Construction Operator IV

Job Title

Road Maintenance and Construction Supervisor

Job Description

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, include the responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics listed below. This list of responsibilities is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Summary Under general supervision, leads a crew of workers in performing a wide variety of skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled road maintenance and construction duties for Hays County.

Responsibilities

Leads a crew of workers in performing a wide variety of road maintenance and construction duties. Plans tasks and organizes workers and equipment to complete projects on time and on budget. Keeps records on daily work of crew, including timesheets, assignments, work progress, and related information. Orders supplies. Notifies Road Supervisor of needs, special circumstances, and problems. Provides training and guidance to others. Assists Road Supervisor and acts as supervisor during absences. Some positions repair barricades. Blades and grades road bases and dirt roads to create or repair designated grades and crowns. Operates asphalt reclaimer and recycler to remove asphalt and/or cut ditches and grades. Applies asphalt and oil. Operates chip spreader; forming bridges and beams. Performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs on heavy equipment. Moves, loads, and hauls materials and debris. Installs traffic control signs. Cuts and installs culvert pipes. Builds forms, ties steel, pours and finishes concrete. Paves roads. Removes asphalt or concrete. Operates water trucks spraying and dumping water. Prepares sub grade material. Sands roads. Stakes job sites. Some positions oversee mowing crews. Clears brush, trims branches, and operates a chipper. Sets up road signs and barricades, flags and directs traffic. Fills potholes. Cleans offices, rest rooms, and equipment yard. Removes trash from roads and parks. Mows rights-of-way. Applies herbicides. Performing routine equipment maintenance, including checking and filling fluids. Shovels and spreads dirt and asphalt. Operates equipment such as graders, asphalt reclaimer/recyclers, rollers, dump trucks, tandem trucks, water trucks, broom trucks, pick-up trucks, backhoes, loaders, and tractor mowers. May transfer equipment between locations. May assist other County departments with labor tasks. May keep fuel logs or other records. Follows established safety procedures and guidelines. May respond to public inquiries at the job site concerning road maintenance and construction. Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

Four years general road maintenance and construction experience, including light and/or heavy equipment operation preferred, or any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Class "A" Commercial Texas Driver's License preferred. Class "B" Commercial Texas Driver's License required. Employees must provide and wear lace up safety boots, as described in the Hays County Safety Boot Policy for Road and Bridge.

Benefits

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work less than 30 hours per week over the course of a year, receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

Employer

Hays County

Address

712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1063 San Marcos, Texas, 78666

Phone

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