Street Foreman

City of Enid•Enid, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Street Foreman ensures the quality and safety of street, drainage, and right-of-way construction, repair, and maintenance for Enid residents. Reporting to the Streets Supervisor, the role provides leadership by setting an example, scheduling work, and reviewing and approving work. It supervises Heavy Equipment Operators and Street Sweepers and monitors crews to support safe, efficient operations. The Foreman also operates city vehicles and equipment, coordinates equipment preventive maintenance, supports customer service, and provides guidance and training to employees. The position generally works an eight-hour shift, typically 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Hours may change with daylight saving time. On-call duty with a 30-minute response time may be assigned, and storm emergencies and overtime may require work outside regular hours. Work is primarily outdoors and may involve changing weather, loud noise, traffic, moving machinery, airborne particles, chemicals, vibration, confined or awkward spaces, and occasional high or precarious places. The role has heavy physical demands, including occasionally lifting or carrying 50 pounds and performing tasks such as shoveling, tree-trimming simulations, and walking with a backpack blower.

Requirements

One-year certificate from a college or technical school, or one year of related supervisory experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Possess a valid Oklahoma Class A CDL with tanker endorsement and an acceptable driving record; Class A CDL required upon hire.
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Basic personal computer skills, including typing, electronic mail, and word processing.
Knowledge of safety rules and regulations and winter storm routes and required equipment.
Ability to direct jobs and crews safely and efficiently.
Ability to use a transit to shoot a grade.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize, organize, and delegate assignments.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Good communication and public relations abilities, including the ability to communicate with customers, clients, and employees.
Ability to assist and support others and operate a telephone, copier, and other basic business machines.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
Ability to solve practical problems, interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions, and perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to meet the position's physical demands, including occasionally lifting or carrying 50 pounds, ascending or descending a 24-inch step, shoveling, pushing or pulling asphalt material with tools, and other listed physical tasks.
Must be able to respond to assigned and authorized call-outs within 30 minutes.
Must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug screen, physical examination/medical history check, and criminal background check.
Subject to review of previous-employer safety performance history and a three-year motor vehicle report; as a CDL driver, must comply with DOT regulations, including random drug and alcohol testing.

Nice To Haves

For intermediate advancement: 5–7 years of related experience and additional coursework in a related field.
For advanced advancement: 8 or more years of related experience and an associate degree or equivalent in a related field.
Advanced or expert knowledge of operating systems and departmental safety, as specified for the relevant advancement level.
Ability to fill in for the Assistant Supervisor, train subordinates, and demonstrate advanced supervisory skills, as applicable to the advancement level.
Expert ability to operate departmental heavy equipment.
Valid CPR certification.
Licensure in concrete and/or asphalt.

Responsibilities

Monitor street department work crews to ensure safe and efficient operations.
Operate city vehicles to travel between job sites and city equipment to haul equipment to job sites.
Supervise and participate in street maintenance, including slurry seal patching, excavating, mowing, tree trimming, ditch cleaning, spraying, shoveling, sweeping, sign repair, and street striping.
Supervise winter storm operations.
Coordinate and oversee preventive maintenance of vehicles and equipment to keep them safe, secure, and operating effectively.
Promote positive customer service when addressing repair requests and complaints.
Assist with supervising, assigning, and reviewing crew work schedules.
Patrol and monitor work areas and examine tools and equipment to identify unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
Monitor field work and review employee performance.
Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
Provide on-site instruction and guidance on work-related issues and help employees correct job-skill deficiencies.
Provide assistance to other departments as needed.
Perform other duties as required.