Maintenance Crew Chief - Streets

City of Mesquite•Mesquite, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position plans, prioritizes, oversees, and reviews a variety of maintenance activities for an assigned crew. Responsibilities include performing highly responsible technical duties such as overlaying streets, examining and maintaining equipment, preparing worksites for safety, and providing training. General supervision is provided by the Street Supervisors, and the role is responsible for directing the work of Equipment Operators, Concrete Finishers, and Maintenance Workers.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
One (1) year of lead or supervisory experience in street and drainage maintenance and construction.
Possession of a valid driver's license.
Must obtain a Class A commercial driver's license within 90 days of employment as a condition of continued employment.

Responsibilities

Plan, assign, oversee, and review the work of designated staff involved in street and drainage maintenance, repair, and construction work, including asphalt and concrete work, mud-jacking, crack-sealing, sanding, and channel cleaning.
Provide training and direction to staff, and work with employees to correct deficiencies.
Operate and maintain a variety of highly complex equipment including graders, rollers, loaders, backhoes, trucks, forklifts, jackhammers, air compressors, electrical saws, pavers, and other similar equipment and machinery in repairing, installing, and removing asphalt, concrete, and other related materials in various weather conditions.
Prepare site locations, including placing barricades and warning signs for safety; build, paint, and repair barricades as necessary.
Clean and prepare site locations for construction; install or repair infrastructure; clean work sites when maintenance activities are completed.
Inspect and restore equipment fluid levels, lubricate equipment as needed, perform minor repairs on assigned equipment, and report the need for major repairs.
Prepare and process grade shots to remove high or standing water in streets and drainage areas; barricade high water areas as needed; clean streets and drainage areas following severe weather conditions.
Operate sanding trucks and distribute sanding materials on roads under freezing and snowy conditions.
Identify equipment needs for each assigned site, prepare and organize work methods and procedures, transport assigned staff to work locations, and ensure proper materials and tools are available.
Assist with the repair and construction work of streets and drainage maintenance, including trimming trees, utility repairs, installing speed bumps, paving levelups, potholes, and street overlays, cleaning drainage pipes and streets, spreading, leveling, raking, tamping, and rolling asphalt and asphalt patches, and sealing cracks.
Estimate and schedule material ordering of concrete or asphalt for work crews.
Substitute in supervisor absence, performing office duties and coordinating work crews.
Provide technical support to assist division staff in the completion of their duties and responsibilities.
Participate in a variety of activities involving travel between various City facilities and to other related external business and government agencies.
Answer questions and provide information to the public as necessary.
Respond to emergency situations as requested, including hazardous and severe weather conditions.
Collect and assign daily schedules, report all daily work to appropriate division staff, report progress or lack of progress to supervisor, and verify employee timesheets.
Perform other duties as assigned.