Job posted until filled.

Entry salary is $53,362.59 ($25.66/hour)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this position is to provide leadership and management of the County’s crews. Responsibilities include scheduling materials, equipment, and personnel for projects; ensuring safety regulations are met; and monitoring the maintenance and care of equipment. This role involves overseeing work on maintaining gravel roads and ditching of county roads, procuring utility locates and materials, operating and maintaining equipment, managing work orders and schedules, interacting with citizens, and ensuring the productivity, quality, and safety of jobs performed. Additionally, this position assists in the management of personnel, overseeing the repair, service, and maintenance of equipment used in County operations, inspecting and diagnosing vehicles and equipment, and providing technical advice and guidance for subordinates. It involves developing work methods and sequences, supervising daily activities, ensuring safe and efficient operation of vehicles and equipment, and overseeing safety training and compliance. The role also includes overseeing work on mowing the road right-of-way, managing maintenance routes and schedules, and ensuring productivity, quality, and safety. Furthermore, it entails overseeing road construction and large culvert projects in the road right-of-way, reading and using construction plans, interacting with engineers and surveyors, and ensuring job productivity, quality, and safety. This position also manages the construction and maintenance of the County’s stormwater systems and roads, schedules materials and equipment, ensures safe work zones, supervises staff, and serves as a public contact. Finally, it includes supervising and managing the daily activities of the County’s crews, performing duties in the fabrication, assembly, installation, and repair of road, highway, traffic, and information signs, providing staff supervision and training, assisting in budget preparation, and maintaining County vehicles.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out but may be considered incidental in the performance of this job.

• Oversees the work of employees on various crews (Ditching/Motor Grader Crew, Mowing Crew, Construction Crew, Pipe Crew).
• Supervises, trains, and leads the crew in a safe and professional manner while producing high-quality service.
• Coordinates, supervises, and assists in the work of the crew members to trim and remove vegetation from the right of way while ensuring safety and communication between the crew on-site.
• Identifies trees, limbs, and brush that are hazardous to the public and roads and determines the best method to remove hazards, including inspecting, completing, and closing out work orders.
• Removes trees, limbs, and brush that are hazardous to the public and roads, including felling trees using tractors, chain saws, ropes, bucket trucks, and slope mowers.
• Operates various equipment in the removal of debris from rights-of-way, including excavators, backhoes, skid steers, chain saws, bucket trucks, slope mowers, wood chippers, motor graders, track hoes, force feed loaders, and broom tractors.
• Inspects and maintains all equipment in proper and safe working order and reports any necessary repairs to management.
• Trains all crew members in proper safety practices used in tree care, including using personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety practices for trimming and removing vegetation.
• Provides customer service by working with and helping educate the public about vegetation trimming and removal activities.
• Schedules and plans jobs and work orders to be performed.
• Displays and maintains appropriate signage.
• Assists with the procurement of necessary materials, equipment, and vehicles.
• Provides performance feedback to employees.
• Assists management with performance evaluations, promotions, and disciplinary actions.
• Operates and maintains heavy equipment, including mowing tractors, slope mowers, track hoes, loaders, skid steers, and back hoes.
• Schedules service, repairs, and maintenance appointments for equipment and vehicles.
• Follows up with vendors regarding vehicle and equipment repairs.
• Communicates with the vehicle maintenance supervisor regarding vehicle and equipment issues.
• Contacts vend