Grounds Lead Supervisor (Grounds)

HES Facilities•Grayslake, IL

About The Position

HES is hiring a Grounds Lead Supervisor to oversee the grounds crew, including training, managing, and supervising team members and their workload. The role also involves producing quality landscape services that meet or exceed client and management standards. Grounds work includes lawn care, planting and maintaining landscapes, operating and maintaining equipment, and upkeep of sidewalks, parking lots, and other grounds features. Wage will be discussed during the interview. This is a full-time position reporting to the Manager.

Requirements

Good communication and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
Ability to solve problems and find resolutions.
Self-starting and self-motivated; able to follow directions, adhere to a work schedule, focus on details, and work with minimal supervision.
Flexible and able to work effectively in a team while maintaining a professional and respectful demeanor with coworkers, clients, and vendors.
Ability to operate lawn-care machinery, including mowers, edgers, and backpack blowers.
Ability to perform heavy lifting, pushing, and pulling of landscaping equipment and materials; leverage 80 pounds of a walk-behind mower over curbs; and lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to walk up to 10 miles per day, sometimes uphill and on uneven terrain, often while carrying equipment; bend and kneel for up to six or more hours per day; and use a hand saw.
Ability to work hours that vary up to 12 hours per day and in extreme weather conditions.
High school diploma or equivalent is listed in the education requirements; the qualifications section describes a high school degree as preferred.

Nice To Haves

Some experience in lawn care.
Experience in grounds work is a plus.

Responsibilities

Train, manage, and supervise the grounds crew and its workload.
Prepare company trucks and trailers for the day by loading and securing gas cans, mowers, and other equipment.
Mow turf, trim and edge lawns, and sweep or blow leaves and clippings.
Prune shrubs and trees, remove debris and weeds, and keep sites clean.
Operate powered landscaping equipment, including mowers, tractors, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
Shovel snow from walks, driveways, and parking lots and spread salt; be available for snow removal at nights, on weekends, and on holidays.
Maintain established lawns through mulching, aerating, weeding, thatch removal, trimming, and edging.
Seed and care for trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, bulbs, and sod, including watering, grooming, and applying erosion-control materials and treatments.
Maintain sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other grounds features.
Prepare soil and beds and install flowers and groundcover, including soil amendments, mulch, and core aeration.
Plant, prune, remove, or replace shrubs, plants, flowers, trees, and sod as needed, following appropriate depth, size, placement, and spacing.
Water plant material appropriately and edge existing or newly established beds.
Wash trucks and equipment and maintain or repair tools, equipment, fences, benches, and minor outbuildings using hand and power tools.
Perform other job-related responsibilities and tasks as assigned.