Transportation Maintenance Crew Chief - Texarkana, TX

• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc

Leads a crew of transportation maintenance technicians and equipment operators performing skilled transportation maintenance activities. Reports to a maintenance section supervisor and assists in administration of the maintenance section. Work requires responding to emergency notification on an as needed basis. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

• Serves as a lead worker by scheduling daily work assignments, serving as a resource for complex questions and troubleshooting of problems; presenting operational updates to the supervisor; providing input on team members' career conversations; and approving leave requests to ensure operational coverage.
• Assists in administration of the maintenance section.
• Oversees contract workers and coordinates applicable activities.
• Oversees the work of designated maintenance inspectors and sign technicians.
• Assists during accidents and emergency weather situations to sand bridges and roads, put-up warning signs, and organize response of crews.
• Performs some maintenance and repair on equipment and trains crew members on the use of equipment.
• Monitors materials testing and inventory of roadway maintenance materials.
• Maintains records on materials and equipment used and employee time sheets.
• Estimates and gathers materials and equipment necessary to complete assignments.
• Inspects roads while en route to and from job site and reports problems to supervisors.
• Operates light and heavy equipment.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

High School Grad or Equivalent in general education.

5 years experience in roadway maintenance related work. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and must have or obtain, within 90 days of employment, "N" endorsement

Licenses and

Certifications:

Class "A" Commercial driver’s license (CDL) with "N" endorsement

• Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering, construction, and maintenance work
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Incident management procedures

• Operating light and heavy highway equipment
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
• Maintaining a safe working relationship

• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals
• Delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions; shares authority but has ultimate accountability

• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to noise and vibration
• Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Medium work:
  Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching bending, kneeling, crawling on various surfaces without falling
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment

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