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STREET REPAIR SUPERVISOR

This is specialized supervisory and technical work directing through subordinate Street Repair Crew Chief's the activities of a group of semi-skilled and/or unskilled employees engaged in the repair and maintenance of city streets. Of major significance to this work is the supervision through subordinate Crew Chiefs of a number of maintenance crews, the establishment of effective working relationships with associates, and the responsibility for dealing tactfully with the public. Assignments are carried out in accordance with standard maintenance practices and general work instructions. An employee has controlling responsibility for the street repair crews in an assigned highway district or traffic shop.

Work is performed under the general supervision of a technical superior.

• A position in this class must supervise through subordinate Street Repair Crew Chiefs the activities of semiskilled and labor crews engaged in specialized street maintenance and repair.
• The work must be performed either in the Highways Division or the Traffic Sign Shop within the Streets Department.

BOTH SPECIALTIES

• Makes unannounced visits to work sites to check work in process and completed for conformance to prescribed standards; consults with crew chiefs and points out methods to improve or expedite work; points out areas of non- conformance and recommends methods of correction.
• Investigates complaints pertaining to street repair and maintenance and claims of city-damaged private property, and makes recommendations based on findings.
• Visits sites where emergency situations may exist checking on type of emergency conditions, the responsible party, and corrective actions needed; informs other city departments or agencies of conditions that exist that need corrective measures; assigns crew chiefs to make conditions safe until corrective measures can be made.
• Insures that equipment and supplies are in proper working condition or in full supply; prepares and submits various reports to superiors on type and amount of work performed, conditions of equipment and supplies, and complaints; investigates and prepares reports on industrial injuries and automotive accidents.
• Initiates action against employees for infractions of city and departmental rules and regulations; confers with street repair crew chief to obtain information relating to such incidents; meets with departmental and union officials regarding disciplinary matters.
• Performs related work as required.

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SPECIALTY

• Schedules work assignments for street repair crews; Inspects streets for worn paving, potholes and other conditions; makes listings of streets needing repair and assigns them to crews for correction.
• Directs snow removal and clearance and salting operations in an assigned district.
• Records cost of labor and materials for repair projects.

• Determines composition of traffic sign crews and oversees work assignments.
• Notifies external and internal personnel regarding fleet related issues; resolves issues with fleet maintenance supervisory regarding vehicle availability, maintenance, repair and status of all traffic engineering vehicles; informs streets department fleet liaison where problems arise; schedules vehicle maintenance and repair with fleet maintenance supervisors.
• Analyzes, interprets and reorganizes various sketches, maps, drawings, plans and specification provided by the engineering staff for implementation by traffic sign crews.
• Develops work assignments for platform and custodial employees to ensure full productivity.
• Assures relinquished signs are appropriately packaged for refurbishing contract.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

BOTH SPECIALTIES

• the materials, methods, practices and equipment used in the maintenance and repair of area of specialization
• the uses and capabilities of automotive and related equipment used in specialized
• the occupational hazards and safety precautions involved in the work
• traffic laws of the Commonwealth of
• supervisory methods and techniques

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SPECIALTY

• the properties and characteristics of asphalt, concrete, macadam, and related materials used in street repair work such as sand, dirt, and stone.

TRAFFIC SIGN SPECIALTY

• PENDOT regulations and City policies as it pertains to traffic sign maintenance and installation
• city policies and regulations regarding inspection, maintenance and repair of traffic signs
ABILITY TO:
• readily learn city ordinances and standards pertaining to the work
• analyze and solve a variety of routine field problems
• understand and follow oral and written instructions
• compute costs of labor and materials expanded or repair projects
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the public

EDUCATION
• Education equivalent to completion of the tenth school grade.
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GENERAL EXPERIENCE

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SPECIALTY

• Four years of experience in the repair and maintenance of city streets and highways.
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SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

• Two years of experience supervising crews engaged in street repair work.
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GENERAL EXPERIENCE

TRAFFIC SIGN SPECIALTY

• Four years of experience in the repair and maintenance of city traffic and street signs.
AND

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

• Two years of experience supervising crews engaged in traffic and street sign repair work.

Any equivalent combination of acceptable training and experience.

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

• Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of employment as a Streets Repair Supervisor.