City and County of San Francisco

Under general administrative direction, has direct responsible charge of a number of fabricating, maintenance, and repair shops at the water department main yard; plans all work programs; assigns and supervises personnel; compiles reports of work performance; and performs related duties as required. Requires major responsibility for: developing, coordinating, originating and executing policies, methods and procedures as applied to the various shops and operations supervised; achieving major economies and/or preventing major losses through efficient estimating, planning, and supervision of the various shop operations and processing of materials and supplies of large quantities and high value; making regular contacts with other employees, departments, and representatives of outside organizations for the purpose of furnishing or obtaining specific information on specialized shop and related matters; the preparation of detailed estimates for various shop fabricating and repair projects as well as for shop personnel and operating records.

1. Supervises the personnel and operation of the machine shop, pattern shop, auto shop and equipment repair shop, paint shop, steel fabricating and pipe welding shop, and meter repair shop, as well as various maintenance and repair activities in the field.

2. Supervises the operation of various pumping stations and the maintenance and repair of station equipment.

3. Prepares detailed estimates of manufacturing costs for all types of machine parts, equipment and repairs according to specified requirements and prepares bids for the necessary work involved; supervises the manufacture of such items when awarded to contractors; maintains related time and production records.

4. Supervises the maintenance, repair, upkeep and servicing of all automobiles, trucks and various pieces of mechanized heavy equipment; maintains related records; prepares necessary requisitions for needed supplies and materials.

5. Prepares specifications together with estimated costs covering replacements or additions to mechanized equipment, shop machinery and power and hand tools; makes recommendations for acquisitions of such items.

6. Supervises the inspection of all equipment, castings and fittings to assure conformance with specifications and recommends acceptance or rejection.

7. Supervises the operations of the meter repair shop including the labeling, testing and storing of domestic meters and fire service meters.

8. Assigns duties to various subordinate supervisors and other employees; inspects completed work; interprets department rules, regulations and policies as necessary.

Requires considerable knowledge of: the various crafts and operations in the different shops supervised.

Requires ability to: organize, supervise and coordinate the activities of a number of mechanical fabricating, maintenance and repair shops; initiate and follow through on various maintenance and repair projects

Requires completion of high school, supplemented by at least fifteen years of experience in progressively responsible journeyman level and craft supervisory activities, of which not leas than five years shall have been at a unit supervisory level dealing with mechanical shop operations involving fabricating, maintenance and repair of machinery, heavy duty equipment and motorized units; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.