Supervisor – Landscaping And Ground Maintenance

Duties and Responsibilities

Person Specification
-The ability to multitask
-The ability to stand for extended periods of time
-Ability to work after normal working hours
-Excellent organizational and time management skills
-Exceptional customer service skills
-Effective verbal and written communication skills
-To submit a Portfolio of landscaping architectural designs implemented by the encumbent, if shortlisted

Duties:
-Overseeing staff performance on a daily basis.
-Landscape architectural designs and implementations.
-Spearheading the multicampus mechanisation drive for landscaping and ground maintenance section.
-Ensuring that the University venues meet the prescribed standards of cleanliness, fumigation and sanitisation protocol at all times.
-Ensuring that the University grounds are attractive and well-kept.
-Training and motivating staff on customer interface, cleaning and maintenance duties, and safe and proper use of PPE, tools, equipment, and chemicals.
-Planning employee work schedules, ensuring the most effective utilization of personnel, materials and equipment.
-Planning leave roaster, managing staff overtime and inculcating discipline and correct work ethics.
-Budgeting estimates of the types and amounts of materials and equipment needed, requesting for their purchase, and issuing the material and equipment as needed.
-Supervising the preparation of venues for routine / special events, and ensuring that the venues are ready on time and meet the function requirements.
-Tracking and supervising seasonal grounds maintenance plans.
-Supervising planting, pruning, cultivating, seeding, fertilizing, grass cutting, tree felling as well as pest and disease control.
-Inspecting campus outdoor sports facilities and grounds and reporting needed repairs and maintenance.
-Supervising of litter management.
-Constructing fireguards on time.
-Submitting weekly and monthly performance review reports.
-Contributing to the success of the Central Services and Amenities Department by performing all other essential duties as assigned

NB: Midlands State University is an equal opportunities employer. In the interest of promoting gender parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply.