POSD SUPERVISOR (SPORTSFIELD/CEMETERY)

City of Hobbs; Hobbs (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hobbs seeks a skilled grounds maintenance supervisor to lead operations for sports fields, cemeteries, and related facilities. You will train staff, manage maintenance schedules, oversee turf care, and coordinate with contractors to ensure safe and well-kept grounds.

The role requires high school diploma or GED, 5 years in grounds maintenance, and 2 years supervisory experience. Valid driver's license and pesticide license within 6 months are expected, with ability to lift up to 100

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent required.
• Five years of grounds maintenance and/or landscaping experience required.
• Two years of supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Trains employees on equipment and procedures.
• Evaluates staff performance to improve methods and efficiency.
• Plans and manages sports fields and cemeteries renovation projects, incl. contractors and staff.
• Coordinates maintenance schedules for athletic fields and cemeteries.
• Reviews turf conditions and decides on grooming, watering, fertilizer, and pesticides.
• Manages budget related to sports fields and cemeteries.

Skills

Equipment knowledge

Turf and soil health

Pesticide/herbicide knowledge

Irrigation systems

Basic trades (carpentry/plumbing/elect

Plant and pest identification

Flexible scheduling

Independent work

Oral and written communication

Instruction delivery

Education

High school diploma or GED

Five years grounds maintenance experience

Two years supervisory experience

Job description

Essential Duties

• Trains employees on equipment and procedures.
• Evaluates performance of staff to improve work methods and perform assigned tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
• Plans, oversees, and manages sport fields and cemeteries renovation projects, including work performed by contractors and internal staff.
• Coordinates maintenance schedules of athletic fields and cemeteries.
• Reviews and evaluates turf conditions and makes decisions regarding grooming, watering, fertilizer and pesticide applications, repairs, and maintenance requirements.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Develops and manages budget related to sports fields and cemeteries.
• Ensures efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities and time.
• Purchases, maintains, and manages inventory of sports fields and cemeteries maintenance equipment and supplies.
• Supervises and coordinates the conversion and protection of sports fields during special events.
• Ensures that these locations are restored when damaged by weather, use, or other conditions.
• Participates in the development of short- and long-range planning, gathering information for reports and recommendations or presentations.
• Coordinates department activities with other departments as needed.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual budget request for consideration by the Parks & Open Spaces Director.
• May perform the duties of subordinates in some or all duties of sports fields, cemeteries and facility maintenance.
• Operates trucks, tractors of various sizes, backhoes, skid steers, mowers, spray rigs, weed eaters, edgers, blowers, spreaders, hand tools, sprayers, sod cutters, a nail drag and screen drag, chalker box, paint machine and other equipment as needed.
• Assists in the construction of new sports field, cemeteries and facilities, including clearing, grading, drainage and foundation work.
• May assist with interments/disinterment operations at city cemeteries, sale of property/deeds, and scheduling of services with funeral homes and vault/monument companies.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES

May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Education and Experience

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent required.
• Five (5) years of experience in grounds maintenance and/or landscaping work required.
• Two years of supervisory experience required.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Working knowledge of equipment, materials and supplies used in building and grounds maintenance.

• Working knowledge of turf, soil and tree health requirements.

• Knowledge of pesticides/herbicide sprays used in the control of common insects, rodents and weed pests.

• Knowledge of landscape irrigation systems.

• Basic knowledge of carpentry, plumbing, electrical, concrete, and painting practices.

• Ability to learn and identify common landscape plants and pests.

• Ability to work flexible work schedule.

• Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule.

• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.

• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Parks & Open Spaces personnel, Community Affairs Board members , Cemetery Advisory Board members and general public.

LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Valid state issued driver’s license.

• Ability to obtain and maintain New Mexico Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator’s License within 6 month’s of hire date to include categories 3B and 7B

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear, and reach with hands and arms from a standing position. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, kneel and use hands and fingers to handle feel or operate objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, crouch or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/ormove objects up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and equipment and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to adverse weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock, stinging insects and scorpions, snakebites, spider bites, and varmints.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.