Bridge Tender

About the role

Bridge Tenders at Velociti Services serve to operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock tenders and operators, and slip bridge operators.

Responsibilities

• Follow all company procedures, policies, and rules.
• Provide safe, courteous openings for marine traffic.
• Provide a safe passage for vehicle traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians.
• Follow all safety protocols.
• Inform the supervisor immediately of all incidents, malfunctions, and accidents.
• Ensure the safety of maintenance personnel.
• Maintain a solid commitment to the guest experience and always remember safety first.
• Build respectful relationships with all teammates.
• Read and comprehend FDOT and U.S. Coast Guard manuals, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Keep logs and records by FDOT procedures in correct, legible English.
• Effectively communicate in English on the VHF marine radio.
• Maintain and guard stations on bridges to check waterways for boat traffic.
• Write and submit maintenance work requisitions.
• Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening.
• Stop automobile and pedestrian traffic on bridges, and lower automobile gates prior to moving bridges.
• Raise drawbridges and observe passage of water traffic, then lower drawbridges and raise automobile gates.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• 18 years of age or older.
• Valid driver's license.

Physical Requirements

• Meet and comply with the weight limitation safety rating and recommendations for any equipment associated with performing duties, including