Restoration Team Leader, Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
Chicago area
Description:
Supervisory position performing and supervising day-to-day operations of extensive fieldwork on potentially difficult terrain and during adverse weather conditions. Work will include conducting administrative tasks in both the field and office; loading and unloading material and equipment from trucks and other vehicles; operating vehicles and other large equipment; managing assigned team members and providing clear, concise instructions regarding tasks required for carrying-out necessary activities at each site; and directing, supervising and/or performing brush or tree clearing and other site preparation activities using small engine equipment and hand tools; the installation of plants, seed and erosion control materials; stewardship activities including mowing, hand pulling, herbicide application and prescribed fire. Work requires the handling of herbicides, fertilizers, oils, fuels and other various chemical products.
Hours:
The normal work schedule for all employees is 8 to 10 hours a day, Monday through Friday and occasionally Saturday and/or Sunday. Supervisors will advise employees of the times their schedules will normally begin and end. Staffing needs, weather conditions, and operational demands often necessitate variations in starting and ending times as well as variations in the total hours that may be scheduled each day and week.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Supervise and direct all day-to-day operations of assigned Restoration Team
- Adhere to and enforce company guidelines and policies
- Represent the Pizzo brand of quality and professionalism in your daily work and interaction with others
- Apply training to daily work
- The Restoration Team Leader is responsible for their own safety, the safety of their team and the safety of the general public. It cannot be stressed enough how important this responsibility is, as such it shall be a requirement that the Restoration Team Leader perform tailgate safety meetings with their assigned team at the following frequency:
- One time each week, minimum
- Any time a new member is assigned to the team
- Every time your team enters an unfamiliar site
- Any time you or any of your team members are unfamiliar with any task(s), equipment or materials required to complete the work as scheduled
- Any time you, as the Restoration Team Leader, identify safety concerns with the work to be performed that you feel your team needs to be aware of prior to beginning work
- Personnel Management
- Communicate company philosophy, company values and expectations for professional conduct
- At the beginning of each work day, ensure assigned team members are clocked-in, document tardiness and/or absenteeism
- Communicate daily schedule and tasks
- Train assigned team members in standard KSAs, company policies/guidelines and leadership responsibilities
- Conduct disciplinary actions when required and within given authority
- Communicate with clients and/or the general public, develop working relationships with site contacts
- Delegate supervisory responsibilities when required
- Understand and clearly communicate to assigned team members:
- Project goals, objectives and expectations as defined by the designer and/or Territory Manager
- Task priorities according to identified projects goals and budgets or as otherwise defined by the Superintendent
- Project requirements or restrictions provided within construction plans or specifications
- Ensure your team maintains a clean and safe work space at all times
- Ensure all issued clothing (you and your team members’), equipment and tools are in good working order, ensure timely replacements or repairs as required
- Complete basic repairs to field equipment when necessary to complete the day’s work
- Report lost, damaged or malfunctioning equipment and tools to the Service Department and your Supervisor at the end of each work day (even if you already repaired it)
- Inspect, maintain and operate vehicles and/or other machinery as required
- Ensure all herbicides, two-cycle fuels and drip torch fuel are accurately measured and mixed
- Accurately keep track of your daily material usage
- At the end of each work day compile, record and submit to your Supervisor total team hours worked, total material usage, specific tasks completed, damaged/malfunctioning equipment and other relevant information on the appropriate forms
- Ensure that any work outside of the approved scope of services is approved, documented and processed according to established guidelines or as per project specific requirements
- Throughout the day photo document site issues, significant improvements, or other relevant details
- At the end of each work day ensure that vehicles, trailers, equipment, tools and materials/supplies are cleaned, repaired, re-stocked, organized and ready for the next day’s operations
- At the end of each work day ensure that reporting facility is cleaned and organized
Required Certifications:
- Valid State of Illinois driver’s license
- CDL Class A permit holder
- State of Illinois Pesticide Applicator License
- Current in First Aid/CPR
- I100/S130/S190 firefighter certification
- S290 firefighter certification
- OSHA 30-hour
For full job description, visit: https://pizzogroup.com/about/careers/restoration-team-leader/
TO APPLY: email resume to info@pizzo.info
