Parks Operations Team Leader. Job in Newtownabbey LilyLifestyle Jobs

Location: Newtownabbey area

Pay Rate: £16.90 - £18.35 per hour

Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Your role: To take lead responsibility for the day-to-day operation and management of respective Parks Operative teams under the direction of the Assistant Manager for a local Council.

Your responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the operational management of employees, vehicles, plant, and equipment at designated areas.
• Responsible for the effective management of rotas, timekeeping, performance, attendance, and training needs of respective teams.
• Assist in the management of all aspects of horticultural operations including preparation and planting of hanging baskets, floral displays, planters, and all other associated activities.
• Assist in the management of the training and implementation of herbicide and fertilising programmes including monitoring service requirements to ensure proactive control of horticultural environment (e.g. Management of invasive species, weed control programmes etc).
• Ensure that all mandatory health and safety policies, COSHH, manual handling, risk assessment and accident reporting procedures are rigorously implemented and adhered to within area of responsibility.
• Investigate accidents/incidents promptly, liaising with the Health and Safety team where required and submitting all relevant paperwork within Council's target timescale.
• Rigorously comply with Council's contracting, tendering and quotation systems/procedures.
• Ensure strict compliance with all mandatory checks and paperwork relating to plant and equipment as set out by Council's Fleet Service.
• Organise machinery checks, arrange and document repairs to vehicles, plant and machinery as required.
• Advise the Parks and Assistant Manager on the plant and equipment replacement programme.
• Where applicable, coordinate and deliver the maintenance of Council's Sports facilities within the respective area of work including golf courses, driving ranges, grass pitches, bowling greens, artificial surfaces including tennis, athletic tracks, synthetic pitches, and multi-use games areas, etc.
• Take responsibility for ensuring Play Technicians report any issues or maintenance requirements relating to Play Parks and action promptly.
• Assist in the implementation of adverse weather programme including salt/gritting, and deployment of sandbags etc where and when required.
• Assist in the implementation of Council's Biodiversity Action Plan, liaising as necessary with the Parks Development Team.
• Responsible for ensuring all requests/orders are processed within the appropriate computerised system.
• Assist the Parks Administration team in resolving customer complaints or queries in a timely manner.
• Where required and where relevant, liaise with external agencies on any matters relating to Council's Parks Service.
• Where required, be a key-holder for allocated buildings, ensuring cleanliness and security of same and access where appropriate.
• Take responsibility for your own Health and Safety and ensure all Health and Safety requirements are adhered to as per the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
• To be available from time to time to carry out duties outside of normal office hours and in addition to basic contracted hours. Such additional hours will be remunerated in line with Council's approved policies at the time.
• To be available to work flexibly in other services during emergencies.
• Deputise for the Parks and Assistant Manager when required.

You will have:

• Hold an NVQ Level 1 in Amenity Horticulture/Landscaping or equivalent (Level 2 preferable).
• Hold a full current driving licence (preferable to include C1+E to enable post holder to drive a vehicle and trailer combination).
• Hold a CPC card.
• A minimum of two years' experience in the supervision of a team.
• As the post involves significant physical and manual handling elements, the post holder must be of a satisfactory level of general fitness.