Crew Leader I - Streets & Drainage

City of North Myrtle Beach; North Myrtle Beach (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

City of North Myrtle Beach seeks a Heavy Equipment Operator to supervise daily crews, operate dump trucks and asphalt equipment, and ensure safe, compliant street maintenance. The role requires driving skills, physical stamina, and the ability to train others.

Responsibilities include overseeing asphalt repairs, concrete placement, traffic control setup, maintaining records, and coordinating with the supervisor on workload planning. On-call duties are required on a rotating basis.

Qualifications

• Education requirement: high school diploma or GED.
• Two years experience in light to heavy equipment operation.
• CDL required; pesticide cert preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily Heavy Equipment Operator and related crew.
• Assists with training, planning, and assigning work.
• Ensures equipment is maintained and records are kept.
• Oversees asphalt repairs and concrete pipe placement.
• Operates paver, backhoes, dump truck, and other equipment.
• Maintains roadwork records and manages safety compliance.
• Standby/on-call 24 hours on rotating basis.

Skills

Equipment operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

CDL

SC pesticide applicator certification

Job description

• Education: High school graduate or GED
• Experience: Two (2) years experience in in light to heavy equipment operation
• Certifications: CDL
• Preferred: South Carolina pesticide applicator certification
• Note:
  • The City retains the right to determine equivalencies.
  • Any certifications not possessed at hire, must be obtained before the employee is removed from probation in order to continue employment with the City.

Must be physically able to operate a dump truck, tractor, dresser-loader, backhoe, motor grader, carpentry tools, concrete tools, asphalt tools, and numerous other small tools. Must be able to exert in excess of one hundred pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of fifty pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of twenty pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of ten to one hundred pounds.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Supervises daily assigned Heavy Equipment Operator(s), Motor Equipment Operator(s), and Trades Worker(s). Assists superintendent and supervisor with training, instructing, planning and assigning work, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, and recommending transfers/promotions.

Completes and maintains required records to provide for monthly reports and files.

Ensures that equipment is properly maintained to ensure proper operating condition.

Participates in and oversees asphalt repairs including making utility cuts and performing pothole patching.

Performs and supervises the placement of concrete pipe and aluminum pipe, construction of catch basins and repairs, setting of grades for roadway construction and placement of pipe, construction of forms for placement of concrete, and repairing water lines and sewer lines as needed.

Operates a paver, vactor trucks, rubber tire backhoes, track hoe, front-end loader, tractor, asphalt roller, dump truck, and motor grader in the performance of construction and maintenance duties; utilizes various tools such as saws, drillers, hammer, asphalt tools, hand tools, etc.

Performs miscellaneous duties such as laying brick; maintaining streets, shoulders, ditches and signs; repairing curbs, gutters and sidewalks, finishing concrete, painting lines on roads, etc.

Ensures that department safety rules and regulations are adhered to by subordinate crewmembers.

Prepares various records and reports such as daily reports, weekly reports, leave forms, mileage log, vehicle report, time cards, equipment logs, etc.

Receives and reviews complaint forms, construction drawings and work orders.

Installs and maintains traffic control to ensure safe work area.

On call, available 24 hours on a rotating basis.

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Assists in the counseling and training of departmental personnel; assists in conducting performance appraisals.

Performs other related duties as required.

All employees of the municipality shall learn the emergency operations procedures for their respective department and position and execute these duties fully during times of emergency. This may or may not include assignment to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).