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D05 - UNIT 520 – Ruston – Lincoln Parish
JOB NUMBER: 10870 HIGHWAY Foreman 1

A valid Louisiana Class "A" Commercial License is required prior to being appointed to this position.

Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for 9300-Highway Foreman in order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.

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*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines or call District 05 Training office at (318) 342-0181.

For more job specific information, please contact:

Charles Campbell, ET 7
(318) 251-4118
or
Jeffrey Shapiro, Engineer 7
(318) 251-5068

"The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type."

Function of Work:
To provide supervision, guidance, logistical support, and limited administration to a group of maintenance personnel maintaining roads, drainage, and bridges within a parish.

Level of Work:
Supervisor.

Supervision Received:
Broad review from a Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent or other maintenance supervisor of higher grade.

Supervision Exercised:
Direct line over all parish level Mobile Equipment Operators, Helpers, and Laborers.

Location of Work:
Department of Transportation and Development, parish/district wide.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent by lack of responsibility for management of all parish highway maintenance activities.

Differs from other maintenance supervisory jobs by its involvement in and responsibility for highway and road maintenance on the parish level.

Differs from Highway Foreman 2 by its lack of supervision over large groups of personnel performing specialized highway maintenance work (bridge construction, highway marking, striping, truss erection, etc.), district or statewide.

Supervises a crew engaged in repairing and maintaining bridges in an assigned area.

Supervises and directs the activities of a large road and striping crew engaged in applying center line and no passing strips on state highways.

Supervises all fleet operations in an assigned area.

Inspects and supervises the maintenance and repair of levees in a large assigned area.

Instructs subordinate leaders daily as to the site and nature of work.

Plans and supervises the work at a large nursery.

Responsible for the maintenance of buildings, grounds, roads, reservoirs, equipment and pumps.

Supervises all lifting, grading, packing and shipping operations.

Inspects and supervises maintenance and repair of wharfs, sheds, roadways, ramps, and other members of a port involving building new roofs, installing built up roofing; laying new decking; demolishing old structures; building levees; acting as inspector on contract construction or maintenance projects; pouring concrete; placing reinforcing steel; chipping, brushing and scraping, and painting steel under wharfs.

Prepares reports covering such items as equipment and materials used and job costs.