Job Title: Crew Leader - IN HOUSE APPLICANTS ONLY

Salary range: DOE Labor Grade 24

Location: Streets and Stormwater

Department: Public Works

Hours: Full-Time

Job Description:

Do you have what it takes to be part of our team?  The Crew Leader position primarily leads a work crew in the performance of assigned projects or tasks while also positively bridging the gap between the supervisor and crews. This position is responsible for assigned personnel, projects/tasks of responsibility, equipment, and related paperwork. This position is a working Crew Leader position requiring full participation with all assigned tasks and/or duties. The position works under general supervision independently developing work methods and sequences.

Job Responsibilities

·         Monitors and reviews work assignments and determines resources required to complete tasks, such as number of workers, materials, tools, or equipment.

·         Oversees and participates in completion of work assignments such as laying blacktop, placing erosion control materials, or other specialized tasks, ensuring compliance with departmental safety requirements, policy, and procedures.

·         Ensures optimal functioning of earth moving equipment and tools of responsibility, such as vacuum equipment, dump trucks, snowplows, backhoes, front-end loaders; performs operator maintenance as required.

·         Maintains logs, forms, records, time sheets, and other work-related information for area of responsibility; prepares routine reports as required.

·         Interacts with City customers and the public to provide information or resolve problems or complaints relating to assigned area.

·         Attends and conducts crew meetings to disperse/exchange information.

• Drives and controls on/off-road equipment to haul supplies to and from the work site. This may include public highway systems.

• Manipulates equipment with integrated mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic systems/controls by coding computers and or adjusting levers, gears, valves, switches and related controls.

• Operates motor equipment and hand tools to dig, ditch, slope, strip, grade, backfill, mow, and clear and excavate.

• Loads and unloads rock, debris, earth, trees and materials, such as abrasives, de-icing chemicals/hazardous material using hands, loaders, trucks, hand-truck, forklift, dolly-lift and hoist.

• Operates hand tools such as jackhammers, mechanical tampers, power saws, air compressors, hydraulic drivers, and similar equipment to make general repairs of roads, grounds, and/or structures.

• Performs and directs the installation of concrete forms.

• Responds to environmental/highway emergency situations to control snow, storm water, hazardous debris, oil spills, etc. on roads, grounds and related areas.

• Uses traffic control techniques to control high/low speed vehicular traffic movements.

• Performs preventive maintenance, operational checks, pre, and post walk around inspections, and makes minor repairs/adjustments of assigned equipment; reports damage and /or required maintenance.

·         Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED, and specialized vocational training.

• Requires valid Delaware Commercial Driver’s License w/a valid medical examiners certificate and tanker endorsement.

• Required to maintain flagger certification.

• Minimum three years of leadership, mentoring, coaching and construction.

• Minimum three years of experience in operating self-propelled mobile equipment with wheeled or crawler type traction work to fine specifications on all types of terrain.

To view the entire job description, please visit: https://www.cityofdover.com/job-titles-and-rates and click on DOE Union Employees Job Titles.

A criminal background investigation and driver’s license review will be required. Candidates may be given a job-related test during the interview.

Compensation

·         Health, dental, vision and group life insurance.

·         401a and 457 deferred compensation plans.

·         Paid vacation and sick leave.

To Apply Submit the Following

·         City of Dover employment application (www.cityofdover.com/jobs)

Ethical conduct and honest behavior are our basic organizational values. Candidates will be instrumental in assisting to make Dover a place where people want to live through our motto – Dedication, Ownership, Vision, Excellence and Reliability

City of Dover is an Equal Opportunity Employer.