Asphalt Labor Supervisor

About the role

The Asphalt Labor Supervisor provides supervision to a group of Laborers and Equipment Operators engaged in general roadway maintenance and repair work. An employee in this class assigns, inspects, and evaluates the work of skilled, semi-skilled or unskilled workers in a wide variety of tasks. The Asphalt Labor Supervisor works with the Superintendent to assign areas of work to team members and provide detailed standards to be met by the team.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and participates in the construction, repair, and/or patching of streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, driveways, and bike trails.
• Supervises the operation of backhoes, asphalt rollers, trucks and connected trailers, air compressors, air hammers, chop saw, skid steer with milling attachment, and others as needed.
• Ensures the safety of employees, pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers through the exercise of safe work practices.
• Accurately determines quantity of materials required for job(s) and orders as deemed appropriate.
• Reviews and responds to daily service requests and work orders via the city’s asset management system (Cityworks).
• Promotes a collaborative and harmonious work environment.
• Writes daily and weekly work reports in clear and concise language.
• Provides training to Laborers and/or Equipment Operators.
• Inspects and evaluates the performance of employees supervised.
• Acts for an Assistant Superintendent in their absence as delegated.
• Follows and applies written and oral instructions.
• Promotes and educates staff in the area of safety, maintenance and equipment operation.
• Plans, coordinates, and directs daily operation, including incident and accident reports, interviewing, hiring, evaluating and scheduling of staff.
• Responds to emergency or special events activity as required.
• Participates in a snow/ice removal team for City streets and sidewalks to include, but not limited to spreading sand and/or salt.
• May operate equipment in the absence of Equipment Operators.
• Performs related work as required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, all candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED; three years of experience as a Laborer III or Equipment Operator; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Asphalt Field Level I certification
• VDOT flagging certification
• Basic computer knowledge, to include Microsoft Office
• Daily use inventory asset management program
• Mobile laptop, tablet, and printer experience
• Customer service training