Foreman-Water Distribution System/Tapping & Construction

About the role

This position involves supervising crews in the installation, maintenance, repair, relocation, or replacement of water distribution lines and appurtenances.

Responsibilities

• Receives work orders, assigns, schedules, and supervises work of crews engaged in the installation, maintenance, repair, relocation, or replacement of water-lines, fire hydrants, valves, fittings, and other appurtenances.
• Serves as supervisor for crews involved in the installation of water services of various sizes.
• Instructs workers on repair methods and procedures and determines where excavations are to be made.
• Lays out work and assigns specific tasks to work crews.
• Coincides with work of non-city and other city division crews working for Water Distribution.
• Inspects work in progress and upon completion to ensure compliance with Division standards.
• Supervises crews engaged in thawing frozen services.
• Determines proper valves to effect watermain shutdown and notifies customers; answers a variety of inquiries and complaints.
• Contacts citizens and tactfully informs them of their responsibility for making waterline repairs when problems occur on the citizen's property.
• Locates or oversees the locating of waterlines and appurtenances either visually, with locators, or through water atlas sheets and determines responsibility for correcting the problem.
• Determines location, approach, and procedures to be followed in making water-line repairs.
• Inspects maintenance and repair work to assure conformance with instructions, proper methods, and procedures.
• Prepares work reports of all manhours spent, equipment, and materials used on each project.
• Affirms that overnight excavations are covered or barricaded.
• Enforces safe work practices and division work rules.
• Drives city-assigned vehicle in performance of work duties (supervision of crews at and inspection of work sites, locating of waterlines and appurtenances, meeting with citizens to answer questions and resolve complaints, etc.).
• Requisitions, issues, and maintains records of materials, tools, and supplies used in maintenance and repair operations.
• Supervises the maintenance of tools and equipment; resolves personnel problems and recommends disciplinary action when needed.

  Requirements

  • Graduation from high school or General Educational Development (GED) Tests equivalency.
  • Three (3) years experience in the maintenance and repair of water distribution, utilities, or related operation.
  • Must possess a Class II Water Distribution license issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency or Water Supply II from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Must possess a valid Driver’s License.

  Skills

  • Planning, assigning, and supervising work of subordinate employees.
  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees and the public.
  • Verbal and written communication.
  • Reading drawings, plans, and specifications.
  • Analyzing problems and determining appropriate solutions.

  Qualifications

  • Knowledge of municipal water distribution system network.
  • Knowledge of water distribution system tools, materials, and supplies used in work.
  • Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of water distribution system maintenance and repair work.
  • Knowledge of excavation work.
  • Knowledge of union agreement and divisional work rules.
  • Knowledge of city street locations.
  • Knowledge of supervisory techniques.
  • Knowledge of recordkeeping procedures.

  Benefits

  The City of Toledo provides excellent health and retirement benefits for its employees, including health insurance, group life insurance, Ohio Public Employees Retirement Plan (OPERS), deferred compensation, and 401(k) plans.

  Pay

  Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

  Schedule

  Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.