DISPATCHER – ASPHALT Job Number: 305647
Department of Transportation
This position is covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with the County, Municipal Supervisors and Foremen – Local 1001 (Bargaining Unit 54). Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid on this position.
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Number of Positions: 1
Under general supervision, work in the Department of Transportation, assigned to staff an asphalt district office or the central office for asphalt operations, performing a variety of dispatch / communications and administrative activities to support the work functions of asphalt work crews in the field, and performs related duties as required
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Asphalt District Office
- Prepares daily route sheets, rotating crews through wards in district based on review of daily reports from central office
- Accesses 311-CSR system to generate daily worksheets for crews with assignment and location of potholes to be filled/repaired
- Receives deliveries of cold patch asphalt at district office yard and prepares and completes load tickets to track the usage of asphalt materials
- Takes calls from department personnel, aldermanic offices and other city departments reporting potholes in the district; enters data into the 311-CSR system to create service requests
- Receives calls from crews reporting potholes repaired and jobs completed; accesses 311-CSR system to update records and close out service requests
- Maintains contact with crews in the field and relays information on work priorities or emergency requests for pothole repairs; receives and relays messages between field and central office
- Reviews for completeness and accuracy daily worksheets submitted by work crews detailing work completed, size of crew and hours worked, equipment used, and asphalt materials expended during work shift
- Uses Excel to maintain and update work records, track data and prepare productivity reports
- Maintains the security of district office, ensuring office and yard area are locked and secured
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