Summary
This job is for a crew leader who guides a team in maintaining highways by doing hands-on tasks like digging ditches, operating heavy machinery, and ensuring proper road drainage.
It also involves scheduling work, keeping records, teaching safety rules, and handling snow and ice removal during bad weather.
A good fit would be someone with experience in construction or maintenance, comfortable with physical outdoor work, and able to lead others while getting a commercial driver's license.
Key Requirements
- Two years of related work experience or equivalent
- Valid motor vehicle operator’s license upon hire
- Obtain Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six months
- Ability to perform physical tasks including lifting up to 50 lbs, bending, stooping, and walking on rough terrain
- Willingness to work extended hours, including on-call during emergencies or inclement weather
- Knowledge of safety practices and traffic control setup
Full Job Description
Serves as crew leader and performs skilled manual labor in various duties such as cleaning ditches and placing sideline and crossline pipe related to work request and/or ditching activities and operations. Operates medium and heavy equipment such as motor grader, backhoe, front-end loader and belt loader in maintaining earth shoulders, roadside ditches, and outfall ditches to provide the proper drainage of roadway surfaces. Assists in devising a schedule for work to be performed by maintenance crew. Quantifies daily records of work performed and materials used, records in a system such as HMMS and assists with completing the maintenance requests and complaints forms. Instructs crew members daily in safety practices such as flagging operations, wearing of safety equipment, vehicle safety, or job site hazards. Coordinates placement of traffic control devices to properly set up a maintenance work zone according to SCDOT Work Zone Traffic Control Manual and Field Guide. Operates tandem and single axle dump trucks with trailers for hauling material and transporting equipment for maintenance and construction operations. Conducts safety inspection on all assigned vehicles and equipment. Monitors the preventative maintenance program of equipment to ensure a routine maintenance schedule is followed and to monitor equipment use and wear to prolong equipment life. Operates both portable tank mounted salt brine anti-icing equipment and standard dump truck with snow plow attachment and sand spreader to remove snow and ice from highways and bridges.. Assists Crew Foreman with managing assigned crew(s) in emergency or inclement weather operations, may include on-call personnel for extended working hours or 12-hour shifts in emergency or inclement weather operations. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
Two (2) years of related work experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence. Necessary Special Requirement: A valid motor vehicle operator’s license is required upon entry to the position. Requires attainment of a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of placement in the position.
The physical demands for the essential functions involves bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and grasping. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Walking for extended periods, treading rough terrain, working in close proximity to motoring traffic, and in natural environmental hazards. May be required to work outside normal scheduled work week; especially during inclement weather.
Additional Information
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
