City of Attleboro Posting (10/13/2026) Water Department Foreman Salary Range: $35.03 - $43.69 per hour
The City of Attleboro is seeking to fill a Foreman position in the Water Department. This position is responsible for the maintenance of the water distribution system and facilities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assigns and supervises the work of crews engaged in the maintenance of the water distribution system. Maintains discipline.
- Reviews work during progress and upon completion for conformance to instructions and accepted trade practices.
- Maintains diary of work performed.
- Maintains log of repairs and maintenance to vehicles and equipment.
- Determines assignments of personnel and trains and instructs employees in specialized tasks.
- Instruct workers on methods and procedures and use of equipment. Enforces safety regulations.
- Interprets plans and prepares reports.
- Orders supplies and equipment.
- Supervises and may perform duties of a hoisting equipment operator such as operating backhoes, cranes, power shovels, trench diggers, pile drivers, front end loaders and catch basin machines where the equipment is driven by internal combustion engines or electric or compressed air motors which are either (a) mechanically operated by levers, switches or valves through drums with cable or cables, or (b) hydraulic liquid operated through levers, switches or valves having power cylinders and has arms and/or rams which derricks, cranes, draglines, clamshells, orange peels, pile drivers, shovels, backhoes, front end loaders, trenching machines and similar apparatus to build sidewalks and streets, walls, curbing, digging trenches and installing asphalt.
- Supervises and may perform duties of a Heavy MEO, operating trucks with a rated capacity of more than 3 tons and up through 9 tons, large tractors, and equipment such as road sweepers, snow loaders, leaf loaders, snow fighters, sidewalk rollers and road flushers.
- Supervises and may perform duties and operate equipment normally operated by a Motor Equipment Repairman operating pick-up trucks, dump trucks and panel trucks with a rated capacity of 3 tons or under; passenger automobiles, sidewalk plows and sweepers; small tractors, bulldozers and rollers.
- Performs related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- A current and valid Massachusetts Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class B.
- A Hoisting License 2B
- A Massachusetts D3 Water Distribution License.
Application Process Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and completed employment application to: City of Attleboro – Human Resources Office 77 Park Street Attleboro, MA 02703 Email: attleborojobs@cityofattleboro.us Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.