Montgomery City County Personnel

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The fundamental reason this classification exists is to supervise work crews and maintenance/construction projects, which include public right-of-ways, parks, ball fields, playgrounds, neighborhoods, and City-owned buildings. The major work duties include planning for an assignment, directing activities on a work site, documenting project activities, and supervising a work crew. The distinguishing characteristics of this classification include responsibility for supervising work crews engaged in manual non-skilled to semi-skilled labor performing a variety of maintenance, construction, and custodial duties. Incumbents work under general direction. They are generally in charge of the crew, plan and carry out assignments with considerable independence, and have some latitude in developing procedures and methods.  Assignments are received at the beginning of the shift and the foreman typically prioritizes the assignments. Supervisors are contacted for guidance in cases of unexpected occurrences or unanticipated situations. Errors made during the performance of tasks can result in safety hazards to the general public and the work crew, for example, chemical applications on a playground with numerous children at play, poor construction of sidewalks and roadways, lack of attention to safety hazards, and injuries to work crew. Labor Foremen II are distinguished from Labor Foremen I by the level of skill possessed by their subordinates. For example, Foremen II typically supervise employees in classifications such as Equipment Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator and Labor Foreman I. Labor Foremen I typically supervise Service Maintenance Workers.

Two (2) years of experience with the City of Montgomery as a lead worker on a construction, maintenance, or custodial crew.  Specific expertise may be required based on the specific vacancy, for example, experience in the areas of playground maintenance, ball field maintenance, carpentry, landscaping, lawn care, chemical spraying, utility service, asphalt, and concrete.

Some positions may require possession of a valid Alabama Driver’s License as needed to drive and operate city vehicles and equipment. or the ability to obtain one within six months as needed to drive and operate city vehicles.  Some positions may require a pesticide applicator’s license in order to apply chemicals on City properties.