SUMMARY: The Sanitation Manager is responsible for managing all sanitation operations Grounds department. Reports to the Director of Park Grounds. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned) - Supervise a team of sanitation attendants with all contracted waste hauling and trash dumpsters throughout the Park, including for events held in the park.
- Coordinate directly with the Sanitation Manager regarding waste removal needs.
- Supervise all aspects of sanitation team and their responsibilities
- Coordinates recycling and sanitation needs for special events.
- Functions as the main point of contact for the grounds department on weekends when the sanitation manager is not present, and reports any issues immediately to themanager.
- Responsible for inventory and reporting all sanitation supplies needs.
- Operates all equipment needed to perform sanitation duties efficiently.
- Develops and executes a daily plan for removal of all trash, cleaning and stocking of restrooms throughout the park
- Resolves day-to-day questions or problems regarding equipment, materials ,methods and procedures required to complete projects
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all park staff, vendors and the public.
- Operates all grounds equipment needed to efficiently remove trash from the ground, such as loaders, skid steers, and dump trailers.
- Supports and actively promotes New Orleans City Park safety programs
- Performs field inspections to ensure that waste collection is performed efficiently
- Investigates and responds to customer complaints promptly and tactfully
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions
- Knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques
- Ability to communicate effectively in one-on-one and in group situations.
Supervisory responsibilities - Establishes team member routes and zones for trash collection and facility cleaning
- Performs field inspections to ensure completion of team member tasks
- Assists with resolving day-to-day questions and problems regarding equipment, materials, methods and procedures needed to complete projects
- Schedules and prioritizes manpower and projects
- Assists with budgeting, inventory and scheduling of sanitation staff
- Efficiently directs staff and daily objective and tasks
- Supervises and trains staff and aspects of park sanitation
- Ensures all equipment is clean and undamaged at the end of the day and properly stored and put away
- Ensures that all personnel in the group adheres to park policies
qualifications and education requirements - Active, unrestricted driver’s license
- 2 years or more of work related to grounds maintenance or custodial duties
- Previous supervisory experience preferred.
Physical Demands: The physical demands are those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the operation of power equipment in varying degrees of temperatures for long periods of time. Use of safety gear required. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to outside weather conditions 100% of the time. The employee is constantly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; explosives and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud but can range from low, medium, or high intensity. Frequent exposure to unsanitary conditions. Constant contact with co-workers. Respectful and courteous with park guests required. Sustainability Goals: City Park employees must strive to decrease our environmental footprint by continually seeking ways to reduce waste and energy usage, care for natural Park habitat and wildlife, and to serve as models to our patrons to do the same through education and example.
Competitive Benefits Package! |
