Crew Leader - Streets

City of Gainesville; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Gainesville is seeking a lead worker to supervise a maintenance crew responsible for construction, maintenance and repair of city facilities. You will operate and maintain a range of equipment including backhoe, trencher, Bob Cat loader, air compressor, grinder, and provide on-site guidance to staff.

Two years of supervisory experience and the ability to obtain a CDL within six months are required.

Qualifications

• Two years of work experience operating equipment and supervising a street crew.
• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
• Valid driver's license; CDL Class A or B within six months when requested by supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Lead crew over subordinate staff and provide on-site guidance.
• Plan job assignments and explain specifications on site.
• Ensure compliance with safety practices and regulations.
• Operate and perform maintenance on machinery listed in job duties.
• Respond to emergencies during standby periods and perform overtime as required.
• Inspect storm inlets and related infrastructure; perform repairs as needed.
• Participate in staff selection, training and performance evaluations.
• Attend supervisory training as requested.

Skills

Equipment operation

Supervisory skills

Safety awareness

Concrete pouring

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Backhoe

Trencher

Bob Cat loader

Air compressor

Grinder

Job description

To serve as lead worker over a crew of maintenance personnel performing work in the construction, maintenance and repair of City facilities; to operate a variety of construction and maintenance equipment for the performance of assignments on a regular basis. Positions at this level of responsibility assume the most difficult and responsible type of duties assigned to classes within this series including lead supervision over subordinate staff and skill operation of equipment on a regular and on-going basis. Employees are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential Functions:

• Serve as crew leader over subordinate personnel; provide functional and technical guidance to subordinate staff.
• Assist in planning job assignments; explain job specifications on job site.
• Ensure that all established safety practices and regulations are observed while work is performed.
• Operate, maintain and perform minor repairs on a variety of machinery and equipment including backhoe, trencher, Bob Cat loader, air compressor, grinder, pumps, and line locator.
• Respond to service calls concerning emergencies or problems on a stand-by basis; work to reduce state of emergency and correct problems; perform overtime duties as necessary or required in order to maintain proper functioning order.
• Inspect and clean storm inlets; construct and rebuild inlets; repair inverts in inlet floors and other problems.
• Perform maintenance on assigned City vehicle; maintain proper fluid levels; report the need for any major repairs.
• Participate in selection of staff as requested; provide staff training as necessary; evaluate employee performance as required; and work with employees to correct deficiencies.
• Attend and participate in supervisory training as necessary or requested.

Additional Duties:

• Perform related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• General construction methods and practices.
• Location of various City streets and addresses.
• Techniques for mixing and pouring concrete.
• Operation and maintenance requirements of a variety of machinery and equipment utilized in the performance of job assignments.
• Practices and techniques for repairing and maintaining equipment.
• Standard practices and procedures for assigned division.
• Principles and practices of performing employee performance assessments.

Ability to:

• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Operate a variety of vehicles and equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Learn the location of various City streets and addresses.
• Learn the techniques for mixing and pouring concrete.
• Operate, maintain and perform minor repairs on a variety of tools, machinery and equipment relevant to work assignments.
• Perform the physical requirements of the job
• Perform work in undesirable or hazardous equipment including inclement weather, confined spaces and improper illumination.
• Perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled construction and maintenance tasks.
• Establish and maintain cooperative-working relationships with those contacted in the course of work and implement discipline procedures.

Experience and Training Guidelines:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Two years of work experience operating various equipment and supervisory skills over Street Department crew.

Education/Training:

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Must have ability to obtain Class A or B CDL within six (6) months of request when requested by supervisor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear;
• Frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Regularly required to climb or balance.
• Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.
• Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.
• Occasionally works in high, precarious places and with explosives and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

This job description is not an employment agreement, contact agreement, or contract. Management has exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.