Construction Crew Leader

Construction Crew Leader# Richland County Careers## Construction Crew Leader Apply:
PW Roads and Drainage Maintenance Shop:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R2799
** GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
** The purpose of the class is to provide leadership and coordination for, and participate in, the work of staff involved in Richland County construction projects; to ensure the proper maintenance of assigned equipment; and to perform related work as required. The class works within a general outline of work to be performed and develops work methods and sequences under general supervision.

** SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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* Essential Functions:

* Serves as a lead worker for construction crews as assigned; provides coordination, training, and instruction; and ensures crew members have adequate supplies and materials.
* Inspects the work of personnel for compliance with policies, procedures, work orders, and standards of quality and safety; ensures the timely completion of assigned tasks.
* Operates various heavy machinery and trains subordinate personnel in its proper use.
* Performs all work in accordance with County policies, procedures, and standards of cleanliness, quality, and safety.
* Attends training, workshops, and meetings as necessary to enhance job knowledge and skills.
* Performs other duties as assigned.  
** MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING
*** Requires high school diploma, GED or specialized vocational training.
* Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in related field.

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- * Any combination of education and experience that meets the requirements for performing the essential functions of this job.  Licenses/Certifications/Other:  
* Must possess a valid state Class A commercial driver’s license.  
** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED
** Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* ** Data Involvement:
** Requires coordinating or determining time, place or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data or information and may implement and report on operations and activities.
* ** People Involvement:
** Requires managing, supervising or leading others by determining work procedures, assigning duties, maintaining harmonious relations and promoting efficiency.
* ** Involvement with Things:
** Requires handling or using machines requiring moderate instruction and experience such as specialty equipment and tools, computers, and software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets or custom applications.
* ** Reasoning Requirements:
** Requires performing coordinating work involving guidelines and rules, with constant problem-solving.
* ** Mathematical Requirements:
** Requires using basic addition and subtraction, such as making change or measuring.
* ** Language Requirements:
** Requires reading simple sentences, instructions or work orders; writing simple sentences and completing simple job forms; speaking simple sentences using basic grammar.
* ** Mental Requirements:
** Requires doing clerical, manual or technical tasks prescribed by standard practices but which may require computation, the use of several procedures, and the use of independent judgments with obvious choices; requires normal attention for accurate results.
* ** Computer Requirements:
** Must be proficient in use of Microsoft Office.
* ** Judgments and Decisions:
** Responsible for guiding others, requiring frequent decisions affecting co-workers and others who depend on the service or product; works in a somewhat fluid environment with rules and procedures but with many variations from the routine.

Physical Requirements:

* The work is medium to heavy work which requires the person to occasionally exert up to 100 pounds of force, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to grasp, lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
* ** Balancing:
** Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
* ** Climbing:
** Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
* ** Crouching:
** Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
* ** Feeling:
** Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin,…