Utilities Crew Leader

Essential Job Duties

• Supervises and participates in the installation, repair, and preventative maintenance of various facilities within the Utilities Field Division of the Utilities Department.
• Issues, assigns, completes, and closes out work orders.
• Inspects, directs, and oversees the maintenance and repair of assigned equipment and tools.
• Counsels and trains assigned crew members.
• Operates light and heavy construction equipment including, but not limited to, vacuum excavators, backhoes, dump trucks, and front-end loaders.
• Monitors the shoring of trenches and confined spaces.
• Plans and monitors the restoration of completed projects, including landscaping and asphalt.
• Ensures proper maintenance of traffic (MOT) measures are used.
• Determines and requisitions necessary equipment and materials for job assignments.
• Performs routine on-call shifts as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Three (3) years’ experience in utility maintenance and construction.
• A Florida Department of Environmental Protection Level 3 Water Distribution License or approved certification in Wastewater Collections or Vacuum Sewer Systems.
• A Florida Class B CDL (Commercial Driver License) with airbrakes and tanker endorsements.
• An Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic Certification or ability to obtain within 3 months.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of utility maintenance, repair, and construction methods.
• Knowledge of occupational safety and health rules, regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Utilities policies and procedures.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate personnel performance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, officials, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage workflow with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to resolve customer complaints and concerns.

Physical Demands

• Frequent use of arms, hands, and feet to walk, stand, reach, bend, squat, stoop, climb ladders, and shovel dirt/sand/rock.
• Occasional lifting, pushing, and pulling of heavy articles (not to exceed 45 pounds without assistance).
• Intermittent exposure to disagreeable odors from grease, waste, and other malodorous conditions, as well as occasional elevated noise levels.

Environmental Conditions

• Primarily performed outdoors; therefore, employee may be exposed to a variety of weather conditions including excessive heat, humidity, cold, wind, or rain.
• May experience intermittent exposure to disagreeable odors from grease, waste, and other malodorous conditions, as well as occasional elevated noise levels.

General Benefits Information

• Pension Plan: FRS (Florida Retirement System) Mandatory 3% employee contribution of your gross salary Fully vested after eight (8) years.
• Health, Dental & Life Insurance Effective: Health insurance is with Humana HMO Premier Plan. In-network coverage ONLY. There is NO OUT OF NETWORK MEDICAL COVERAGE Dental Insurance is with Humana Traditional Preferred DPPO. Out of Network covered Weekly Payroll Deductions: Employee Only: $17.31/week Employee +1: $53.08/week Employee +2: $85.38/week Employee Family: $109.62/week.
• Insurance coverage becomes effective the 1st of the month following 60th day of employment Group Life Insurance policy of $50,000 paid for by the Village for employees.
• Holidays: We have 13 paid holidays per year. Police Holiday is paid or comp’d at ten (10) hours for holiday except birthday which is at 8 hours. Birthday is an additional paid holiday but must be requested approved by supervisor, and taken in the same week as the birthday occurs.
• Personal Leave Time Accrues weekly from hire date at the rate depending on length of time in service. PLT may be used, paid, after six (6) months.