Grounds Maintenance Supervisor

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Grounds Maintenance Manager

Location: Spring Hill, TN

Job Type: On-site (100%)

Reports to: Complex Manager

Department: North American Operations

Position Purpose: Effectively plan, organize, and supervise all functions of grounds maintenance including safety, people, facility planning, budgeting, sustainability, equipment management, and project management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the values and business principles of Leadec.
• Works safely at all times.
• Ensure the safe operation of teams through regular communications, work observations and modeling a "Safety, it's Your Life" mentality.
• Effectively communicate necessary information and status updates to manager and customer.
• Effectively communicate necessary information and status updates to manager and customer.
• Incorporate "PDCA" (Plan, Do, Check, Act) mindset into regular routine.
• Develop and maintain KPI metrics and communicate monthly.
• Focuses on labor, equipment, and tools allocation, best practice guidelines, and continuous improvement.
• Manage all required Leadec and customer reporting processes.
• Actively attend all required meetings.
• Develop and maintain strong standardized work.
• Reduce safety risk within all tasks assigned.
• Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively
• All other duties assigned by Leadec Manager.
• Plan and schedule team members to ensure site maintenance and care that meets customer delivery and quality standards.
• Ensure team is well trained and compliant with all standardized work associated with task.
• Promote and continuously improve quality standards and scheduled delivery of grass mowing, trimming, and weed control services to manage vegetation growth while minimizing negative impact to the environment.
• Protect the appearance of plants, turf, and trees by understanding and applying methods to support plant health and care.
• Monitor, repair, order and replace campus road signage when required.
• Maintain site fire ponds, waterways, dams, and streams.
• Maintain grounds equipment through the PM maintenance program to ensure equipment is ready for operation and performs to schedule.
• Manage the site snow plan assuring that materials, equipment, personnel, and contract labor are trained, and ready for deployment.
• Manage animal control through contract with USDA.
• Manage outside pest control through contract with pest service provider.
• Manage outside rack and storage areas.
• Manage site boundaries by repairing fences, mowing access roads and management of vegetation.
• Develop and administer environmental projects to promote and sustain the site.
• Develop plans to continually beautify the site.
• Support special site events.
• Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively.
• All other duties as assigned by Leadec manager.

Competencies:

• Managing Tasks
• Open Communication
• Self-Management
• Motivating & Developing People

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.
• Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Customer Service Orientation- Satisfying customers.
• Adaptability- Willingness to deal with unexpected challenges or circumstances.
• Problem Solving- Defines complex problems and brings about viable solutions.
• Leadership -- Serve as a responsible company representative.
• Practices a continuous improvement approach to all activities.
• Understand the grounds industry standards and best practices.
  • Certified grounds manager or technician is preferred.
• Experience in management of large and complex grounds organizations.
• Ability to learn, embrace and apply GMS Principles to grounds operations.
• 5S organization.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in managing diverse teams.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to lead and coach / train others.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite -- including Excel, Word, Power-point (or similar).

Position Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a large facility and grounds maintenance is preferred.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job:

• Required to talk and/or hear in an industrial setting (noise level is moderate). Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4 -12 hours. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; climb or balance; kneel, crawl, stoop, or crouch.
• Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and focus adjustment.
• Work is performed in an industrial-manufacturing environment with occasional time spent working on a computer or at a desk.