Bridge Worker 2

**The County of Huron’s**:
**Public Works Department**:
**is seeking a**:
**Full-Time Bridge Worker to Join its Wroxeter Location Team**:
This position is responsible for bridge inspections, maintenance, and repairs of bridges and large culvert structures. Involves significant labour in all-weather conditions and use of power tools, pneumatic tools, hand tools and equipment with specialized personal protective equipment. This position is located in Wroxeter, Ontario.

This position has dual roles which are relative to the seasons. During the Summer season (April - November), the incumbent will be a Bridge Worker 2. In the Winter season (November - April), the incumbent will be assigned as a Plow Operator or Winter Patroller.

**Role and Responsibilities (Summer)**:

- Assists in the regular inspection of all major bridge/culvert structures and their components, performs preventative maintenance, and undertakes required repairs
- Assists in the installation of traffic control devices and barriers in accordance with the Ontario Traffic Manual
- Is responsible for identifying, recording, and setup up appropriate traffic control plans as needed to perform duties
- Supports in the operation of the Hydra Platform which includes inspection of the unit before use, documenting the inspection, an inspection of the safety harness
- Provides support in the rigging of materials and equipment and in directing crane operations
- Installation, maintenance, and repair of environmental protection controls in accordance with various regulations and as prescribed for the project
- Provides support in survey operations to determine elevations
- Construction of elevated platforms supports and structures providing a safe working heights environment
- Handling, placing, tying, and pinning steel re-enforcement as directed by Bridge Worker 1
- Undertake major bridge rehabilitation work including the removal of concrete and steel as directed by Bridge Worker 1 and SubForeman
- Fabrication of non-structural steel components
- Construction of concrete forms and falsework as directed by Assistant Foreman
- Mixing, Placing, screeding, parging, and finishing concrete ensure that all surfaces are appropriately bonding and ensuring that sufficient quantities are available and to the expected standards
- De-construction of all falsework, forms, and supports in a safe manner
- Knowledge of the expected standards and procedures for all work performed including industry guides such as OTM Book 7 for traffic control
- Responsible for completing daily timesheets, equipment diaries, and other documentation as prescribed in SOPs and regulations such as CVOR
- Operates one or more pieces of heavy equipment such as a Tandem, Loader
- Assists in the operation of specialized equipment such as industrial sandblaster, tar kettle, industrial power washer
- Operates other equipment and tools such as chainsaws, trucks, and miscellaneous power and hand tools
- Performs various roadside activities including asphalt patching, sweeping, tree cutting, sign repairs and installations, guide rail repairs, shoulder maintenance and repairs in and around bridges and culverts
- Performs various drainage activities within limits or adjacent to a bridge or structure including clearing blockages, placement of rip-rap, repair of small headwalls, repair of manholes, catch basins, curb/gutter, sidewalks
- Performs shop, yard, vehicle, and equipment maintenance as directed by Foreman and Assistant Forman
- Concrete repairs (catchbasins, curbs, manholes, sidewalk, etc..), placement of re-bar when required, placement and finishing of concrete, and removal of forms
- Carries out other duties as assigned and as needed including, but not limited to: hauling materials, hand sweeping/shovelling/levelling, sign-making, etc
- Occasionally scheduled to work after hours and on weekends to check/maintain construction traffic control signals/signage and detour signage

**Role and Responsibility (Winter)**:

- Ensures roads are safe for public use by plowing and placing sand/salt/liquid on roads as required.
- Inspection of Equipment to ensure it is in good working order prior to use at beginning of every shift.
Includes recording and reporting any and all vehicle deficiencies.
- Awareness of obstacles adjacent to the road to avoid damage to Public Property when operating plow
- including snow off the wing.
- Routine inspection and maintenance of plow and related equipment.
- In collaboration with the Patroller on duty, assess the road conditions to determine the most appropriate
course of action to best improve the road condition (sand/salt/plow road / do nothing) before and
during the shift.
- Responsible for CVOR logging of on-duty time and ensuring he/she does not exceed regulatory limits.
- Communicate to the patroller on duty on route road conditions and actions being taken - particularly as
conditions change.
- Applies anti-icing liquids as needed.
- Operating loader to load and