CLASSIFICATION: ASSISTANT HIGHWAY
PATROL FOREMAN
Class Code: 0475-14 Date Established: 11-03-68
Occupational
Code: 5-3-7 Date of Last Revision:
6-15-04
BASIC PURPOSE: To assist in
performing and supervising work performed by Highway Maintainers on the state
highway system.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Assists in the planning,
assigning and supervision of work performed by a crew of Highway Maintainers
on an assigned section of highway.
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Assists in performing
maintenance functions on buildings, guardrails, signs and posts including
the installation of culverts, drains, snow fences, catch basins and curbs.
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Supervises and assists
an assigned crew in mowing, brush and tree removal from roadsides, removal
of trash, dead animals and rubbish left by motorists; cleaning of catch basins,
ditches and culverts and patching and paving road surfaces.
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Operates power mowing
machines, maintenance trucks, loaders, backhoes and other types of light highway
maintenance equipment; operates a snow plow and ice control materials spreader.
·
Assists in investigating
applications for driveway permits and makes recommendations regarding the
adequacy of the driveway construction plan.
·
Assists in maintaining
time, attendance and records production and performs other bookkeeping and
reporting functions as required.
·
Assists in hiring equipment
and operators during winter snow removal and summer construction and maintenance
activities.
·
Performs maintenance
functions within department rest areas as required.
·
Consults, implements
and adheres to regulatory requirements related to safety, environmental and
industry standards.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in
recommending routine changes in standardized operating procedures OR in
retrieving, compiling and reporting data according to established procedures OR
in operating complex machines.
Knowledge: Requires
understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to
perform standard operating procedures.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy
of support activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of
others or have measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and
correction in order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial
supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar to the
supervisor, including assigning job duties, providing training, giving
instructions and checking work.
Working
Conditions: Requires medium work, including continuous
strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as
performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination
in operating machines or equipment.
ASSISTANT HIGWAY PATROL FOREMAN
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Physical
Demands: Requires performing regular job functions in
an adverse working environment containing a combination of disagreeable
elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity for completing
work assignments. This level includes
work-related accidents or assault.
Communication: Requires explaining
facts, interpreting situations, or advising individuals of alternative or
appropriate courses of action. This
level also requires interviewing or eliciting information from state employees
or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a
combination of job functions to establish facts, to draw daily operational
conclusions, or to solve practical problems.
This level also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions
where only limited standardization exists.
Independent
Action: Requires a range of choice in applying a
number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of high
school, G.E.D. or its equivalent.
Experience: Three years of
experience in all phases of highway maintenance or general construction work.
License/Certification: Must possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
with appropriate endorsements. The
applicant’s Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) must meet the minimum standards as
established by the Department of Transportation.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Extensive knowledge of the operation, use
and maintenance of all equipment used by Highway Maintainers for maintenance
and construction work. Knowledge of
state laws and regulations pertaining to motor vehicle operations. Considerable knowledge of highway
maintenance or construction methods.
Ability to maintain time books, complete cost records and prepare
reports concerning maintenance activities.
Ability to train personnel and evaluate the quality of the work
performed by Highway Maintainers.
Ability to establish and maintain harmonious relationships with the
motoring public as well as abutters and fellow workers. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.