Highway Maintenance Worker IV - Crew Foreman (61034822)

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as crew foreman supervising personnel to perform skilled highway and bridge maintenance functions related, but not limited to: roadside and right-of-way mowing, brush management, and limb management.
• Functions as a working supervisor; operates motorized equipment in a variety of maintenance activities, as needed in the absence of regular equipment operators.
• Supervises and instructs personnel in the safe operation and maintenance of equipment and proper highway and bridge maintenance practices.
• Plans and schedules routine and preventive maintenance activities, as well as investigates citizen work request; assesses, prioritizes, and schedules the necessary work to be completed.
• Responsible for scheduling all work to be performed by maintenance crew.
• Determines proper equipment, materials, and labor needed in order to complete tasks.
• Develops and records accurate summaries of daily work performed by maintenance crew in the Highway Maintenance Management system including personnel's working time, accomplishments, work location, material usage, and equipment utilization.
• Instructs crew members daily in safety practices, completes job hazard assessment forms, mitigates risks, and conducts safety meeting prior to commencement of work activities.
• Coordinates the placement of traffic control devices to properly set up a maintenance work zone according to current Agency guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Instructs crew members on practices such as flagging operations, proper use of PPE, vehicle safety, and job site hazards.
• According to current Department directives and guidelines, performs roadway inspections in order to detect deficiencies that could pose a hazard to motorists or pedestrians.
• Documents all deficiencies found in the Highway Maintenance Management System.
• Coordinates and verifies the completion of daily inspections and preventative maintenance on all vehicles and equipment assigned to crew.
• Instructs crew members on proper vehicle and equipment pretrip completion in accordance with the latest Department directives, policies, and procedures.
• Recommends personnel actions including promotions, transfers, and disciplinary measures; rates employees according to the Employee Performance Management System.
• Manages assigned crew(s) in emergency or inclement weather operations; may include on-call personnel for extended working hours or 12-hour shifts.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• Three and one-half (3.5) years of related work experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• Necessary Special Requirement: A valid motor vehicle operator’s license is required.
• Requires attainment of a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of placement in the position.
• The physical demands for the essential functions involves bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and grasping.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Walking for extended periods, treading rough terrain, working in close proximity to motoring traffic, and in natural environmental hazards.
• May be required to work outside normal scheduled work week; especially during inclement weather.