Crew Leader- DOT (Signs & Markings)

City of Winston-Salem, NC; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Winston-Salem, NC is hiring a semi-skilled laborer to lead a small crew in heavy manual tasks, including construction, maintenance and road work. Immediate supervision applies as you assign tasks, use hand tools and operate basic machinery outdoors.

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, be able to work 12-hour shifts 7 days a week in inclement weather, and obtain a North Carolina CDL within a year. Strong safety awareness and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and some construction/maintenance experience.
• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts, 7 days a week in all weather.
• CDL license upon hire or within 1 year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small crew performing heavy manual labor, construction, maintenance, and road work.
• Assign tasks and instruct semi-skilled/unskilled workers; supervise ongoing work.
• Operate or direct use of hand tools and machinery; keep progress records.
• Ensure work complies with sign installation standards and safety rules.

Skills

Hand tools

Digging

Sledgehammer

Pneumatic tools

Gas-powered tools

Loading materials

Unloading materials

General maintenance

Construction work

Education

High school diploma

CDL license or ability to obtain within 1 year

Job description

Under immediate supervision, performs responsible semi-skilled work leading a small crew engaged in a variety of heavy manual laboring work, including construction, maintenance and road working related work as required.

Assigns works and gives specific instruction to semi-skilled and unskilled workers performing a wide variety of tasks, including using hand tools, digging, swinging a sledgehammer, operating pneumatic and gas-powered tools & machinery, loading and unloading materials and/or performing general maintenance and construction work.

This position will also be knowledgeable with various line stripping material and machinery in addition to sign installation standards. Supervises other laboring work and semi-skilled tasks; reviews work in progress and upon completion will keep records.

Requirements:

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to high school graduate and some experience in construction and/or maintenance work. Must be able to work 12-hour shifts, 7 days a week during any inclement weather.

Possession of a valid North Carolina Class Commercial Driver’s license (CDL) upon hire or ability to obtain within (1) year of hire.

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to lift or move up to 50lbs and maneuver up to 1 mile. Must be able to climb and to operate listed equipment and have to ability to work with small and large objects; must possess good communication skills. This position will work outdoors and may be exposed to changing weather, adverse smells and sights, loud sounds and repetitive operations and long periods of standing/sitting in addition to sign installation standards.