ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR, PUBLIC WORKS
 
 DEFINITION

 Under direction, assists in supervising and works with a group of
 employees  engaged  in the construction, operation,  maintenance,
 and  repair of multiple public works facilities such as  streets,
 sewers  or  water  service, sanitation, parks,  sewage  or  water
 treatment  plants,  or  other public  works  operations;  may  be
 required  to operate, check, service, and make minor  repairs  to
 trucks  and other maintenance/construction equipment; does  other
 related duties as required.

 NOTE: The  examples of work for this title are for illustrative
 purposes  only.  A particular position using this title  may  not
 perform all duties listed in this job specification.  Conversely,
 all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Supervises   and  works  with  employees  engaged   in   loading,
 unloading, and applying sand and street repair materials.

 Supervises  and  works with employees engaged in  cutting  brush,
 mowing  grass,  emptying refuse containers, loading  refuse,  and
 disposing of refuse at an assigned place.

 Assigns  and works with employees in repairing/maintaining  water
 pipes, mains, valves, and hydrants.

 Ensures  that safety precautions are followed and that procedures
 are  taken  to  protect  the  public from  injury  during  repair
 activities.

 May  inspect  completed  work  to  ensure  that  procedures  were
 followed,  that  reasonable standards of workmanship/output  were
 maintained, and that desired objectives were achieved.

 May  supervise  employees involved in the operation,  adjustment,
 and  regulation of sewage and/or water treatment plants and other
 related facilities.

 Assumes  all  authority/responsibilities in the  absence  of  the
 Supervisor, Public Works.

 Will  be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or  manual  recording and information  systems  used  by  the
 agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

 EXPERIENCE:

 Three   (3)   years  of  experience  in  the   construction,
 maintenance, and/or repair of streets, sewer, water, sanitation,  or
 other  public  works facilities or similar heavy construction.

 LICENSE:

 Appointees  may be required to possess a valid,  appropriate
 license  issued by the NJ Department of Environmental  Protection
 for  the  operation  of  a sewage disposal and  treatment  plant,
 public water supply system, or a public water treatment plant.

 Appointees  will  be required to possess a driver's  license
 valid  in  New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle,  rather
 than  employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties
 of the position.

 Appointees  may  be required to possess a  valid  Commercial
 Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the  
 class and type of vehicle being operated.

 NOTE:  The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess
 the  required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the  class
 and  type  of  vehicles they operate, rests with  the  Appointing
 Authority.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge  of procedures, materials, and tools used in  cleaning,
 maintaining,  and  repairing street, sewer, and water  sanitation
 facilities,  sewage plant equipment, pumps, and  water  treatment
 plant equipment.

 Ability  to  direct  subordinates, provide them advice/assistance
 when  difficult/unusual problems arise, and check their  work  to
 see   that  proper  procedures  are  followed  and  that  desired
 objectives are achieved.

 Ability  to  organize  assigned work and develop  effective  work
 methods.

 Ability to maintain records and files.

 Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
 recording and information systems used by the agency, 
 office, or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and  communicate  
 in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position.
 American  Sign  Language or Braille may also be considered
 as acceptable forms of  communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long 
 as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without 
 reasonable accommodation.  If the accommodation cannot be 
 made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, 
 such persons may not be eligible.


This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
06651
L
C
  
N/A
03
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This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 7/21/2015