Career-Ladder Highway Maintenance Tech — Winter Ops Pay

State of Missouri; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 4,100 - 8,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Paid leave and holidays

Health insurance

Educational assistance

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation in Cape Girardeau is seeking a Maintenance Worker to perform routine duties keeping state roadways and facilities safe, under direct supervision. This CAREER-LADDER opening offers progression as skills grow and new credentials are earned.

Required qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, and passing the CDL written and driving exams with tanker endorsement and interstate status within 60 days.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET.
• Valid Driver's License.
• A passing grade on the written portion of the CDL exam is required prior to hire; must pass the driving portion with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, and interstate status within 60 days.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

Responsibilities

• Maintains state highway systems, including filling roadway joints and cracks and patching potholes; flagging and directing traffic; setting up signs, cones, arrow boards, and other traffic control devices; loading, unloading, spreading, and hauling materials and supplies; cutting and clearing brush; removing trash and debris from roadsides; cleaning and clearing ditches.
• Maintains, cleans, and repairs state highway facilities, including repairing and replacing road signs and guardrails; cleaning curbs and gutters; painting buildings and equipment; and servicing equipment and machinery.
• Operates vehicles to transport employees, equipment, machinery and/or materials, or to warn oncoming traffic, plow snow and spread ice control materials; mows right of way using tractor mower and hand tools; operates auger, trencher, backhoe, forklift, and various trucks (e.g., dump, aerial boom, bucket, and platform).
• May repair bridge decks (full and partial) and drains, and clean bridge bents/caps at heights on ladders or utilizing scaffolding.
• May install signs, including structural and large signs at overhead positions, inspect truss signs, pour concrete sign footings, weld and cut steel sign posts, and repair and maintain break away and/or overlay signs.

Skills

Physical stamina

Outdoor work readiness

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

Tools

CDL (Class B) with tanker endorsement

Job description

Missouri Department of Transportation in Cape Girardeau is seeking a Maintenance Worker to perform routine duties keeping state roadways and facilities safe, under direct supervision. This CAREER-LADDER opening offers progression as skills grow and new credentials are earned.

Required qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, and passing the CDL written and driving exams with tanker endorsement and interstate status within 60 days.