Date Opened: Monday April:00 AM
Close Date: Thursday May:00 AM
Department: Transportation Department
Operations Support
Salary: $23.00 $36.35 Commensurate with Experience
SUMMARY
The Street Maintenance Labor Crew Chief II serves as a supervisor of a large crew involved in street maintenance and repairs. The Labor Crew Chief operates heavy equipment and assigns and coordinates activities of support personnel.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervises/Participates in largescale field operations that include maintenance and repair.
- Supervises operation/maintenance of assigned equipment including heavy equipment trucks shovels etc.
- Prepares estimates of time and materials by computing quantities such as square yards and cubic yards of materials.
- Maintains equipment assigned in daily operation.
- Ensures work is completed as scheduled and meets construction standards.
- Directs workers in transportation services to ensure work is performed properly and materials are used as they should be.
- Sets grade and works from grade stakes and cut sheets.
- Resolves worker problems or collaborates with employees to assist in problem resolution.
- Ensures work crew complies with work rules safety rules and OSHA regulations.
- Participates in loading and unloading materials supplies and equipment.
- Operates vehicles hand tools and poweroperated equipment.
- Prepares maintains and verifies records of employee time through the Kronos computer application.
- Creates daily reports and paperwork to be entered into Hansen.
- Communicates effectively with the public regarding inquiries about construction projects.
- Trains and develops employees as needed through worker motivation equipment performance work methods and customer service.
- Evaluate employee performance and prepare performance appraisals.
- Periodically works oneweek periods of Oncall duty.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Transportation Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by road specifically including laws and ordinances regulating the operation of vehicles.
- Construction Knowledge of materials methods tools and procedures used in the construction and maintenance of streets.
- Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Administration and Management Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning resource allocation human resources modeling leadership technique and coordination of people and resources
- Safety Knowledge of OSHA City and Federal rules and regulations as well as work hazards and applicable safety precautions of the assigned work.
- Personnel and Human Resources Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel selection and training.
- Technology/Computer Skills Knowledge of computer applications such as Kronos and Microsoft Office.
- Mathematics Knowledge of simple arithmetic and measurement dimensions such as square feet and cubic square feet.
- Management of Personnel Resources Motivating developing and directing people as they work identifying the best people for the job.
- Communication Skills Conveying information effectively through speaking and writing and understanding information others give through speaking and writing.
- Time Management Managing ones own time and the time of others.
- Decision Making Skills Efficiently and effectively makes choices. Considers the cost and benefits of potential actions through understanding of others possible reactions
- Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing the performance of yourself and others to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Physical Abilities include but are not limited to: sitting standing bending twisting reaching kneeling/squatting walking driving crawling climbing lifting and carrying up to 60lbs) shoveling pushing and pulling.
TOOLS EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES
Heavy Equipment Trucks Shovels Picks Measurement Tools Computer etc.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Extreme Temperatures possible outdoors; Some physical activity and time spent in heavy machinery; Office environment for approving employee time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High School diploma or equivalent and 3 year(s) of relevant experience
AND
- Class A CDL
- Ability to obtain a tanker endorsement within 6 months
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The Citys Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes but is not limited to: reference checks social security verification education verification criminal conviction record check and if applicable a credit history check sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidates written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a preemployment drugscreening test and physical examination. During the selection process candidates may be asked to take a skills test and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online.
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BENEFITS
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