Crew Lead Worker

The County of Riverside's Department of Waste Resources is looking to fill one Crew Lead Worker vacancy, the incumbent will be reporting to the following locations, Badlands Landfill in Moreno Valley and Lamb Canyon Landfill in Beaumont.

The Crew Lead Worker will instruct and lead crew workers in work methods and practices on a variety of projects and maintain safety and security of job site.

Competitive candidates will have experience handling hazardous materials (antifreeze, batteries, oils, paint, and e-waste) and operating heavy equipment such as dump trucks, roll-off trucks, and backhoes in support of landfill site operations.

This position follows a 4/10 schedule, with rotating Saturdays.

A California Commercial Class A or Class B driver's license is required at the time of application.

Under general supervision, instructs and leads County employees, volunteers, and participants of court mandated work release programs in performing a variety of manual labor tasks in support of landfill operations, construction and maintenance, illegal dumping clean‑up, recycling activities, and traffic direction at landfill sites; prepares a variety of reports including court required documentation on attendance and participation of the work crews;

and performs other related duties as required.

The Crew Lead Worker is a lead level classification and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents are assigned lead responsibilities over large work crews engaged in performing small construction and maintenance duties and labor‑intensive tasks such as cleaning up illegal dumping areas, cutting fire breaks, remodeling buildings, traffic direction at landfill sites, recycling activities at landfill sites and constructing drainage systems.

These activities may require the operation of various tracked and/or wheeled motorized construction equipment requiring relatively simple forms of manipulation and coordination such as loaders, backhoe, mowers, and small dozers (up to and including a D-6 dozer). These crews are typically made up of County employees and employees of other agencies, and participants of volunteer and work release programs. Incumbents are required to prepare detailed documentation of personnel attendance and performance, as well as prepare records on equipment and material utilization.

• Instruct and lead crew workers in work methods and practices on a variety of projects; maintain safety and security of job site.
• Operate a three‑axle dump truck or other sized truck‑type equipment in the construction, maintenance, and repair of public work facilities; operate dump truck or roll‑off truck to haul construction materials, recycled materials from landfill sites, supplies, and equipment; operate tank truck to spray water, oil and chemicals; may operate low‑bed or trucks with trailers in hauling equipment or materials.
• Operate small tracked and/or wheeled motorized construction equipment (up to and including forklifts, backhoes, mowers, loaders, and a D-6 sized dozer).
• Evaluate efficiency and appropriateness of assigned duties, recommend improvements and report on progress of work to higher level personnel as needed.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records on materials and equipment usage, and employees and work release program participants' attendance and behavior.
• Refer complaints, problems or issues to higher level personnel.
• May operate equipment and vehicles assigned to projects including buses in transporting personnel.

Graduation from high school or attainment of a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. test is required within six months of employment.

Three years in maintenance, construction, recycling, traffic direction, or other similar work which required at least occasional operation of construction equipment.

The tools, materials, methods, and equipment commonly used in public works construction and maintenance; safety rules, operation, maintenance, capacities, and limitations of construction and maintenance equipment.

Coordinate, lead and direct the work of others; perform a variety of maintenance and construction tasks; follow…