Park Operations Team Leader

Apex; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical, dental, vision, and life

Peak PTO

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

The Town of Apex is seeking a Park Operations Team Leader to guide a maintenance crew responsible for buildings, grounds, and facilities, including playgrounds and pools. You will assign work, train staff, ensure quality, and manage safety standards.

Reporting to the Parks Operations Supervisor, this role conducts inspections, handles equipment, and supports hiring decisions while maintaining records and coordinating with other teams. A strong work ethic and certifications are required.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or GED and 3+ years of related experience.
• Possession of a valid North Carolina driver's license.
• CPR, AED and First Aid Certification within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Leads team with work assignments, coaching, training, and orientation of new staff.
• Maintains facilities, playgrounds, pools, fields and trails per standards.
• Performs daily work orders, safety checks and input into hiring decisions.
• Operates equipment safely and completes tasks with supervision as needed.
• Keeps accurate records of work orders and payroll related items.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching and training

Safety compliance

Performance coaching

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Backhoes

Tractors

Excavators

Gators

Job description

TOWN OF APEX invites applications for the position of:
Park Operations Team Leader

ABOUT THIS POSITION

EXPECTEDHIRING RANGE: $61,679.70 - 75,562.62
WORKLOCATION: 2500 Evans Rd, Apex, NC 27502 USA
SCHEDULE: Rotating days, 730am - 330pm
POSTINGCLOSING DATE: November 5, 2025 at 7pm

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

An employee in this class provides leadership to a team performing tasks related to the cleaning, maintenance, and repair of buildings, grounds, and facilities, including playgrounds, pool equipment, fields, and trails. The employee serves as team leader participating in the work of the team and ensuring work is completed safely and according to departmental standards, which includes providing work assignments, on-the-job training, quality control, and performance coaching. The employee also operates various equipment, assists the team in daily activities, and performs special projects as assigned. Work also includes completing work orders, providing input into hiring decisions, coaching and training new employees and providing input into disciplinary actions.

This position reports to the Parks Operations Supervisor.

This position does not have supervisory duties.

ESSENTIALS

• Provides team leadership including work assignment, coaching, training and orientation of new staff and on-the-job training and development; provides input into hiring, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
• Leads other employees and participates in various activities related to facility maintenance to include plumbing, carpentry, painting, amenity installation and repairs, cleaning, and repair of concrete and asphalt and irrigation systems.
• Performs splash pad care and maintenance to include daily CPO inspections, valve adjustment, filter care, plumbing, chemical additions, pump care, concrete repairs, feature repairs, feature installation, and winterization/startup.
• Provides grounds maintenance to include natural turf care, irrigation repairs, tree and shrub care, and pesticide application.
• Performs playground maintenance to include weekly inspections, repairs, and installations.
• Conducts athletic field maintenance to include artificial turf care, natural turf care, court care, and net/goal installation and repairs.
• Operates equipment including backhoes, tractors, excavators, gators, truck and trailer, hand tools; fabricates parts and equipment as needed for assigned project.
• Oversees work of staff and ensures that equipment operation and tool use is performed safely and in an appropriate, timely manner to complete assigned task; reports or repairs missing or damaged pieces or equipment; transports equipment from site to site.
• Supervises and directs work of volunteers or community service workers.
• Keeps accurate records of work and completes work orders with required information daily.
• Performs related tasks as required.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Position requires a High School Diploma or GED and a minimum of three (3) years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Possession of a valid North Carolina driver's license.
• CPR, AED and First Aid Certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Pool Operator Certification and Wake County Pool Operator Certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Playground Inspection Certification required within 12 months of hire.
• Pesticide Applicator License required within 6 months of hire.

WHO WE ARE

Known as "The Peak of Good Living", the Town of Apex is a rapidly growing Wake County municipality with a current population of more than 72,000 and was ranked in 2015 as Money Magazine's Best Place to Live in America. Our current workforce is comprised of over 680 full-time employees and over 125 part-time/seasonal staff. Our Human Resources Department - with the support and confidence of Town leadership - is committed to providing best-in-class HR programs for our employees, with a mission to create a culture of empowerment and accountability that maximizes individual and organizational potential. We offer a generous benefit package and have a highly competitive compensation program. More than that, the Town is an awesome place to work, as evidenced by the high job satisfaction rating received in the last employee opinion survey conducted with our employees.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Free medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees
• 5% contributions to the NC401(k) retirement plans (no matching required)
• Participation in the Local Government Employees' Retirement System (LGERS)
• Traditional sick and vacation leave
• 80 hours Peak Paid Time Off
• $1,200 Peak Lifestyle Benefit to pay for health and wellness activities (after completion of probation)
• 8 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• 3 weeks of Paid Caregiver Leave
• Bereavement leave
• 13 paid holidays
• Longevity Pay
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive wellness program, and more!

KEEP IN MIND

Providing a safe work environment for our employees is a top priority, therefore all new hires must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test, post-offer functional testing (if required by position), background verifications including references, criminal record and driver's license check prior to employment.

The Town of Apex provides equal employment opportunities(EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation or marital status, veteran status, or genetic information.