Salary : $2,613.87 – $4,071.60 Monthly
Location : Shreveport-Barksdale Highway, LA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2301122
Department: SPAR – Parks & Recreation-NW
Division: Maintenance Grounds
Opening Date: 07/10/2023
Closing Date: 7/28/2023 12:00 PM Central
Class Title
Organizes and/or supervises the functions of several activities or special projects.
Duties
1. Supervises the activities of one or more crews.
2. Operates tractor and land grading equipment.
3. Implements approved work, training, and safety programs.
4. Ensures safety procedures are followed in the loading, movement and unloading of assigned equipment. Submits work and time reports and maintains related records.
5. Orients and trains workers.
6. Initiate requests for tools, equipment and supplies. Directs workers and may participate in the maintenance and repair pf driveways, walks, roads , benches, swings, fences, lawns and in other activities such as spraying, pruning, planting and removing litter pick up in parks, boulevards and municipal grounds.
7. Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Minimum Qualifications
1). High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution.
2). Three (3) years experience in grounds maintenance or landscaping with at least one
year as a lead worker or in a supervisory role.
3) Must have a valid class “D” vehicle operator’s license.
Physical Requirements:
1.Tasks involve sedentary to light work, involving some reaching, handling, fingering and/or feeling of objects and materials; involve the ability to exert light to moderately heavy physical effort, but which may involve some combination of climbing and balancing stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
2. May involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate to moderately heavy weight (12-50 pounds).
3. Some tasks require odor, texture and visual perception and discrimination.
4. Job must be performed with or without accommodations.
Work Environment:
1. Some tasks may require exposure to strong odors, toxic/poisonous agents, insects, smoke, dust, pollen and disease/pathogens.
Travel:
Work will be required locally from location to location to accomplish job assignments and visit job sites.
The City of Shreveport offers many benefits including vacation and sick leave, health, dental and vision insurance, 10 paid holidays per calendar year and long term disability.
01
Do you have a High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you have a valid class “D” vehicle operator’s license?
- Yes
- No
03
How many years of experience do you have in grounds maintenance or landscaping?
- No experience
- Less than three years experience
- At least three years but less than five years experience
- At least five years but less than seven years experience
- Seven or more years experience
04
Please list the name of the company where you obtained this experience and the duties that you performed? (if there is more than one company, please list each separately).Company:Duties:Years:
05
How many years do you have as a lead worker or in a supervisory role?
- None
- Less than one year experience
- At least one year but less than two years experience
- At least two years but less than three years experience
- Three or more years experience
06
Please list the name of the company where you obtained this experience and the duties that you performed? (if there is more than one company, please list each separately).Company:Duties:Years:
Required Question