Crew Leader Maintenance - Berryville AHQ

Title: Crew Leader Maintenance - Berryville AHQ

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $43,127 - $70,082

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Berryville AHQ

Agency Website: https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Are you a highly motivated maintenance professional driven by public safety and leadership?  VDOT's Maintenance Crew Leader is the job for you!

Job Duties

VDOT's Staunton District Berryville Area Headquarters (AHQ) is seeking a highly motivated Maintenance Crew Leader to serve as a member and leader of a work crew performing a combination of skilled equipment operation, preventive maintenance and manual labor in order to maintain roadways in Clarke County.  As the qualified candidate, you will:

• Prepare & maintain program and project documentation
• Conduct on-the-job training and recommend additional training needs to the AHQ superintendent
• Lead or perform maintenance repair, replacement, and preventative maintenance
• Provide traffic control in support of maintenance operations
• Demonstrate considerable skill and expertise as an operator in the proper and safe use of all equipment
• Determine and demonstrate proper work site protection techniques
• Work with supervisors and managers at assigned locations to plan, schedule, oversee, and perform placement, maintenance, and removal of traffic control devices.
• Prepare and operate equipment for snow and ice removal or other types of emergency operations
• Participate as a leader or working member of the crew in order to complete projects
• Schedule assignments received from supervisor according to dates or priority
• Documental and report on daily crew activities

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to interpret and apply work zone safety and traffic control manuals.
• Ability to lead, direct, oversee the work of others and train others.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Safety shoes required.
• Basic knowledge of inventory procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of highway maintenance and construction practices and procedures.
• Ability to obtain CDL and DOT medical card within 11 months of employment and maintain thereafter. Must comply with DOT and VDOT policies and standards when operating CDL equipment.
• Skill operating and maintaining light and medium trucks and equipment.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor and use hand and power tools.

Additional Considerations

• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) at time of hire.
• Experience preparing reports and keeping records.
• Basic Tree Cutting & Chainsaw Operator
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Construction or related field desired.
• Experience using computers and software applications.
• Experience in roadway maintenance activities.
• Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety
• Experience in roadway maintenance and repair. Experience in work zone set-up, traffic controls and flagging to include using the MUTCD or similar regulations. Experience overseeing the work of others.
• Experience leading and training work crews.
• CPR with AED, Standard First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) Combined Course
• Experience applying inventory practices and procedures.
• Emergency operations experience to include snow-removal, storm damage, and accident clean-up.
• Flagger

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

As defined by VDOT Department Memorandum (DM) Number: 17-1 – Emergency Operations and Traffic Management, VDOT is an emergency operation agency. As such, this job is essential to emergency response operations and expected to work in these situations. Report to work when called. Maintain communications with supervisor. Keep abreast of weather forecasts for duty readiness in reporting. Be prepared to operate appropriate equipment in all kinds of weather.

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