Road Foreman

Saline County • Benton, AR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The foreman works under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent. They are responsible for overseeing the maintenance, repair, and construction of public roads and infrastructure, ensuring that projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget. Occasionally interacting with residents to address complaints. This position is designated as a "safety sensitive position" as defined by Act 593 of 2017.

Requirements

• High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g., equipment operation, heavy equipment, road construction, etc., plus 6 years related experience and/or training, and 5 years related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required to pass a physical and pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens throughout employment with Saline County.
• Possess a Class A CDL prior to employment and required throughout employment; must possess knowledge of equipment operations for numerous pieces of machinery.
• Registered under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and give consent to Saline County or Saline County’s third-party administrator to conduct a full query to check if prospective employees are prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions such as operating commercial motor vehicles due to an unresolved drug and alcohol program violation.
• An annual query is conducted on all CDL employees.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include but not limited to interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Supervises an extra-large group (25+) of employees who are engaged in similar activities in one or more departments.
• Supervises the following departments: Road Department employees
• Regular use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines and equipment, driver's license/cdl, etc.)
• Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time (e.g., Hot mix paving in constant sun).
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions; occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and frequently required to stand, walk; occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.
• The position involves regular and irregular hours needed to perform construction related duties.
• Work hours may be extended in the event of emergency, disaster, manpower shortage, workload, or work-in-progress.
• On-call duty is required and rotated on a weekly basis.
• This position is designated as a "safety sensitive position" as defined by Act 593 of 2017.
• An essential function of this position is the ability to work in a contact state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• The applicant must be registered on the FMSCA Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol clearinghouse prior to employment or after obtaining a CDL to ensure the driver is not prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions.

Nice To Haves

• Class A CDL

Responsibilities

• Recognize and communicate to the assistant and road superintendent any priority projects or problems such as employee or job costing issues and complaints from the public.
• Supervise employees and prioritize work.
• Act as a liaison between employees and assistant road superintendent.
• Ensure that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed, bring problems to the attention of the superintendent.
• Direct and lead workers engaged in paving and/or construction activities.
• Supervise crews to obtain top quality workmanship, efficiency, employee satisfaction, morale, communication, commitment, and teamwork.
• Analyze and resolve workers problems and recommend motivational plans.
• Regularly communicate with maintenance staff about repair and maintenance needs on all major pieces of equipment on assigned jobs.
• Relate to the public in a professional, courteous and respectful manner, appropriately responding to his/her complaints.
• Works under direction of the OEM during times of emergency and disaster.
• Attends department meetings, functions and training as required.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• Group health, dental and life insurance is paid by the County for the employee’s coverage provided the employee obtain a wellness check within designated timeframe.
• For employee retirement, the County contributes 15.32% per pay period of the employee’s gross towards the employee’s retirement through the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System.

What This Job Offers

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