The Crew Leader is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and safety to a team of crew members performing field maintenance operations. This role also ensures proper equipment and supplies are assigned to the crew for task completion in accordance with the District’s mission to maintain the Infrastructure.
Job Duties:
- Oversee and direct a crew of field personnel which includes laborers and equipment operators.
- Delegate work assignments and instructions to crew members in accordance with the Production Supervisor’s instructions for program requirements such as herbicide spraying, channel clearing and debris removal.
- Work alongside crew members and operate equipment as needed to ensure production goals are met.
- Ensure site trucks are loaded with the proper supplies and crew members have the proper safety equipment before heading to the work site.
- Perform job site safety analysis (JSA) and crew safety awareness talks (tailgate meetings) to ensure all crew members are aware of site conditions and potential hazards prior to start of work.
- Record daily work production by task including completion of work order forms and pictures of work in progress.
- May perform other duties that can be added or changed as the course and scope of the job directs.
The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:
- Medical Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Wellness Plan
- Life Insurance
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service
- Accrual rates increase based on years of service
- Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
- Professional development opportunities
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
- Healthcare Reimbursement Account
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:
- Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
- Flexible schedule (varies by department)
- Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)
Requirements:
- High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
- Valid Class "C" Texas Driver’s License
- Three (3) years’ experience in field maintenance, mowing, landscaping, herbicide application, farming, horticulture, or a related field.
- One (1) year supervisory experience in a field environment.
- Good verbal & written communication skills. Can effectively communicate with coworkers and the public.
- Good organizational, and managerial skills.
- Good time management skills and can effectively prioritize and schedule multiple tasks and initiatives.
- Ability to work well with a team in a field environment.
- Ability to work in an outdoor setting.
- Ability to load, unload and safely transport equipment to job sites using a truck and trailer of various sizes.
- Ability to operate airboats and other marine equipment in difficult and low-water environments.
- Ability to use a variety of cutting equipment such as chain saws, weed trimmers, and machetes.
Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:
- 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:
- Frequent walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven
- Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying of items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
- Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls and four-wheel drive.
- Occasional walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrains, plowed or furrowed areas or construction sites.
- 100% of duties are performed outdoors where there will be routine exposure to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind, and dust.
- May be exposed to vegetation retardants, herbicides and fertilizers, petroleum products including but not limited to gasoline, oil, grease, diesel and other fuels and lubricants, snakes, wildlife, wasps, bees and other flying or walking insects, aquatic bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms, and vibration or noise in excess of 85 decibels.
NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer