2026 Seasonal Highway Technician 1 (CDL Driver w/Tanker), District 5

Ohio Department of Transportation; Jacksontown (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Pension with 14% employer contribution

Job summary

Ohio Department of Transportation District 05 is seeking personnel for winter road maintenance and highway upkeep. The role involves operating basic equipment, performing snow/ice control, and assisting with routine highway maintenance in District 05.

You will participate in emergency response, traffic control, and coordination with crews while maintaining logs and reporting daily activities. This position is part-time with outdoor duties in varying weather conditions.

Qualifications

• Valid Commercial Driver’s License at the appropriate level
• 3 months training or experience in operation of basic equipment
• Ability to read, write and speak common English vocabulary

Responsibilities

• Operate basic equipment for highway maintenance and snow/ice control
• Perform emergency response, cleanup, and traffic control
• Maintain signs, pavement markings, and drainage work
• Record daily logs and assist with loading/unloading of materials

Skills

Safety Driven

Enjoys working outdoors

Honest, accountable, trustworthy, and尊

A positive team player

Education

CDL required / basic equipment training

Job description

This a repost. Applicants who applied for previous posting do not need to reapply.

What You Will Do

• Operate basic equipment related to snow and ice removal, and roadway maintenance
• Perform emergency response, clean-up, and traffic control
• Serve the public and work to make the roads in Ohio safer

Who We Are Looking For

• Safety Driven
• Enjoys working outdoors
• Honest, accountable, trustworthy, and respectful
• A positive team player

Benefits To You

• Enjoy an excellent work/life balance.
• Receive a pension plan with 14% employer contribution.

Official Position Description

Operates basic equipment (i.e., see glossary for identification of basic equipment) & performs general highway maintenance duties which vary by season (e.g., constructs, improves, maintains, repairs &cleans highways &/or roadways & right-of-ways to include excavating & grading ditches, digging channels& cleaning waterways, cuts brush, grass & other vegetation, applies chemicals to vegetation, patches &seals berm & pavement, mixes mortar & concrete, shovels backfill, installs & repairs catch basin &stream channel & completes other drainage work, screens bleeding surface, reshapes/digs ditches/trenches, pours hot tar, removes trash, cleans & repairs highways &/or roadways & right-of-ways, mows grass, moves & loads supplies & materials & completes other related highway maintenance assignments, operates any combination of basic equipment to haul trash), performs snow & ice control &related maintenance duties by operation of snow plow with spreader, brine dispensing equipment, dump truck with attachments, maintains, repairs & installs traffic signs & pavement markings on inter-state, federal & state highways &/or roadways (e.g., repairs/replaces/straightens street &/or traffic signs & other route markers; installs & repairs guardrails). Performs emergency response & clean up & performs traffic control (e.g., flags traffic through work zone or around accident site; sets lane closures; places high water signs; erects barricades); receives training(on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (maintenance related inspection items). Performs minor repairs & maintenance on equipment (e.g., sharpens; sands; paints; refuels; lubricates; checks tires for wear & pressure; replaces light bulbs; washes & cleans trucks & equipment to prevent rusting); changes tailgates & snowplow blades; conducts pre-trip inspections of equipment. Performs miscellaneous labor & bookkeeping tasks; operates two-way radio/base station; telephones crews for emergencies; cleans offices & garage; keeps daily records & logs (e.g., fuel sheets, material check sheets); responds to general inquiries from public (e.g., gives directions; explains traffic delays; explains work underway); assists stranded motorists (e.g., telephones for needed assistance); performs general labor & maintenance functions at garage; loads & unloads freight; arranges stock in warehouse; moves equipment.

Unusual Working Conditions

Works outside exposed to weather (e.g., including rain, lightening, humidity & hot temperatures in summertime & cold temperatures in winter) & on-going traffic; may work rotating shift; may be on-call 24 hrs., 7 days per week; lift & transport 50-100 pounds; exposed to unpleasant surroundings to include dead animals, containers filled with human waste, diapers, ditches with water & sewage, loud noise from equipment & traffic, confined work area while driving truck during regular &/or double shift during snow & ice removal or in confined space while digging ditches to install pipes or digging holes; exposed to insects such as bees, mosquitoes, flies & spiders; exposed to rodents to include mice & rats; exposed to stray dogs, dirt, dust, fumes, poison ivy/sumac & pollen.

Basic Equipment

air compressor, asphalt reclaimer/recycler; backhoes and loaders; barricades, tow-type; brooms, power or tow-type; brush chipper; concrete saw or vibrator; ditcher, 3 - 8 ton; ditch shaper; truck, class 8 or less, straight or towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 lbs. GVWR; electricade, trailer-mounted; forklift; generator; grader, 3,000-23,000 pounds; hammers & jack hammer; tractors, all sizes, with various attachments such as a drag berm, post hole digger/auger and mowers including rear brush hog, rear flail, cutter bar &side mount rotary and drag berm; pick-up truck or van,1/2 ton, ¾ ton & 1 ton with or without trailer; plow & spreader; roller patcher, 4-6 tons; roller, 5-8 tons; sand blaster; chain saws; pavement joint sealer, sewer jet; sewer eel; hydraulic &/or stone box spreader; spade; stump cutter; 300gallon tar kettle; tar distributor; water pumps; weed eaters; mowers, push-type; bucket trucks; computerized weed sprayer, truck-mounted; pickup or flatbed truck mounted winch/crane (3 ton lift capacity or less); guardrail post driver, truck mounted.

Formal Education and Experience

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions; ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in operation of basic equipment.

• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above. Note: Applicant must have valid Commercial Driver’s License at the appropriate level pursuant to approved position description on file to operate motorized equipment of size & type regulated by section 4506 of Ohio Revised Code.

Job Skills:

Highway Maintenance, Transportation

Organization

Transportation - District 05

Work Location

District 5 HQ

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Licking County-Jacksontown

Other Locations

United States of America-OHIO-Fairfield County-Lancaster, United States of America-OHIO-Licking County-Jacksontown, United States of America-OHIO-Knox County-Mount Vernon, United States of America-OHIO-Muskingum County-Zanesville, United States of America-OHIO-Coshocton County-Coshocton, United States of America-OHIO-Perry County-New Lexington, United States of America-OHIO-Guernsey County-Cambridge

Compensation

$22.29 per hour

Schedule

Part-time

Work Hours

07:00 AM To 03:30 PM

Classified Indicator

Unclassified

Union

OCSEA

Technical Skills

CDL, Highway Maintenance, Transportation

Professional Skills

Active Learning, Ethics and Values