Summary
This job is for a crew foreman who leads a team in maintaining highways and bridges, handling tasks like scheduling work, operating equipment, and ensuring safety.
It involves supervising workers, inspecting roads, and managing reports, often in tough outdoor conditions including bad weather.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in road maintenance, strong leadership skills, and the ability to stay calm under pressure while prioritizing safety.
Key Requirements
- 3.5 years of related work experience in highway or bridge maintenance, or equivalent
- Valid motor vehicle operator’s license
- Obtain Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 6 months of hire
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks like bending, climbing, and walking on rough terrain
- Supervisory experience in managing crews and scheduling maintenance activities
- Knowledge of safety practices, including job hazard assessments and traffic control
- Availability for extended hours, on-call duty, and work during inclement weather
Full Job Description
Serves as crew foreman supervising personnel to perform a wide variety of skilled highway and bridge maintenance activities. Functions as a working supervisor; operates motorized equipment in a variety of maintenance activities, as needed, in the absence of regular equipment operators. Supervises and instructs personnel in the safe operation and maintenance of equipment and proper highway and bridge maintenance practices. Plans and schedules routine and preventive maintenance activities as well as investigates citizen work requests; prioritizes and schedules the necessary work. Devise a daily schedule for work to be performed by maintenance crew. Determines proper equipment, materials and labor needed in order to complete tasks. Performs inspections of the roads on the state highway system looking for deficiencies, entering them into the work request system. Supervises to instruct personnel in the safe operation and maintenance of equipment and proper construction practices in maintaining roads and bridges. Instructs crew members daily in safety practices, completes job hazard assessment forms, mitigates risks, and conducts safety meeting prior to the commencement of work activities. Coordinates the placement of traffic control devices to properly set up a maintenance work zone according to current agency guidelines, policies, and procedures. Instructs crew members on practices such as flagging operations, wearing of safety equipment, vehicle safety, and job site hazards. Maintains accurate daily, weekly, and monthly reports and records of: personnel’s working time, accomplishments, material usage, and equipment usage to input date into HMMS; recommends personnel actions including promotion, transfers, and disciplinary measures; rates employees according to the Employee Performance Management System. Conducts safety inspection on assigned vehicles and equipment and instructs crew members on proper vehicle and equipment pre-trip requirements. Ensures employees within the crew complete CDL pre-trip inspections prior to operating a CDL vehicle and equipment. Manages assigned crew(s) in emergency and/or inclement weather operations, may include on-call personnel for extended working hours or 12-hour shifts. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
Three and one-half (3.5) years of related work experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence. Necessary Special Requirement: A valid motor vehicle operator’s license is required. 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.
