Highway Maintenance Class IV (Foreman)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation and sick accruals

VMERS C Retirement Plan

MVP Health Insurance

Employer paid Dental and Vision

Short Term Disability

Life and AD&D Insurance

Mission Square 457 (optional)

Roth IRA Retirement plans

Job summary

The Town of Essex is seeking a Highway Maintenance Foreman Class IV to supervise public works crews and manage snow removal operations. The role involves skilled manual work, equipment operation, and day‑to‑day leadership of up to eight full‑time employees plus seasonal staff.

The ideal candidate brings extensive highway maintenance experience, winter plowing expertise, and MUTCD knowledge, with a valid CDL‑B (Class A preferred).

Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of experience in highway maintenance and leadership roles.
• Three (3) winter seasons experience performing winter plowing with a heavy‑duty dump truck with plow or wing.
• Thorough working knowledge of the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
• At minimum, a valid commercial driver’s license Class B. Class A CDL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct work crews on public works projects and snow/ice removal.
• Provide day‑to‑day oversight to up to 8 full‑time and several seasonal/temporary employees.
• Respond to complaints and questions from the public and other public works staff.
• Oversee scheduling, safety, and project workflow in the Essex maintenance program.

Education

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.