Lead Trail Crew Technician

The Trail Crew Lead will aid their supervisor in leading the crew in a variety of trail maintenance activities. As a part of the trail crew, the lead will be responsible for participating in and leading their team members in an outdoor environment through various weather conditions and climates on many occasions where their supervisor will be away from the crew. The lead position is year-round and full time, while the rest of the crew works seasonally from May to October. During the off-season, the lead will be responsible for aiding their supervisor in the completion of heavy equipment projects, planning and scouting next seasons’ projects, assisting with hiring new seasonal staff, and other related duties as they are assigned. 

 mples of Duties

• Acts as a Trail Crew Leader under the direction of the Southeast Region Trail Crew Supervisor.
• Facilitates the completion of projects on motorized and non-motorized trails with their crew. Projects include construction of new trails or repair and maintenance on existing trails.
• Leads crew in safe operation of various tools and equipment, including but not limited to chainsaws, hand saws, loppers, axes, picks, shovels, rakes and various hand tools.
• Regularly operates 4×4 trucks with and without trailers, ATVs, and other off-highway vehicles and leads their crew in the safe use of these vehicles.
• Assists the Southeast Region Trail Crew Supervisor in day to day logistics and planning for projects.
• Works alongside various partner agency employees daily and weekly to complete projects.
• Helps the Southeast Region Trail Crew Supervisor with training their crew and fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Assists the Southeast Region Trail Crew Supervisor in completing off-season duties, including heavy equipment work and project planning.
• Responsible for leading the crew in completing heavy physical labor in a variety of weather and climate conditions, including thunderstorms, snow, extreme heat, etc.
• Completes manual labor in an outdoor environment without constant supervision.

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