STREET SUPERVISOR in Forest Park, Georgia at City of Forest Park
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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The purpose of this classification is to supervise Street Division operations and activities involving maintenance of City streets and right-of-way areas.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals; conducts interviews and makes hiring recommendations; supervises activities of inmate workers or community service workers assigned to work detail.
- Coordinates daily work activities of employees, inmate workers, community service workers, or other workers; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; provides training to workers; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; confers with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise; coordinates an action plan for imminent weather conditions.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures and initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations; ensures adherence to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; ensures proper traffic control at work sites by setting up safe work zones at work sites, placing traffic cones/signs, and flagging traffic as needed; reports any incidents, accidents, problems, or unusual situations.
- Consults with officials to review division operations/activities, review/resolve problems, receive advice/direction, and provide recommendations.
- Plans, coordinates, and supervises street/right-of-way maintenance projects and work activities; calculates materials needed to complete each project; coordinates necessary equipment, manpower, and materials to conduct work activities; calculates cost of projects; schedules projects and plans work activities to minimize down time of roadways; monitors status of projects to ensure timely completion and adherence with quality standards; responds to problems or emergency situations.
- Oversees operations of the City’s recycling center.
- Supervises and performs various tasks involving street maintenance or right-of-way maintenance projects; lays bricks and concrete block; builds concrete forms for sidewalks, curbing, and stormwater basins; pours and finishes concrete; sweeps street surfaces; prepares road surfaces for asphalt application; lays, rolls, and smooths asphalt; patches/repairs potholes in road surfaces; constructs asphalt driveway tie-ins; installs stormwater drain pipes; clears stormwater ditches; installs guardrails; performs minor land surveys of grading.
- Supervises and performs various tasks involving roadside maintenance or grounds maintenance projects; mows grass; cuts down trees and branches; picks up and disposes of tree limbs, brush, debris, and other materials from right-of-way areas; moves dirt and grades land; spreads and compacts gravel; rakes leaves and other ground materials; applies grass and fertilizer; cleans out ditches; digs holes/trenches and shovels materials.
- Transports, hauls, loads, and unloads various equipment and materials used in projects.
- Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with department projects, which may include a utility truck, garbage truck, trash truck, dump truck, street sweeper, flatbed truck, flusher truck, loader, backhoe, motor grader, boom truck, roller, tractor, mower, bush hog, weed eater, concrete mixer, asphalt loop, chain saw, concrete saw, drill press, air compressor, pump, pick axe, sledgehammer, pitchfork, rake, post hole digger, shovel, broom, hand tools, or two-way radio.
- Supervises and performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting equipment, checking/replacing fluids, refueling vehicles, performing minor equipment repairs, greasing equipment, sharpening blades, changing tires, replacing parts, washing/cleaning equipment, or cleaning shop or work areas; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment.
- Maintains inventory of equipment, tools, supplies, and materials; ensures availability of adequate materials to complete projects; initiates orders for new/replacement materials; obtains competitive price quotes and bids.
- Responds to complaints and questions related to division operations; provides information, researches problems, and initiates problem resolution; directs parties through the proper channels for problem resolution if unable to be addressed by the City.
- Performs administrative tasks; opens Public Works facility each day; reviews permits of utility companies; prepares division activity reports; reviews invoices and forwards for processing; reviews and approves employee time cards.
- Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, activity reports, or other documents.
- Receives various forms, reports, correspondence, invoices, time cards, attendance records, job applications, service/maintenance records, user manuals, blueprints, zoning maps, codes, policies, procedures, manuals, reference materials, or other documentation; reviews, completes, processes, forwards, or retains as appropriate.
- Operates a personal computer and general office equipment, using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, and Excel), email, databases, and other software necessary to perform essential job functions
- Communicates with supervisor, other departments, employees, contractors, utility companies, vendors/suppliers, the public, outside agencies, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, resolve problems, or give/receive advice/direction.
- Responds to emergency after-hours and weekend calls as required.
- Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge of applicable codes and regulations; maintains an awareness of new equipment, methods, trends, and advances in the profession; attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.
- Provides assistance to other employees or departments as needed; assists with building maintenance projects and drives garbage trucks for sanitation department when needed; assists parks division with setup/breakdown for special events and activities.
- Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent; and five (5) years of related experience that includes street construction/maintenance, roadside maintenance, equipment operation, and supervision, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Requires at least two (2) years of supervisory experience in street maintenance, public works, or a closely related field.
Special Qualifications:
Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data; ability to exercise discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
- Ability to perform in a supervisory capacity over subordinate supervisors.
- Ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.
- Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
- Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; ability to utilize principles of fractions; ability to interpret graphs.
- Ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
- Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is heavy which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
- Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
- Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
- Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
- Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
- Visual Acuity: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work may be performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature and noise extremes, fumes, hazardous materials, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim light, toxic agents, or animal/wildlife attacks.