Highway Maintenance Worker IV - Crew Foreman (61036918)

Responsibilities

• Supervises a crew of highway maintenance workers performing maintenance activities on roads and right of ways.
• Equipment used in these activities may include motor grader, belt loader, dump trucks, and backhoe.
• Supervises hauling of dirt from roadways being worked in ditching operations – includes widening of shoulders and sloping of banks to improve site areas.
• Dirt (fill material) is often placed on right-of-way to widen narrow shoulders and improve safety.
• Uses equipment as needed to handle work orders and requests for cleaning out pipes and ditches.
• Uses equipment as needed for back sloping and widening of shoulders as required.
• Communicates with property owners adjacent to roadway being ditched and cleaned.
• Ensures proper maintenance and upkeep of equipment by operators (may include Athey belt loader, backhoe, motor grader, and dump trucks).
• Assists new operators on equipment used in operations.
• Must have a commercial driver’s license to train employees on equipment.
• Works with Resident, Assistant Resident, and Resident Maintenance Foreman in scheduling county‑wide ditching operations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Three and one‑half (3.5) years of related work experience.
• Relevant education may substitute for the experience requirement.
• Valid motor vehicle operator’s license required.
• Must attain a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of placement.
• Physical demands include bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, grasping, and manipulating objects of varying size, shape, weight, and material.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Requires walking for extended periods, treading rough and uneven terrain, and working in close proximity to motoring traffic and natural environmental hazards.
• May be required to work outside of normal work schedule, especially during inclement weather and/or departmental‑related emergencies.
• Frequently exposed to outside environment in all weather conditions, noise, and oil or grease on a daily basis.