What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Crew Chief position at City of Savannah?
The Maintenance Crew Chief participates in the maintenance of facilities,
city-owned parcels, city rights of ways, ditches, and canals.
• Operates Large Tractors with Long- reach attachments maintaining Ditch/ Canal slopes across challenging terrain.
• Provides technical guidance as leader of designated crew employees.
• Communicates safety rules and procedures to assigned crew members; monitors work to ensure compliance with applicable regulations; ensures that crew members are properly outfitted with safety glasses, gloves, masks, and steel-toed shoes.
• Performs skilled and lead work on medium and heavy equipment; safely operates any type of motorized equipment.
• Inspects, cleans, and performs routine equipment preventive maintenance; ensures suitable operating conditions.
• Assists in planning, coordinating, and scheduling, maintenance routes, and repair, schedules, prioritizes, and assigns daily work orders to crews.
• Inspects job sites for safety, and ensures safe, efficient work methods and practices; makes changes to work orders to resolve problems; recommends alternative solutions.
• Directs crews to make emergency repairs; coordinates work with other utilities, contractors, City and State inspectors, customers, and any entity that is essential to the completion of each assignment.
• Visually examines site and structures to determine the extent of required remedial action; reports circumstances to superiors and notifies available qualified personnel and organizations. • Assists supervisor in training and orientation of less knowledgeable employees by explaining and demonstrating work performed.
• Instructs operators in safety precautions and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history
Additional Requirements
Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.
May require the following certifications/licenses:
Confined Space safety Certification
ICS100 and ICS700
Blood borne Pathogens
Traffic control Flagging certification
- Knowledge of city and department policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of general maintenance and repair procedures.
- Knowledge of maintenance procedures, equipment, and materials.
- Skill in the operation of lawn maintenance equipment.
- Skill in the operation of hand and power tools.
- Skill in the operation of small power equipment, leaf blower, pressure washer, and portable radio.
- Skill in oral communication.
- Skill in medium and large equipment operations with eye, hand, and foot controllers.
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS: The Maintenance Supervisor assigns work in terms of detailed and specific instructions. The supervisor spot-checks work in progress and upon completion for accuracy, adequacy, and adherence to instructions and established guidelines.
GUIDELINES: Guidelines include department rules and regulations, the city code of conduct, and department work standards. These guidelines are clear and specific.
COMPLEXITY: The work consists of directly related maintenance duties. Inclement weather conditions contribute to the complexity of the position.
SCOPE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this position is to assist in grounds and facilities maintenance duties in support of department operations.
PERSONAL CONTACTS: Contacts are typically with co-workers, other city employees, customers, visitors, funeral directors, representatives of monument companies, religious leaders, and members of the public.
PURPOSE OF CONTACTS: Contacts are typically to give or exchange information, provide services, and resolve problems.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is typically performed while standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, and uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work is typically performed outdoors. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, irritating chemicals, and occasional cold or inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.
SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY:
Salary : $50,881
