Public Works Shift Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates through subordinate personnel activities of workers engaged in maintenance, repair, and/or replacement.
• Supervises personnel providing training, work direction, and evaluation of work performance.
• Evaluates work demands and makes daily assignments to foreman responsible for ensuring their completion.
• Adjusts work schedules to meet work demands and shortage of staff.
• Conducts field inspections to review work and to evaluate work requirements such as type of equipment needed.
• Dispatches crews to prevent or correct various stoppages such as sewer or drain when assignment requires.
• Supervises emergency response operations for natural disasters and inclement weather which includes snow and ice control as needed.
• Inspects equipment daily, substitutes equipment needing repairs, and prepares work order for maintenance required.
• Develops and implements preventative maintenance program for equipment.
• Maintains inventory of equipment and parts.
• Reviews and evaluates daily activity reports to determine problem areas, notifies supervisor, and recommends preventive measures.
• Completes daily activity reports, interprets policies and contract memorandums for personnel, takes the appropriate disciplinary action when necessary according to established rules/practices, and confers with personnel representatives to attempt to resolve grievances.
• Investigates and resolves citizen complaints and requests.
• Inspects various work areas by driving to work sites.

Qualifications

• High school graduate and six (6) years' experience in Public Works maintenance in areas such as sewer line, environmental, street maintenance, drain maintenance, or heavy equipment services with one (1) of the six (6) years in a supervisory/lead capacity;
• Or any combination of training and experience which enables one to perform essential job functions emergencies.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver license as a condition of continued employment.