Temporary Work Crew Supervisor

Center for Employment Opportunities•New York, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Site Supervisor to help the organization live its mission to prepare people with recent criminal convictions for securing employment each year. Site Supervisors support, supervise, and train work crews of 5-10 individuals, creating an uplifting work environment that ensures team member safety, providing on-the-job coaching, encouraging and empowering team members to seize each opportunity for building knowledge and skills, and balancing engagement and accountability across the crew. This role is perfect for individuals who enjoy a non-traditional workspace, like being on their feet, and love being outdoors. The ideal candidate has experience teaching, coaching, mentoring or motivating youth or groups of adults as they will be able to make a real impact in participants’ lives and help create greater stability for participants as they get back on their feet. Site Supervisor work hours are typically 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (M-F) with work conducted outside in all weather conditions. Weekly overtime is built into the role.

Requirements

Strong organizational skills and ability to delegate, prioritize, and manage team’s time effectively to meet project deadlines.
Ability to operate under pressure with ease.
Ability to communicate and resolve conflicts effectively with individuals of varying backgrounds and experiences.
Recognize the value of continuous communication, looping others into project status and any arising challenges.
Proven track record of leading teams to achieve success.
Enjoy supporting others to solve routine challenges.
Mechanically inclined, able to diagnose issues with equipment and propose solutions to solve/address.
Deeply passionate about and committed to social justice.
Respectful, fair, and patient.
Belief in hard work, efficient and friendly customer service, and teamwork and collaboration to drive results.
Exercise compassion toward the team being led and balance this with a straightforward approach that ensures the needs of customers are met.
Foster strong team spirit and enjoy providing 1:1 support to team members who may need a little extra encouragement.
Valid driver’s license with good driving record.
Consistently lift and move objects up to 75 pounds.
Stand, kneel, bend, and climb in order to complete projects.
Work outdoors.
Walk or stand for long periods of time.
Drive a 12 passenger van with an attached trailer.
Operate a smartphone.

Nice To Haves

Previous safety training preferable.

Responsibilities

Leading a work crew in public beautification projects: litter abatement, landscaping, and sometimes other projects.
Comply with company time and attendance (T&A) processes, which includes ensuring that participants accurately record their work time, ensuring that participants receive any required rest breaks and meal periods, and timely reviewing and approving participant time records on a daily basis.
Ensuring customers’ work orders are completed to a high standard on a daily basis
Establishing and maintaining positive staff morale through modeling sound leadership and teamwork
Assigning job duties to crew members and setting reasonable goals for completion
Monitoring crew members on job performance and productivity, providing appropriate feedback and/or additional training as needed
Maintaining line of sight of all participants
Maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations and by reporting any matters that threaten the smooth operation of the training crew to your supervisor
Completing any necessary daily reporting tasks
Special projects and related duties as assigned