Park Operations Team Leader

Town of Apex•Apex, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

An employee in this class provides leadership to a team performing cleaning, maintenance, and repair tasks for buildings, grounds, and facilities, including playgrounds, pool equipment, fields, and trails. The employee participates in the team's work and ensures it is completed safely and according to departmental standards. Duties include assigning work, providing on-the-job training, quality control, and performance coaching; operating equipment; assisting with daily activities; and completing special projects. The role also completes work orders and provides input into hiring decisions and disciplinary actions, but does not have supervisory duties. This position reports to the Parks Operations Supervisor. Work includes facility maintenance such as plumbing, carpentry, painting, amenity installation and repair, cleaning, concrete and asphalt repair, and irrigation systems. Duties also cover splash pad maintenance, grounds and athletic field care, and playground inspections, repairs, and installations. The employee operates and transports equipment between sites, fabricates parts and equipment as needed, ensures safe and appropriate equipment and tool use, and keeps accurate daily work records. The employee may supervise and direct volunteers or community service workers. The position is based at 2500 Evans Rd, Apex, North Carolina, and has a rotating-days schedule from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The expected hiring range is $61,679.70–$75,562.62.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least three years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid North Carolina driver's license.
CPR, AED, and First Aid Certification required within six months of hire.
Pool Operator Certification and Wake County Pool Operator Certification required within six months of hire.
Playground Inspection Certification required within 12 months of hire.
Pesticide Applicator License required within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide team leadership through work assignments, coaching, training, orientation of new staff, and on-the-job development.
Provide input into hiring, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
Lead and participate in facility maintenance, including plumbing, carpentry, painting, amenity installation and repairs, cleaning, concrete and asphalt repair, and irrigation-system work.
Maintain splash pads, including inspections, valve adjustment, filter and pump care, plumbing, chemical additions, concrete and feature repairs, installation, and seasonal startup and winterization.
Maintain grounds, including natural turf, irrigation, trees, shrubs, and pesticide application.
Inspect, repair, and install playground equipment.
Maintain athletic facilities, including artificial and natural turf, courts, and nets and goals.
Operate and transport equipment, including backhoes, tractors, excavators, utility vehicles, trucks, trailers, and hand tools; fabricate parts and equipment as needed for projects.
Ensure staff operate equipment and use tools safely and appropriately, and report or repair missing or damaged equipment.
Supervise and direct volunteers or community service workers.
Keep accurate work records and complete work orders with required information daily.
Perform related tasks as required.

Benefits

Free medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees.
5% contributions to NC 401(k) retirement plans; no matching required.
Participation in the Local Government Employees' Retirement System (LGERS).
Traditional sick and vacation leave.
80 hours of Peak Paid Time Off.
$1,200 Peak Lifestyle Benefit for health and wellness activities after completion of probation.
Eight weeks of paid parental leave.
Three weeks of paid caregiver leave.
Bereavement leave.
13 paid holidays.
Longevity pay.
Tuition assistance.
Expansive wellness program.