Bridge Tender

EXPERIENCE:

The equivalent of one year of experience in any of the following areas: Manufacture, assembly, operation, installation, maintenance or repair of heavy industrial electro-mechanical equipment (such as electric motors, large cranes, or elevators, etc.).

LICENSE:

Possess and maintain a valid California Motor Vehicle Class C Driver’s License. Candidates must submit evidence from DMV showing current status of their license at the time of application and must have a clean driving record for the previous three-year period. Must qualify for a Federal Communications Commission Restricted Radio-telephone Operator permit.

Special Requirements:

Must have normal hearing and eyesight, including depth perception and freedom from color and night blindness.
Must be able to climb stairs, ladders, and open steel bridge structures.
Must be available to work rotating shifts which may require working holidays and weekends.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

• Fundamentals of electrical and mechanical maintenance methods, procedures, tools, and equipment.
• Safety practices.
• Applicable provisions of the California State Motor Vehicle Code.
• Regulations governing the operation of drawbridges.

• Work without close supervision.
• Learn the operation of all county-operated drawbridges.
• Learn the regulations governing the operation of drawbridges.
• Operate and maintain heavy industrial electro-mechanical equipment.
• Work harmoniously with the public.
• Work in open steel bridge structures as heights up to 180 feet and in counterweight pit areas to 40 feet below the estuary water level.
• Understand and communicate clearly in the English language, both written and oral.
• Learn and use proper radio-telephone procedures.
• Keep records and logs, prepare written and make oral reports.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

For more information on the Civil Service Selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Well-Being

• Medical – HMO & PPO Plans
• Dental – HMO & PPO Plans
• Vision or Vision Reimbursement
• Share the Savings
• Basic Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
• County Allowance Credit
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)

For your Work/Life Balance

• 11 paid holidays
• Floating Holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Catastrophic Sick Leave
• Group Auto/Home Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1st United Services Credit Union

• Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the