Utilities Crew Leader

Public Utilities Crew Leader

Franklin County is seeking a skilled and motivated Public Utilities Crew Leader to oversee essential utility operations and guide a dedicated team in maintaining water and sewer infrastructure. In this leadership role, you'll coordinate daily field activities, ensure safety and efficiency, and play a key part in delivering reliable services to our community. If you're a hands-on leader with a strong work ethic and a passion for public service, we invite you to take charge and help keep Franklin County running strongunderground and beyond.

Compensation : Estimated Hiring Salary Range : $49,845-$52,337

To be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Franklin County offers a competitive benefit package designed to encourage and support your health, well-being and productivity. Benefit options include medical and dental insurance; elective supplemental insurance options such as short-term disability, vision, and voluntary term life; local government retirement; 401(k) with a 4% employer contribution (no employee match required); generous paid leave that includes 13 county-observed paid holidays per year; an employee wellness program inclusive of a county sponsored gym and an employee assistance program.

An employee in this class spends performs mixed responsibilities including operating heavy equipment and serving as the leader over crews involved in installing and repairing collection and distribution lines and repairing lift station pumps. The employee ensures the highest standard possible in meeting specifications' requirements. Work includes shifting assignments as needed; assuring work is completed in timely manner and in accordance with OSHA and County standards, training, coaching, and reviewing work in progress and upon completion. Employee provides input on employee's performance evaluation. Work includes operating complex heavy equipment required in the work participation in the Utility Technician duties. Work requires ability to lead a crew, and judgment and initiative in troubleshooting utilities' related problems. The employee is subject to working in inside and outside environments including extreme hot and cold weather and is exposed to hazards such as loud noise, vibrations, moving mechanical parts, chemicals, fumes, odors, poor ventilation, and oils. Work around raw sewage is also subject to the final standards of OSHA on blood borne pathogens. Work is performed under regular supervision in conformance with established standards, and is reviewed for productivity quality, and customer service satisfaction.

Duties and Responsibilities / Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Serves as crew leader; trains staff in duties, process, and safety procedures; monitors and checks quality of work while in progress and upon completion; may change assignments as work progresses; coaches employees on performance while in process; provides input to supervisor for performance evaluations.
• Ensures implementation of OSHA and County safety regulations and procedures.
• Gathers and / or ensures materials, supplies and equipment for daily work loaded and transported to work site.
• Participates in the repair, maintenance and construction activities to distribution and collection lines; operates various light to heavy equipment such as backhoe, jack hammer, mud hog pump, boring machine, and hand tools, etc.; lays pipes, makes water and sewer taps and repairs leaks; repairs water and sewer lines and repairs or replaces valves and valve boxes.
• Troubleshoots and repairs sewage pump stations, water booster stations, elevated water tanks and SCADA systems
• Makes and inspects water and sewer lines.
• Reads meters on assigned days; covers route assigned; uses handheld meters to records usage readings; takes rereads of meters as needed and repairs meters.
• Serves on-call and call-back duties on a weekly rotation.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Desirable Education and Experience

High School diploma and considerable related experience, involving water and sewer line construction, maintenance and repair; including demonstrated ability to read, comprehend numbers and some experience in semi-skilled maintenance or construction work, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must possess an appropriate valid North Carolina driver's license upon hire.

Must possess upon hire :