Crew Foreman (Water Department)

MISSION STATEMENT:
The City of Cullman will provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. Employment decisions for the City of Cullman will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Equal opportunities are provided regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. The City of Cullman will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

Reports to: Superintendent / Assistant Superintendent

Compensation: Full-Time / Hourly

Description:
This is a supervisory position that is assigned to a small working crew performing water or wastewater assignments for the City of Cullman Water and Wastewater Department as a major portion of work assignments. Work will also include a variety of heavy manual labor, construction, repair, and maintenance activities essential to the operation of the City’s public utilities infrastructure.
Employees in this class are responsible for completing tasks assigned by superiors while overseeing a small working crew to ensure that the tasks are completed safely, correctly and efficiently. Must have mastered skills for safe operation of heavy equipment in the area of assignment. Employees receive general instructions from a supervisor.
Assignments are received through a schedule, verbally, in writing, or through work orders from a supervisor. The incumbent is expected to carry out the assignments without supervision while instructing a small working crew and consulting with the supervisor as needed. (Not all duties listed are performed in every position; additional related tasks may be assigned.)

• Ensures work is performed in accordance with traffic laws, city ordinances, resolutions, code, and departmental and city policies and procedures
• Supervises a small working crew to perform water/wastewater maintenance, emergencies, water installations, sewer installations, and water main flushing, safely, correctly and efficiently
• Responsible for performance of supervisory or related skilled tasks
• Operates mechanical saws and cuts trees, limbs, and brushes while ensuring safety of people and property
• Performs various mechanical and maintenance repair tasks involving basic carpentry, painting, masonry, plumbing, or similar trades
• Performs rough carpentry such as constructing concrete forms, wooden fences, crates, and other structures related to water and sewer utilities, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, bridges, and buildings
• Uses equipment such as transit, laser level, total station, jackhammers, shovels, picks, rakes, ditch jacks, ductile saws, chain saws, asphalt cutting wheels, pipe wrenches, core drills, tapping machines, and other tools as required
• Reads and uses tape measures and levels; sets up and operates pipe lasers
• Assembles and installs traffic control signs in compliance with state requirements
• Services equipment and makes field repairs and adjustments; services or perform light maintenance work on equipment operated; reports the need for major repairs to equipment
• Supervises as required and performs manual labor in loading, unloading and other related work as required
• Operates heavy trenching equipment
• Operates tandem and/or tri-axle trucks involved with sewer and water line maintenance and construction work, hauling pipe, rip rap, brush, trees, limbs, sludge, bio-solids and other materials to and from work sites
• Responsible for hauling equipment with a tandem axle equipment trailer to the work sites such as backhoes, track loaders, and ditch jacks
• Assists semi-skilled laborers, skilled laborers and crew leaders with laying rocks, pipes, pouring concrete, running chain saws, flagging traffic, setting out cones and traffic signs, cutting pipes, setting grades, reading maps, making repairs and installations to sewer lines, restoring and landscaping grounds, and other assigned responsibilities
• Operates a bulldozer in clearing, grubbing, backfilling, and performing grading or moving work
• Operates a backhoe, trencher, side boom or forklift and install and repair sewer lines and water lines
• Operates truck with front end loaders; loads rock, gravel, sand; digs trenches, fills holes with appropriate materials 
• Performs water/wastewater maintenance, including emergencies, water installations, sewer installations, and water main flushing
• Follows and relays all instructions to complete all tasks as directed with a small working crew
• Performs any additional tasks assigned by the immediate supervisor

Mastered skill and certified experience in the operation of heavy-duty equipment, including some supervisory experience

• Availability to work overtime, rotating shifts, and weekends/holidays as needed
• 5+ years of experience in water/wastewater distribution  
• Must maintain a valid Alabama CDL driver’s license for operation of City of Cullman vehicles Class A - Unrestricted
• Must maintain Grade 1 State Certification (dual certification preferred)
• Position is subject to random drug testing

• Mastered skill in the methods and techniques of automotive and heavy equipment operation
• Knowledge of traffic laws, ordinances and rules involved the operation of automotive vehicles and heavy equipment
• Mastered skill in occupational hazards and applicable safety precautions in operating equipment
• Knowledge of the geography of the city, including the locations of streets, or the ability to acquire this knowledge rapidly
• Mastered skill in the operation of various types of standard automotive and heavy-duty equipment as demonstrated by a driving test
• Mastered skill in maintenance of equipment; ability to make emergency repairs and running adjustments
• Mastered skill in working safely in and around traffic, heavy machinery, and moving equipment
• Ability to identify and follow appropriate safety practices
• Ability to perform a variety of skilled tasks related to water utilities, sewer utilities, roadway repair, landscaping, and similar work
• Ability to read and understand measuring devices (tape measure, level) and set up/operate a pipe laser
• Ability to read and comprehend engineered drawings and set grades to drawing specifications
• Supervisory skills to oversee a small working crew to ensure that the tasks are completed safely, correctly and efficiently
• Mastered skill in water/wastewater maintenance, emergencies, water installations, sewer installations, and water main flushing
• Knowledge in operating video equipment and repairs to electronics 
• Ability to locate/mark utility services underground; basic knowledge in locating equipment
• Requires regular and prompt attendance plus the ability to work well with others and work well as a team

Physical Demands:

• Ability to safely operate and maneuver vehicles of various sizes
• Vision sufficient to meet standard driving requirements
• Physical strength and stamina to perform heavy manual labor, including in adverse weather conditions
• Ability to walk on uneven, rocky, sandy, wet, or slippery terrain
• Ability to enter manholes and work in confined or enclosed spaces
• Frequent bending, stooping, lifting, and other strenuous physical activities
• Ability to work in moderate to extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, etc.)