenspaces.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assists with co-ordination and performs the operation and maintenance of the turf, trees and gardens in parks, trails, boulevards and playgrounds and responds to the public and community group demands. Assists with flowers and trees in the cemetery and campground when requested.
2. Directs, assigns, checks and maintains the flow of work of staff assigned to their crew and provides input to performance appraisals.
3. Follows and ensures reporting staff follow, so far as is reasonably practicable, established safety procedures and standards and ensures equipment is maintained in safe and working order.
4. Enforces established standards of conduct and decorum.
5. Answers or distributes enquiries and distributes information.
6. Under the direction of the Parks Leadhand/Parks Supervisor maintains statistics, prepares reports and contributes to the grounds budget development and implementation.
7. Maintains equipment inventory, researches and purchases supplies and materials, and prepares preliminary proposal calls and tenders.
8. Acts as Parks Leadhand as assigned.