Highway Superintendent - Yarmouth Public Works Department

Town of Yarmouth

Job Description

Position Title: Highway Superintendent

Department: Public Works Department

FLSA Status: Full-Time/Year-Round/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week. This position will have opportunity for overtime at

varying times per year.

Reports to: Public Works Director

Supervises: Oversees Highway Foreman, Highway Crew and daily operations of the

Highway Department

JOB GOAL: This is a working supervisory position in Road Maintenance Operations of the Public
Works Highway Department. This position schedules, supervises, manages and occasionally operates
equipment and assists the operations staff. This position is further responsible for checking work
performed by employees to ensure that it meets the quality standards of the Public Works
Department. The successful candidate must be able to perform and assign tasks in a positive
manner that demonstrates and models both team building and leadership skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Plans, schedules, and helps to develop and implement policies and practices to ensure quality

• Ensures all required training of Public Works Department Highway Division employees are met and

• Develops, reviews and assigns daily work to Highway Foreman for execution.
  

• This position will be responsible for directing all winter operations.
  

• Works with the Highway Operations Foreman to ensure that any required Commercial Driver’s

• Responsible for implementing and using technology that is deemed beneficial for Public Works

• Responsible for ordering materials and supplies necessary to perform Highway Maintenance

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Continued):

• Inspects and/or repairs streets, drainage systems, structures, and ditches at frequent intervals to

• Maintains a variety of records relating to inspections, maintenance activities, repairs, inventory,

• Oversees the Dig Safe program, capturing infrastructure updates in GIS, and facility inspections.
  

• Responsible for the implementation and compliance with all Public Works Department written

• Responsible for knowing and enforcing all safety regulations, policies and practices associated

• Responsible for submitting bi-weekly Department payroll. Provides Department records to Public

• Responds to citizen complaints and service requests regarding potholes, drainage, right-of-way

• Provides effective and timely communication to the public regarding service requests, maintenance

• This position will be part of an on-call rotation and must be available to be called in to work duty as

• Ensures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools. Responsibility that Department tools are

• Operates various types of trucks, snowplows and equipment used for Public Works Department

• Oversees and performs routine inspections/reporting on Department equipment. Oversees the use

• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
  

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Town of Yarmouth

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Continued):

• May provide information to assist in the preparation of the Department budget, CIP and/or

• May participate in the hiring process and/or personnel matters.

• Performs other work duties as required or as assigned.

• Serves on Town or other committees as assigned.

• Assists other Town departments as needed.

REQUIREMENTS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

(A) High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Additional education in civil engineering, road
maintenance, paving, construction practices, project inspections, work zone and workplace
safety are strongly preferred.

(B) Five (5) years of supervisory and maintenance experience relating to infrastructure,
seasonal road maintenance, and road construction activities.

(C) Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

(A) Considerable knowledge of construction/maintenance equipment, facilities, construction
materials, methods and procedures used in maintenance, construction and road repair
activities.

(B) Basic computer knowledge with the Microsoft Office Suite programs, electronic work order
systems and GIS-based infrastructure management systems.

(C) Strong skillset in the operation of road maintenance/construction equipment (snowplows,
loaders, dump trucks, etc.)

(D) Demonstrated focus on the ability to work safely. Ability to communicate effectively both
verbally and in writing. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
all Town of Yarmouth Department employees, as well as the public. This position will
frequently interact with Town Residents. Ability to understand and carry out written and
verbal instructions. Ability to read and follow construction plans.

(E) Considerable knowledge of storm water and erosion control best management practices.
(F) Ability to lead and build professional rapport with all Public Works Department employees and

Town Employees.

(G) Extensive knowledge of the standard municipal winter road and sidewalk maintenance
techniques, materials and protocols.

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Town of Yarmouth

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Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Continued):

(H) Ability to work independently with minimal supervision following the six-month
probationary/training period.

(I) This position will shift in focus as needed at the discretion of the Public Works Director and the
needs of the Town.

(J) Excellent customer service skills. This position will have ongoing interaction with Town
employees, as well as residents, visitors, contractors and vendors.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid State of Maine Driver's license; Class B Commercial Driver’s License (Class A preferred) in

• Shoreland Erosion Control Certification or ability to obtain within one (1) year.

• Tank Smart Certification or ability to obtain within one (1) year.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

• All motorized Public Works Department vehicles and equipment, to include dump trucks, backhoes,

• This position will have very limited time working indoors, but will utilize all traditional office

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The majority of work for this position is performed in outdoor settings, in all weather conditions. Hand-
eye coordination is necessary to operate machinery and equipment on a daily basis.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to
handle, hold, touch or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The
employee is frequently required to sit/stand, talk or hear. The employee will have ongoing frequency of
physical movement and will be required to walk, sit, stand, climb, balance, crouch, bend, stoop, kneel,
crawl and smell. This is not an all-inclusive list describing range of motion for this very physical
position.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move
up to one hundred (100) pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include

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close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust
focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in all outside weather conditions.
The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places. The
employee is frequently exposed to wet/damp, humid, very cold or hot weather conditions and may also
handle vibration from moving machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne
particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, or risk of electrical shock. Extended hours will be required during
weather events.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to very loud, pending work location and
assignment.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be
performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the
work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee
and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job
change.

The Town of Yarmouth is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).



I have reviewed and understand the Highway Superintendent job description and believe it to be accurate
and complete. I understand that the Public Works Director, the Town Manager or the Human Resources
Director of the Town of Yarmouth retain the right to change this job description as deemed necessary. I
will follow and adhere to my job description to the best of my ability.