Job Description
Title:
Grounds Maintenance Supervisor
Job Class Code:
5413
Summary:
Function & Scope: To provide supervisory skills to plan, organize, and direct grounds care and maintenance. Responsible for the maintenance and general beautification of all grounds including floral gardens, landscaped areas, and rough areas.
Essential Functions:
Typical Essential Functions include but are not limited to the following:
- Plans, schedules, assigns, and supervises the landscaping, weeding, cultivating, and general care of the grounds.
- Plans and supervises cultivation, pruning, spraying, and transplanting of a large variety of shrubs and trees.
- Prepares working sketches for the development, improvement, or expansion of landscaped areas.
- Requisitions and distributes materials and equipment for grounds maintenance work.
- Plans and supervises operation of a greenhouse.
Marginal Functions:
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision:
Received: General instruction and review by immediate supervisor.
Given: Detailed instructions and supervision of subordinates.
Education:
Required: High school graduation.
Preferred: N/A
Experience:
Required: Seven years of experience in grounds care and maintenance, including one year in a supervisory capacity.
Preferred: N/A
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and minor repair of tractors, cultivators, edgers, and power lawn mowers.
Special Job Requirements (such as hours, accuracy, special equipment and/or working conditions):
Accuracy in developing and maintaining an efficient and workable landscaping program. Exposure to weather. May occasionally lift heavy objects.
Other:
If this is a supervisory position, the incumbent is expected to complete required supervisory training; orient, train and develop subordinates; provide appropriate coaching, guidance and supervision to subordinates; and complete annual performance evaluations.
Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification may render the position security sensitive; thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215 Texas Education Code.
Responsible for duties as assigned relating to internal controls including safe-guarding of department assets, reliability of department financial information, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior written approval of the Assistant Vice President, Human Resources Management.
Last Updated: July 24, 2007
