7108-Heavy Equipment Operations Assistant Supervisor

Job Description

SAN FRANCISCO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

(RETITLED AND AMENDED)

CLASS TITLE: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR CODE: 7108

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLASS:

Under direction, plans, assigns, supervises and recommends on the work performed by a number of work crews engaged in a variety of projects relating to roads, paths, excavations or other similar construction; performs 'related duties as required.

Requires responsibility for: Explaining and carrying out approved construction methods and procedures relative to the activities of labor crews used in conjunction with a variety of heavy equipment; making regular contacts with other supervisory personnel of the department; maintaining detailed records of the assignment of personnel and usage of equipment as well as records of materials, supplies and equipment used.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

1. Assigns men to various work crews engaged in construction, repair and/or grounds maintenance at a facility of the Recreation and Park Department; dispatches equipment, operators and drivers as required.

2. May lay out the work performed by work crews in earth-moving, excavating or other heavy construction or maintenance projects; may recommend on the use of heavy equipment engaged in these operations.

3. Keeps records of time worked by crews and by equipment operators; requisitions materials; and initiates repairs to equipment when necessary.

4. Assures that necessary safety precautions are observed in all operations; inspects proposed projects and recommends on methods to be employed in accomplishing the work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Training and Experience: Requires completion of high school, supplemented by three years of responsible experience in the operation of a variety of heavy road construction equipment; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Requires a thorough knowledge of: Construction and maintenance operations, Particularly as applicable to the assignment of work crews and motorized earth-moving equipment; the facilities and installations of the Recreation and Park Department.

Requires the ability to: Plan, lay out, and supervise the work of construction and maintenance crews explain work methods and procedures to subordinates from detailed instructions including blueprints.

PROMOTIVE LINES:

To: 7208 Heavy- Equipment Operations Supervisor

From 7328 Operating Engineer, Universal

7354 Truck Driver, Heavy

01 Chauffeur

Adopted: 4/2/64

Amended: 6/2/71

Standard Information

Disaster Service Work

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

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