Recycling Crew Leader - Campus Services

Emory University•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Recycling Crew Leader leads a staff responsible for maintaining landscape areas or facilitating moves, set-ups, or special events. Duties may include constructing, planting, maintaining, and repairing landscape areas; moving furniture and staging materials; and repairing, renovating, and maintaining athletic fields and other specialized areas. The role may also involve monitoring and activating irrigation systems, applying fertilizer and pesticides, and driving university utility vehicles to and from work sites. The position is performed in person at an Emory University location; remote work is not an option. The schedule is four 10-hour days on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Two years of related experience, including lead or supervisory responsibility for a work crew.
Some positions may require a valid Georgia driver's license and an insurable driving record.
Some positions may require the ability to lift 100 pounds and to bend, stoop, and twist.
Some positions may require a Category 24 Ornamental and Turf Control Pesticide Applicators License from the Georgia Department of Agriculture, or the ability to receive one within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

Lead a staff responsible for maintaining landscape areas or facilitating moves, set-ups, or special events.
Construct, plant, maintain, and repair landscape areas as needed.
Move furniture and staging materials as needed.
Repair, renovate, and maintain athletic fields and other specialized areas as needed.
Monitor and activate irrigation systems as needed.
Apply fertilizer and pesticides to landscape areas as needed.
Drive university utility vehicles to and from work sites as needed.
Safeguard tools and equipment properly.
Follow precautions consistent with OSHA standards and other applicable federal and state regulations when working with hazardous materials and power equipment.
Use personal protective equipment as necessary.
Perform related responsibilities as required.