Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Salary: $28.0749 - $36.6877 DOQ
Dependent on experience and qualifications.
The City of Laramie is accepting applications for a Facilities Maintenance Crew Leader who will lead, oversee, and participate in the work of staff. The qualified candidate will provide mechanical and environmental upkeep of the City Facilities, as well as exercise technical and functional supervision over Facilities Maintenance staff.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Schedule, assign, lead, and review the work of staff responsible for providing facilities maintenance and custodial services.
- Train employees; correct deficiencies; implement discipline procedures.
- Estimate time, material, and equipment for assigned jobs; requisition materials as required; order parts as necessary.
- Assist with the preparation and administration of the assigned budget; prepare and submit requisitions for supplies, materials, parts, and services; monitor expenditures.
- Schedule, assign, lead, and perform a full range of swimming pool maintenance duties; determine pool capacities, test water chemistry, balance water chemistry with the addition of chemicals, maintain pumps, filters, and valves, piping systems, ultraviolet lamp systems, ozone systems, and chemical injectors, winterizing and startup procedures.
- Schedule, assign, lead, and perform a variety of duties of maintenance and repair to irrigation systems; change and adjust heads; maintain controllers and perform winterization and startup procedures.
- Schedule, assign, lead, and perform a full range of turf, shrub, and flower bed maintenance.
- Schedule, assign, lead, and perform ice maintenance at the Ice & Event Center,
- Operate the full range of maintenance vehicles and equipment, including ice resurfacers, mowers, tractors, turf vehicles, dump trucks, back hoes, loaders, floor scrubbers, carpet extractors, and hand and power tools; maintain tools and equipment, and perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
Qualifications and Requirements (A combination of the following experience and training would be qualifying):
- At least four years of experience in building maintenance, construction trades, and/ or landscape and grounds maintenance.
- At least one year of supervisory experience in maintenance, custodial, or a similar trade is preferred.
- Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by specialized training in the areas assigned.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid driver's license.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a certified pool operator's certificate, a certified ICE Technician certificate, and a first aid/CPR/AED certificate.
- Must be available for shift work, being on call, and an irregular work schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Why Join Our Team?
The City of Laramie provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote employee well-being and work-life balance. It includes health and dental insurance with employer contributions, along with options for vision, life, and disability coverage. Employees also benefit from a retirement pension plan, paid annual leave, designated paid holidays, and the chance to participate in a community volunteer day. Additional benefits may include wellness initiatives, discounted gym memberships, access to LCCC courses, and free counseling sessions.
Applicants who are offered appointments will be required to pass a drug screening, a comprehensive background investigation, and a driver's license check.
The City of Laramie is an EEO/ADA employer and a smoke-free workplace.