Assistant Operations Manager

Description

Position Summary: Assist the Operations Manager coordinating the Operations/Fleet Division of Riley County Public Works. This position assists in the development, planning, and implementation of goals and objectives of the Operations/Fleet Division. A person in this position will support supervision for the repairs and maintenance of the equipment, roads, bridges and drainage infrastructure of the County and will assist the Operations Manager, and act on her/his behalf when not available to, organize, supervise, hire, train, and evaluate up to 40 employees. Work will involve scheduling, prioritizing and overseeing diverse construction and maintenance activities with minimal supervision.  

Essential Functions:

• Assists in administration and management of the Operations/Fleet Division.
• Oversees the traffic control division and seasonal employees through a subordinate foreman.
• Assures timely completion of assignments and resolves conflicts and problems. 
• Observes flow of daily work to ensure deadlines are met and resources are available.
• Assists with employee performance appraisals, discipline and terminations.
• Responds to emergencies, complaints or requests and takes appropriate action.
• Creates work orders and maintains project lists.
• Assists in hiring process for new employees. 
• Coordinates activities with Operations Manager and crews
• Performs and supervises snow and ice removal activities.
• Assists and supports plans and schedules for short- and long-range projects.
• Administers and enforces County and departmental policies, procedures and safety training program.

Secondary Functions:

• Works with Operations Manager to recommend purchase, repair or replacement of equipment 
• Maintains a clean work area.
• Attends workshops, conferences, and classes to increase knowledge.
• Performs work as required after regular working hours, and on weekends and holidays.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary and assigned.

Requirements

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Class A CDL with Tanker endorsement required. Vocational/technical training in one or more trades preferred. College level courses in civil engineering or civil engineering technology preferred. 

Experience: 5 years’ experience in Public Works maintenance or construction work required. Administrative and direct supervisory responsibilities for a multi-person crew required. Basic computer skills required (i.e. Microsoft Office). Experience with materials, methods, techniques, tools, and equipment for road & bridge construction, maintenance and repair. Experience using standard methods, practices, tools, and equipment of the mechanic trade. Experience managing occupational hazards and safety precautions related to manual labor and heavy equipment preferred. Basic engineering experience, the principles of construction inspection, and materials testing preferred. 

Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and written. Ability to work independently. Ability to analyze and solve problems including recognizing and identifying unsafe conditions and corrective actions to protect the public from unsuspected hazards. Ability to make mathematical computations with efficiency and accuracy. Ability to plan, organize, schedule, and assign work to multiple crews performing a wide variety of technical tasks on complex projects. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Appropriate combination of experience and education considered in lieu of the above requirements.

Physical Demands: The physical demands represent those required to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to perform the essential functions.

The work encompasses both field and office work. Typically, the office work is sedentary, and the employee may sit comfortably in a controlled environment, which may lead to mental and physical fatigue. The fieldwork requires some physical exertion. The employee is required to stand; walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk or hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision. The work requires sufficient body flexibility and strength to access construction projects. Exposure to machinery, heights, excessive noise, corrosive solvents, hot materials, flammable liquids and work in extremes of heat, humidity, wi