Maintenance Crew Chief - Stormwater Division

Purpose

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• Coordinates, assigns, and reviews work and establishes work schedules; maintains standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.
• Provides technical guidance as the leader of the designated crew employees.
• Communicates safety rules and procedures to assigned crew members; monitors work to ensure compliance with applicable regulations; ensures that crew members are properly outfitted with safety glasses, gloves, masks, and steel-toed shoes.
• Performs skilled and lead work on medium and heavy equipment; safely operates any type of motorized equipment that excavates, loads, or moves dirt, gravel, or other material to maintain or construct streets, drainage, storm water infrastructure, and other public properties.
• Operates equipment for the disposal, processing, or transportation of waste or other materials.
• Inspects, cleans, and performs routine equipment preventive maintenance; ensures suitable operating condition.
• Assists in planning, coordinating, and scheduling storm water construction, maintenance, and repair, schedules, prioritizes, and assigns daily work orders to crews.
• Inspects job sites for compliance with health, safety, and transportation rules and regulations; ensures safe, efficient work methods and practices; makes changes to work orders to resolve problems; recommends alternative solutions.
• Directs crews to make emergency repairs; coordinates work with other utilities, contractors, City and State inspectors, customers, and any entity that is essential to completion of each assignment.
• Visually examines the site and structures to determine the extent of required remedial action; reports circumstances to superiors and notifies available qualified personnel and organizations.
• Performs emergency service on roads or storm water facilities in conjunction with other departments and agencies; ensures proper placement of barricades and warning signs.
• Maintains city pump station sites.
• Assists the supervisor in training and orientation of less knowledgeable employees by explaining and demonstrating work performed.
• Instructs operators in safety precautions and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

High School Diploma or GED, with one to three years of building, water/sewer, solid waste, streets, grounds, and general construction maintenance; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Some supervisory experience preferred.

Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen, and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

• Knowledge of city and department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of general maintenance and repair procedures.
• Knowledge of maintenance and construction procedures, equipment, and materials.
• Knowledge of cemetery maintenance and construction procedures, equipment, and materials.
• Skill in the operation of lawn maintenance equipment.
• Skill in the operation of hand and power tools.
• Skill in the operation of power sweeper, leaf blower, pressure washer, gate equipment, and portable radio.
• Skill in oral communication.

• Paid Holiday
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Defined Benefit Retirement Pension Plan
• Protective Services Retirement Plan (select positions)
• Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan
• Retirement Seminars
• PPO Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision…