CLOSED PROMOTIONAL - STREET MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER in San Marcos, California at City of San Marcos

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices

• Leads, plans, trains, and reviews the work of staff responsible for performing a variety of skilled, semiskilled, and unskilled duties in support of the Streets Section operations and services including those involved in constructing, repairing, installing, maintaining, and cleaning streets, and channel maintenance systems; participates in performing the most complex work of the unit including the more complex maintenance assignments as well as administrative support duties.
• Trains assigned employees in their areas of work including construction, maintenance, and repair methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Oversees and participates in the use, care, and operation of a variety of construction and maintenance equipment including but not limited to various heavy and light equipment such as: front end loaders, excavators, asphalt paving machine, rollers, dump trucks, painting and striping equipment, hand and small power tools; performs minor adjustments and emergency repairs to assigned equipment; cleans, maintains, and properly stores tools and equipment.
• Verifies the work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques, and compliance with applicable standards and specifications; ensures adherence to safe work practices and procedures.
• Drives and operates vehicles and other motorized equipment on City streets and at off-road construction sites; performs maintenance and minor repairs of assigned equipment.
• Uses chemicals and other supplies as required.
• Inspects and evaluates potential job sites to determine the resources necessary for project completion; estimates time, materials, and equipment required for job assigned; requisitions materials as required.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports of work performed; uses computer to access information and enter work reports and other data.
• Reads, interprets, and explains directions, construction sketches and equipment manuals.
• Responds to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provides information within the area of assignment; resolves complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Utilizes proper safety precautions related to all work performed.
• Constructs and repairs curbs and gutters by excavating with pneumatic and hand tools, building forms, mixing, placing and finishing concrete; patches streets and assists in paving streets and alleys.
• Places traffic control and warning signs and monitors traffic flow.
• Installs and maintains street and traffic control signs.
• Paints roadway traffic striping, pavement legends, crosswalks, and curbs using airless paint sprayer and street striper.
• Cleans, maintains and stores painting equipment.
• Cleans storm drains, drainage ditches, and culverts.
• Provides and participates in emergency responses which, while not all inclusive, may include traffic control for extended periods, continual and strenuous sandbagging, emergency repairs to public facilities, assisting with evacuations, etc.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Holidays – The City observes fourteen (14) paid holidays that include eleven (11) specifically designated days as recognized by the State of California and three (3) floating holidays.

Deferred Compensation Employer Match Program - The City offers a Deferred Compensation Employer Match Program, matching employee contributions up to 2%

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