Crew Foreman (Water Department)

City of Cullman•Cullman, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a supervisory position that is assigned to a small working crew performing water or wastewater assignments for the City of Cullman Water and Wastewater Department as a major portion of work assignments. Work will also include a variety of heavy manual labor, construction, repair, and maintenance activities essential to the operation of the City’s public utilities infrastructure. Employees in this class are responsible for completing tasks assigned by superiors while overseeing a small working crew to ensure that the tasks are completed safely, correctly and efficiently. Must have mastered skills for safe operation of heavy equipment in the area of assignment. Employees receive general instructions from a supervisor. Assignments are received through a schedule, verbally, in writing, or through work orders from a supervisor. The incumbent is expected to carry out the assignments without supervision while instructing a small working crew and consulting with the supervisor as needed.

Requirements

Mastered skill and certified experience in the operation of heavy-duty equipment, including some supervisory experience
Availability to work overtime, rotating shifts, and weekends/holidays as needed
5+ years of experience in water/wastewater distribution
Must maintain a valid Alabama CDL driver’s license for operation of City of Cullman vehicles Class A - Unrestricted
Must maintain Grade 1 State Certification (dual certification preferred)
Position is subject to random drug testing
Requires regular and prompt attendance plus the ability to work well with others and work well as a team

Nice To Haves

Dual certification preferred

Responsibilities

Ensures work is performed in accordance with traffic laws, city ordinances, resolutions, code, and departmental and city policies and procedures
Supervises a small working crew to perform water/wastewater maintenance, emergencies, water installations, sewer installations, and water main flushing, safely, correctly and efficiently
Responsible for performance of supervisory or related skilled tasks
Operates mechanical saws and cuts trees, limbs, and brushes while ensuring safety of people and property
Performs various mechanical and maintenance repair tasks involving basic carpentry, painting, masonry, plumbing, or similar trades
Performs rough carpentry such as constructing concrete forms, wooden fences, crates, and other structures related to water and sewer utilities, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, bridges, and buildings
Uses equipment such as transit, laser level, total station, jackhammers, shovels, picks, rakes, ditch jacks, ductile saws, chain saws, asphalt cutting wheels, pipe wrenches, core drills, tapping machines, and other tools as required
Reads and uses tape measures and levels; sets up and operates pipe lasers
Assembles and installs traffic control signs in compliance with state requirements
Services equipment and makes field repairs and adjustments; services or perform light maintenance work on equipment operated; reports the need for major repairs to equipment
Supervises as required and performs manual labor in loading, unloading and other related work as required
Operates heavy trenching equipment
Operates tandem and/or tri-axle trucks involved with sewer and water line maintenance and construction work, hauling pipe, rip rap, brush, trees, limbs, sludge, bio-solids and other materials to and from work sites
Responsible for hauling equipment with a tandem axle equipment trailer to the work sites such as backhoes, track loaders, and ditch jacks
Assists semi-skilled laborers, skilled laborers and crew leaders with laying rocks, pipes, pouring concrete, running chain saws, flagging traffic, setting out cones and traffic signs, cutting pipes, setting grades, reading maps, making repairs and installations to sewer lines, restoring and landscaping grounds, and other assigned responsibilities
Operates a bulldozer in clearing, grubbing, backfilling, and performing grading or moving work
Operates a backhoe, trencher, side boom or forklift and install and repair sewer lines and water lines
Operates truck with front end loaders; loads rock, gravel, sand; digs trenches, fills holes with appropriate materials
Performs water/wastewater maintenance, including emergencies, water installations, sewer installations, and water main flushing
Follows and relays all instructions to complete all tasks as directed with a small working crew
Performs any additional tasks assigned by the immediate supervisor