Crew Chief

City of Boerne • Boerne, TX

11d • $29 - $36

About The Position

The Crew Chief assists with maintenance of City public areas, including but not limited to streets and drainage systems. Ensure safety procedures are followed at all times.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or Possess GED.
• Experience: At least five (5) years of progressive experience in the public works construction (roads, streets, and/or drainage systems involving a wide variety of methods and equipment, including concrete and asphalt work, backhoes, rollers, and specialized trucks).
• Knowledge of: industry standards, methods, practices, material, and equipment used in street and drainage system maintenance; and use and care of tools and specialized equipment.
• Skill/Ability to: understand, follow, and give instructions; learn to operate standard maintenance equipment effectively and safely; tolerate outside working conditions, including exposure to adverse weather conditions; establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers; and maintain valid Texas driver’s license applicable to job responsibilities and good driving record.
• Safety/Physical Requirements: Heavy. Tasks involve bending, lifting, walking, carrying, and using a force equal to ninety (90) pounds.
• Certifications & Licenses Required: Appropriate valid Texas Class C driver's license.
• 16-hour Work Zone Traffic Control/Qualified Flagger (UTA CCT 520, TEEX HWS002, or equivalent)
• 16-hour Installation and Maintenance of Signs and Pavement Markings (UTA CCT 515, or equivalent) Required

Nice To Haves

• Leadership or supervisory experience is preferred.
• Texas Class A or B CDL preferred.
• Training/Certificates: 4-hour Train-the-Trainer Flagger (TEEX HWS114, or equivalent) preferred, 16-hour Traffic Control Supervisor (UTA CCT421, or equivalent Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs, supervises, trains, and cross-trains, and assists affiliated personnel in the performance of assigned tasks, ensuring that correct policies, procedures, and safety standards are maintained.
• Leads and assists with the construction and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, gutters, and curbs by using overlays, cement, reinforcing steel, asphalt, sand, gravel, and patching compound.
• Installs, repairs, and maintains drainage pipes, catch basins, bridges, and related components.
• Operates maintainer, loader, backhoes, dump trucks, asphalt trucks, rollers, light and/or heavy trucks, air hammers, shovels, mowers, picks, and hand tools.
• Operates brush chipper, feeding trees and brush into machine and ensuring safe operation.
• Loads, transports, and unloads necessary materials for assigned projects.
• Leads in the setup of barricades at work sites to warn traffic of hazardous areas.
• Leads in maintaining, planting, and/or trimming grass, trees, and brush, including use of chainsaws and/or other light equipment.
• Performs minor repairs on equipment.
• Reports progress of accomplishments/problems of crew in executing assigned tasks.
• May assist with the evaluation of subordinate personnel.
• Serves as essential emergency (nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call emergency) response personnel when required.
• Regular and prompt attendance is an essential function of the position.
• Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision – 100% Paid by the city for the employee, option to add dependents. (City pays 42% for dependents, medical only.)
• Short-Term and Long -Term Disability
• Vacation/ Sick paid days off
• Holidays Paid
• Retirement plan - 14% City Contribution
• Workers Compensation Insurance & 100% salary indemnity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED