Equipment Operator Foreman ; PCN

Equipment Operator Foreman 1

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Southcoast Region Highways and Aviation/M&O is looking for an Equipment Operator Foreman 1 in Juneau to help us Keep Alaska Moving! Base salary information:
Equipment Operator Foreman 1: $33.59 / hourly - OT Eligible

What you will be doing:

• Lead and supervise a maintenance station, managing work schedules, priorities, and safety practices for a team of up to 10 employees.
• Inspect highway assets, determine maintenance needs, and oversee complex maintenance and repair activities, ensuring accurate documentation in the AGILE program.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the traveling public and review proposed design plans for highway, dock, and float projects in the area.
• Coordinate equipment repair and servicing with State Equipment Fleet staff, ensuring timely maintenance and recommending replacements as needed.
• Perform hands-on highway maintenance, including snow and ice control, pavement and drainage work, brushing, sign and guardrail repair, and related tasks using a variety of heavy equipment.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities' mission is to Keep Alaska Moving. We are working toward a modern, adaptable, flexible transportation system that will be resilient as we tackle our challenges. We believe collaboration, communication, and coordination increase our ability to succeed. Creating teams that are focused on results, working together, and leveraging resources across our department, with community and private sector partnerships, increases our ability to accomplish our mission and serve Alaskans.

The State of Alaska is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

The DOT&PF core values are integrity, excellence, and respect. We support an environment focused on teamwork and collaboration to achieve results. We succeed in achieving our transportation mission through building credibility with our customers, stakeholders, and the public.

The working environment you can expect:

This position is located in Juneau, AK. Working at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers a uniquely challenging and rewarding environment. With Alaska's diverse and expansive terrain, coupled with its extreme weather conditions, employees of the DOT&PF can work in various locations, including remote locations and urban centers, addressing a wide range of transportation needs. Their roles demand adaptability and resourcefulness as they maintain and improve roads, bridges, airports, ports, and public facilities in a state known for rugged terrain and extreme seasonal changes.

This work not only presents professionals with a range of fascinating challenges but also allows them to contribute to developing and maintaining critical infrastructure against the backdrop of Alaska's breathtaking natural beauty, reflecting a strong commitment to safety and environmental responsibility. Opportunity exists to travel to other stations, possibly for extended periods, during the summer months to complete projects.

Who we are looking for:

• Supervision: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote), discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.
• Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.

Minimum qualifications:

Class A Commercial Driver's License and qualified to operate all equipment at the duty station. Knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work. Two years of experience in the maintenance and repair of highways or airports.

Special note:

Some positions may require a First Aid, ETT, CPR, or First Responder certification.

Some positions require Hazardous Materials training and American Traffic Safety Services Association training.

Some positions may be required to use a firearm or ammunition and are therefore subject to Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(9) which prohibits persons who have ever been…