Park Maintenance Manager

Salary: $46,790.02 – $51,469.02 Annually

Location : Burlington, NC

Job Type: Full-time

Job Number: 2023-00108

Department: Recreation

Opening Date: 08/03/2023

Closing Date: 8/17/2023 11:59 PM Eastern

Job Description

An employee in this class is responsible for planning, organizing and acting as a working supervisor to provide oversight and management of the staff and operations of the Parks Maintenance Division; supervising and performing regular maintenance of City parks facilities, buildings, and grounds, including the City’s amusement area, aquatics facilities, large special events, and playgrounds, assuring that safe and clean park facilities are provided for residents and visitors of Burlington. The employee manages and oversees day-to-day activities of the Division’s staff, assigns tasks to employees, works alongside employees, and follows up with them to make sure job duties are completed in a timely manner, checks work for completion and accuracy, and assists the staff with any problems that may arise. Work requires assisting crews daily with job duties, processing work orders, completing work orders, processing invoices, replying to emails, ordering and maintaining inventory, and purchasing necessary equipment. Along with daily operations, work includes developing maintenance standards and schedules to improve efficiency, working with other Division leaders to improve facilities and services, and developing annual capital improvement requests along with long term capital improvement plans. Work is performed under the supervision of the Parks Superintendent and is evaluated through staff meetings, compliance with established policy and procedures and effectiveness of work completed. This classification is considered exempt in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Examples of Duties

• Manages daily operations of the Parks Maintenance division; assigns tasks to employees, works with staff to complete tasks, and follows up to ensure the work is completed in a timely manner
• Contacts external contractors to develop scope of work for various needs in the Department
• Oversees and signs off on contracted work
• Establishes and enforces work methods, procedures and standards; assures that maintenance activities are in compliance with all laws, regulations, policies and safety standards
• Provides assistance and training in technical issues and responsibilities
• Works with employees to correct performance deficiencies
• Performs all administrative duties for the division including detailed record keeping
• Prepares annual and long term capital improvement plan.
• Processes work orders; orders materials, supplies and equipment as needed
• Interviews applicants for employment, recommends which applicant to be hired, approves requests for vacation and sick leave, completes and conducts employee performance evaluations and recommends job assignments
• Develops, manages, participates in an on-call schedule understanding the need for reactive call backs for the Division and staff afterhours, nights and weekends
• Performs related duties as required

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of building/facility maintenance in a public setting.
• Preferred knowledge of rules and regulations pertaining to function and use of Recreation and Parks buildings, facilities, and grounds
• General knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions
• Thorough knowledge of methods, materials, tools and equipment used in maintenance
• General knowledge of Microsoft office
• Considerable knowledge of managing a budget
• Thorough knowledge of supervisory and management principles and practices sufficient to manage and supervise the work assigned to employees
• Ability to plan, organize, direct, the work of employees
• Ability to work with supervised staff to complete job tasks
• Ability to plan, assign, and evaluate the work of subordinates and ensure completion of goals
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with other City employees and the general public
• Ability to work as a team and collaborate with other City Division/Departments

Education and Experience
High School Diploma or GED Equivalency and considerable work experience in the maintenance and repair of building, facilities, and grounds in a public setting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Supplemental Information
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
Work in this class is described as strenuous using a substantial amount of force occasionally to move objects and complete tasks. Work typically involves the ability to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing and repetitive motions. Work necessitates visual acuity to operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach. The Employee is subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, oils, noise, extreme weather conditions and vibration. Working conditions include both inside and outside environmental conditions.

Special Requirements
• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License
• Valid North Carolina Pesticide License, or the ability to maintain in 6 months
• Certified Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO), or the ability to maintain in 6 months
• Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI), or the ability to maintain in 6 months

Inclement Weather Classification: Essential

Benefits for full-time employees of the City of Burlington (with the exception of full-time sworn police officers) are as follows:

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays for New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
• Enrollment in the Local Government branch of the North Carolina State Retirement System
• Enrollment in Prudential 401k
• Health and dental insurance coverage for employee and children; spouses may be added to the policy if they are not offered coverage at their own place of employment
• Voluntary enrollment in a Flexible Spending Plan
• Life insurance
• Long-term care insurance
• Other voluntary insurances and deferred compensation plans

01

By completing these supplemental questions, you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any information you provide may be reviewed by the hiring manager. Any misstatements or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or may result in dismissal. “See resume” is not an acceptable answer to any question. Resumes may be uploaded as a supplement to the online application. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of application and/or the Work History section. Yes, I understand and agree, No, I do not agree.

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a High School Diploma or a G.E.D.?

• High School Diploma
• GED
• I do not have either one of these

03

Please describe you work experience in the maintenance and repair of building, facilities, and grounds in a public setting.

04

How many years of work experience in maintenance and repair of building, facilities, and grounds in a public setting do you have?

• 1 – 2 Years
• 2 – 3 Years
• 3 – 4 Years
• 4 – 5 Years
• 5+ Years

Required Question