Crew Leader - Wastewater; Repairs

Overview

Description The Department of Utilities is seeking qualified candidates for a Crew Leader I in our Wastewater Division. This person will be responsible for leading a crew of maintenance workers, equipment operators, and other employees participating in the construction, maintenance, and repair of the wastewater system. The Crew Leader I will also investigate and resolve complaints, and generate the necessary maintenance reports for efficiency planning.

Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Directs and leads a crew involved in the installation, repair, cleaning and maintenance of the wastewater collection system which includes manholes, gravity mains, and force mains.
• Maintains time, equipment and materials used to prepare reports.
• Instructs crew on proper safety standards and work expectations.
• Transports crew to work sites.
• Climbs ladders and stairs; bends, pushes, pulls, stoops, and lifts up to 75 lbs.; stands for extended periods of time; confined space entry also required.
• Requires the ability to operate a standard transmission vehicle.
• Valid driver's license required.

Work requires knowledge necessary to understand basic operational or technical processes. Level of knowledge equivalent to four years of high school or equivalency. Two years supervisory experience in a maintenance role highly preferred.

Valid Driver's License required; CDL may be required.

Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; standby duty rotation required.

Combined Operations Center: 1316 Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk.

This position is eligible for a one-time $5,000 signing bonus.

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• This position is designated as an "Essential" position which means you may be required to work extended, rotating, after hours, nights, weekends, and/or holidays in response to emergencies or severe weather.***
• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

Note:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Note
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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers.

Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• High School Diploma/GED
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree

• I have less than 2 years of experience
• I have 2 - 3 years of experience
• I have 3 - 4 years of experience
• I have 4 or more years of experience

• I have less than 2 years of experience
• I have 2
  -3 years of experience
• I have 3 - 4 years of experience
• I have 4 or more years of experience

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• Dewatering System
• Work Safety Zones including directing traffic and lane closures
• Traffic Patterns
• None of the above

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• Hansen
• None of the above