Highway Maintenance Class IV (Foreman)

Town of Essex; Essex (VT); On-site; USD 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VMERS C Retirement Plan

MVP Health Insurance

Dental and Vision insurance

Short Term Disability

Life and AD&D Insurance

Roth IRA Retirement plans

Vacation and sick accruals

Job summary

The Town of Essex is seeking a Highway Maintenance Foreman Class IV to lead crews in public works and winter operations. The role involves supervising up to 8 full-time staff plus seasonal workers, directing snow and ice removal, and coordinating with residents and other departments.

Regular hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with overtime during winter; a CDL B is required (A preferred), and MUTCD knowledge is essential. Union position with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Eight years of highway maintenance experience and leadership roles.
• Three winter seasons of plowing with a heavy-duty dump truck with plow/wing.
• Thorough working knowledge of MUTCD.
• Minimum valid CDL Class B; Class A is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise up to 8 full-time staff and seasonal workers on public works projects.
• Direct daily operations including snow/ice removal and equipment use.
• Coordinate with public and respond to complaints and questions.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and guidance to crews.

Skills

Leadership

MUTCD knowledge

Heavy equipment operation

CDL Class B

CDL Class A preferred

Job description

The Town of Essex is actively looking for a Highway Maintenance Foreman Class IV.

This supervisory role will perform skilled manual work and equipment operation as well as providing supervision in directing work crews on public works projects and snow/ice removal. The Foreman provides day to day oversight and guidance to up to 8 full-time and several seasonal/temporary employees on specific jobs. The Foreman has frequent contact with other public works employees and the general public to respond to complaints and questions.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Eight (8) years experience in highway maintenance, construction procedures/methods, equipment operations and some leadership roles.
• Three (3) winter seasons experience performing winter plowing with a heavy-duty dump truck that has a plow or wing attached.
• Must have a thorough working knowledge of the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
• At *minimum, a valid commercial driver’s license class B. A class A CDL is preferred.

The pay range for this position is $32.00 to $40.00 per hour depending on experience. Regular work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, hours may vary depending upon needs of the municipality. Overtime will be required during the winter season.

A full job description can be found here or within the posting at https://essexvt.bamboohr.com/careers

The Town of Essex will consider any combination of education and experience that allows for successful performance in this role. The Town’s goals include hiring the candidate who is best able to meet the objectives of the position. We, therefore, encourage persons with non-traditional skill sets and experiences to apply, even if candidates believe they do not meet 100% of the qualification and hiring criteria described.

This is a full-time hourly position covered by our AFSCME union contract. The Town of Essex offers a competitive benefits package toincludegenerous vacation and sick accruals, VMERS C Retirement Plan, MVP Health Insurance, employer paid Dental and Vision insurance, Short Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance and optional Mission Square 457 and Roth IRA Retirement plans.

• toincludegenerous vacation and sick accruals
• VMERS C Retirement Plan
• MVP Health Insurance
• employer paid Dental and Vision insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• optional Mission Square 457
• Roth IRA Retirement plans

The Town of Essex is an equal opportunity employer.