BRIDGE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC II 7381

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

An employee in this class works with, and is in charge of, a bridge maintenance crew. The incumbent performs skilled manual tasks involving the use of bridge maintenance equipment and tools requiring the knowledge of safety measures and efficient work methods as well as physical strength and ability to perform work under adverse weather conditions. This work differs from that of the Bridge Maintenance Mechanic III in that the incumbent participates in the work as well as supervises others. Supervision is received from a Bridge Maintenance Mechanic III through work orders and inspection of work. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Supervises and performs the more difficult tasks in bridge maintenance; replaces or strengthens timbers, lay out, cuts, punches and drills through steel;

Does wood work such as installing decking stringers, braces, handrails and headings on wooden bridges;

Rigs and erects scaffolding; works from special scaffolding over water;

Prepares surfaces for paint by use of sand blasting equipment, chisels and chipping hammers; mixes and applies red lead and heavy metallic base paint to bridge surfaces with brushes or spray gun;

Loads and unloads materials and tools, and performs a variety of other semi skilled or unskilled tasks as assigned;

Operates pumps, electric compressors, electric hammers, paving breakers, electric drills, saws, mechanical winches and hoists, and other tools and equipment of a similar nature as the job requires; splices wire and rope, repairs tackle and does similar rigging work;

Does a variety of road resurfacing on bridge approaches, resurfaces road edges, cleans grass from edges and aprons; cleans draining holes on bridges and drains on right-of-way; fills expansion joints on bridges, aprons and curbing with tar; erect signs, posts and barricades where needed;

Transports crew and equipment to and from the job; in the winter, drives truck with attached snowplow used in clearing bridges and approaches.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Thorough knowledge of the materials, equipment and repair methods commonly employed in repairing, renovating or reconstructing wooden, concrete and steel bridges; good knowledge of the hazards and necessary precautions in rigging and in working under extreme weather conditions; good knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and practices used in the building of heavy timber and structural steel bridges; some knowledge of effective supervisory techniques; skill in the manipulation of ropes and equipment used in rigging; skill in the application of paint using brushes and spray guns; skill in the use of common hand tools; ability and willingness to do heavy manual work; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions; ability to maintain records and to prepare reports; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from a standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, and three (3) years of experience in the maintenance and repair of bridge structures.

NOTE: Additional experience will be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

Candidates must possess the appropriate New York State driver's license, and maintain such license throughout employment in this title.

R5/11/93

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Non-competitive