Transport Maint Crew Chief

Texas Department of Transportation; United States; Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Texas Department of Transportation seeks a lead transportation maintenance technician to supervise a crew of maintenance technicians and equipment operators. The role requires responding to emergencies, coordinating contractor activities, and maintaining records of materials, equipment, and time for payroll purposes.

Responsibilities include inspecting roads, overseeing contractors, and training crew members on equipment use while ensuring safety standards and regulatory compliance.

Qualifikationen

• Lead worker overseeing daily assignments and coordinating crew
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, contractors, and crew members
• Inspect roadways and oversee maintenance contractors and sign technicians
• Manage materials, equipment, and personnel time sheets
• Ensure safety protocols and regulatory compliance on site

Aufgaben

• Assist during accidents and emergencies and organize crew response
• Estimate materials and equipment for assignments
• Inspect roads en route to job sites and report issues
• Oversee contract workers and maintenance inspectors
• Train crew in equipment operation and supervise leave for coverage

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team coordination

Decision making

Safety compliance

Ausbildung

High School Diploma

Tools

Light & Heavy equipment

Hand & Power tools

Jobbeschreibung

Leads a crew of transportation maintenance technicians and equipment operators performing skilled transportation maintenance activities. Reports to a maintenance section supervisor and assists in administration of the maintenance section. Work requires responding to emergency notification on an as needed basis. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties

• Assists during accidents and emergency weather situations to sand bridges and roads and put up warning signs, andorganize response of crews.
• Assists in administration of the maintenance section.
• Estimates and gathers materials and equipment necessary to complete assignments.
• Inspects roads while in route to and from job site and reports problems to supervisors.
• Inspects work performed by maintenance contractors.
• Maintains records on materials and equipment used and employee time sheets.
• Operates light and heavy equipment.
• Oversees contract workers and coordinates applicable activities.
• Oversees the work of designated maintenance inspectors and sign technicians.
• Performs some maintenance and repair on equipment and trains crew members on the use of equipment.
• Serves as a lead worker by scheduling daily work assignments; serving as a resource for complex questions andtroubleshooting of problems; presenting operational updates to the supervisor; providing input on team members' careerconversations; and approving leave requests to ensure operational coverage.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• High School Grad or Equivalent in general education.

Experience:

• 5 years experience in roadway maintenance related work. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) at the time of application with 120 calendar days to obtain an "N" endorsement.
• Mandatory: Commercial Driver Certificate
• Mandatory: Safety Impact Certificate

Competencies:

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenancework
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Methods and procedures involving storage & transport of hazardous materials
• Incident management procedures
• Inventory/stock control procedures
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment
• Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineeringcalculations
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
• Interpreting applicable information
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environ
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
• Maintaining a safe working environment
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions thatsupport business objectives and goals
• Delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions; shares authority but has ultimate accountability

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
• Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
• Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Sitting - prolonged periods of time
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
• Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
• Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
• Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending