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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING |
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Position Number: 50590891 |
Description Activated On: 8/25/2025 7:13:22 AM |
Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively. Serves as an assistant to the County Maintenance Manager, and is responsible for all maintenance activities occurring in an assigned area of the County Maintenance Organization. |
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Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor. Prepares plans and estimates for a variety of work operations such as paving, surface treatment, widening, construction, patching, small bridge maintenance, guide rail, signing, shoulder cutting, crack and joint sealing, and snow removal. Provides recommendations for allocation of equipment, manpower, and materials to accomplish program goals and ensure customer satisfaction with business results. Participates in coordinating work assignments and promotes effective communication. Works to improve labor and customer relations. Checks field work in progress and upon completion for policy, procedure, quality and plan conformance, and prepares or approves performance records. Meets with union representatives, employees, local groups, officials, and property owners to explain operations, resolve problems, and foster cooperative working relationships. Initiates and supports efforts to develop and implement new or improved work methods and materials. Participates and encourages teams to work cooperatively and provide input to improve production and quality. Reviews complaint handling to ensure prompt and appropriate action. Reviews road conditions to increase effective priority work planning, determines project scope, and promotes effective use of resources. Ensures appropriate safety precautions are used to maintain safe environment for workers and the motoring public through use of proper safety procedures and equipment. Takes lead in creating and encouraging awareness of work area conditions and initiation of proactive accident and injury avoidance measures. Participates in evaluation of individual and group capabilities and alternate methods to meet operational needs through cooperative work agreements, contracting of services, increasing or improving skills training, maximizing use of specialized skills and equipment, and eliminating unnecessary or inefficient operations wherever possible. Plans, assigns, prioritizes, and evaluates work of subordinates. Interviews and selects employees, evaluates employee performance, approves or disapproves leave requests, initiates disciplinary action, determines subordinate training needs, coaches and counsels employees, and resolves problems. Recognizing that everyone is involved in the District’s and County’s actions to demonstrate sound environmental practices, each employee fulfills the maintenance unit business plan objectives related to the Strategic Environmental Management Program (SEMP). Performs related duties as assigned. Safety: 1. Assess your environment and be responsible for your safety, the safety of co-workers, and the public. 2. Attend required safety training and adhere to the requirements of all safety manuals, policies, and laws. 3. Immediately report to your supervisor any incident, unsafe practice, or near miss. 4. When in an enclosed environment (office buildings, confined spaces, flagger stations, equipment pinch points, etc.), know your evacuation process and escape route, your communication protocols, and appropriately react in the event of an incident. 5. Promote a CULTURE that emphasizes SAFETY as a core value: - Immediately stop any unsafe actions. - Incorporate safety into all discussions, deliberations, and decisions. - Continuously communicate the safety direction. - Inspire employees to be a MODEL for safety. - Encourage and support safety initiatives and programs by participating and involving your staff. - Recognize safety daily. - Acknowledge EXTRAORDINARY achievements. - Learn and improve through After Action Reviews (AARs). - Enforce accountability. Succession Planning: Take an active role in succession planning by completing a Career Development Plan in collaboration with the supervisor. In conjunction with the supervisor, participate in knowledge management/transfer by identifying key aspects of the job and sharing explicit and tacit program/technical knowledge with other employees. Actively engage in succession planning by assessing potential vacancies; identifying current and future critical needs and competencies; and assessing the interest, availability, and readiness of current staff and candidate pools. Work with employees to complete and maintain a Career Development Plan. Engage employees and recognize employees and their accomplishments. Establish a mechanism to identify, capture, and share explicit and tacit program/technical knowledge among staff. Department Green Plan Policy: Commit to following the Department’s Green Plan Policy (Pub 712) and the associated principles. Failure to comply with the Department’s Green Plan Policy shall be documented in the employee’s performance review. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Understand your responsibilities as a supervisor under the FLSA to ensure that employees are paid appropriately for hours they work or are allowed to work-i.e. all time spent furthering the business of the Department. Ensure that your employees are performing work only within their regularly-assigned shift hours, unless overtime has been directed and approved in advance of completed work. There should be no confusion as to when work has officially started or ended. Ensure that all hours employees work are fully accounted for on payroll sheets. |
Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature. Determines appropriate maintenance functions to perform for an assigned region of the county maintenance organization through evaluation of highway condition, ability to negotiate for available workforce and equipment resources, and identify critical needs for the region. Evaluates the effectiveness of subordinate foremen in carrying out planned activities and take corrective action where necessary to ensure objectives are met. Supervision is received from the County Manager and considerable latitude is allowed in planning and carrying out work programs. Work is reviewed for attainment of highway maintenance program objectives. |
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Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License Experience: . Valid Pennsylvania Class C non-commercial Driver’s License or equivalent. Licenses, registrations, or certifications: 1. N/A 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. N/A 5. N/A 6. N/A |
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Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.
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