<span>TENNESSEE STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR - 12172024-63951</span>

$43,140 - $43,140/Yr

Environment And Conservation - LaFollette, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

LaFollette, TN

About the position

The Tennessee State Parks Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing maintenance operations at Indian Mountain State Park. This supervisory role involves leading a team in performing skilled and semi-skilled maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations, and managing staff schedules and performance evaluations. The position requires a hands-on approach to maintenance, including building repairs, grounds upkeep, and equipment operation, while also fostering relationships with contractors and the public.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chief of Maintenance in establishing and maintaining relationships with contractors, state employees, and executive officers.
• Maintain proper environmental, occupational, safety, and health compliance in accordance with state, federal, and local guidelines.
• Plan long range and off-season projects such as opening and closing seasonal facilities and appropriate time sensitive maintenance projects.
• Recruit, interview, and hire staff to fill positions vacancies within work units.
• Create work schedules for subordinate employees in the TSP Maintenance Series.
• Approve time worked and leave requests for subordinates.
• Complete job plans, interim reviews, and performance evaluations for staff.
• Maintain credit cards for purchasing supplies and reconcile statements weekly.
• Complete work orders for all tagged equipment for submittal to Motor Vehicle Management (MVM).
• Complete incident reports as required by park policy for accidents, vehicle incidents, and personal injuries or damage to park visitors' vehicles.
• Work with outside vendors to obtain bids and order supplies.
• Communicate with the general public to provide basic customer service and direct persons to appropriate solutions or answers.
• Assist Park Rangers and Maintenance staff with controlled burns and suppressing forest fires.
• Lead and perform grounds maintenance work including cutting and trimming grass and obstructive tree limbs.
• Patch holes in roads and sidewalks to ensure public safety.
• Inspect grounds for trash, safety hazards, maintenance issues, and general appearance to ensure public safety in the park.
• Lead and perform janitorial tasks related to cleaning facilities.
• Perform inspection of grounds and facilities daily to identify areas or facilities needing repair and maintenance.
• Create preventative maintenance plans to organize routine preventative maintenance.
• Assist in performing inventory of work-related supplies and materials.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance and repair of buildings and facilities.
• Perform minor construction projects as needed.
• Perform general carpentry including repairing doors and windows.
• Perform minor roofing repair and maintenance.
• Repair and maintain mechanical equipment such as swimming pool pumps and HVAC systems.
• Perform electrical repair tasks such as replacing defective breakers and wiring.
• Perform routine plumbing tasks such as unstopping commodes and repairing leaks.
• Assist with the installation and repair of plumbing fixtures, water lines, and septic lines.
• Lead and assign work to lower-level maintenance staff.
• Prioritize daily tasks and activities to meet operational requirements.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of TSP Maintenance Workers and TSP Maintenance Techs.
• Train TSP Maintenance Workers and TSP Maintenance Techs on proper and safe use of various equipment and tools.
• Operate and utilize a variety of heavy equipment including back hoes and tractors.
• Utilize backhoes and dump trucks to move heavy loads of mulch and topsoil.
• Operate equipment including mowers, trimmers, and small trucks.
• Perform routine maintenance and repair on equipment, vehicles, and tools.
• Assist higher level maintenance staff with complex repairs on equipment, vehicles, and tools.
• Perform basic welding for equipment repair as needed.
• Perform logging operations including chain saw operation for cutting down dead trees.
• Complete work order request form to log repair work.
• Keep digital and/or physical records of work performed and make routine reports.

Requirements

• Experience equivalent to four years of increasingly responsible and skilled full-time labor and trades experience.
• A valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required for employment in some positions.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of principles, equipment, and tools involved in fire prevention, grounds maintenance, building maintenance, and cleaning work.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local guidelines regarding environmental, occupational, safety, and health compliance.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off