Highway Department: Maintenance Worker [Driver with CDL]

Vigo-County,-Indiana; Terre Haute (IN); On-site; USD 274,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement

Paid holidays

FSA Plans

457 Plans

Life Insurance

Job summary

Vigo County is seeking a Maintenance Worker for the Highway Department in Terre Haute, IN. The incumbent operates trucks and equipment to maintain county roads, bridges and rights-of-way, and holds a Class B CDL with air brakes.

Responsibilities include snow plowing, salt application, road patching, and performing routine vehicle checks, with emphasis on safety, physical stamina, and the ability to work long hours in all weather.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Operates various trucks and heavy equipment to maintain county roads, bridges, and rights-of-way.
• Performs road maintenance duties including snow plowing, salt application, patching, and drainage work.
• Conducts routine vehicle inspections and reports issues to supervisor.
• Maintains safety and follows department policies and procedures.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Position:

Highway Department: Maintenance Worker [Driver with CDL]

Location:

Terre Haute, IN

Job Id:

880

# of Openings:

1

Salary

$24.81 Hourly

Job Type

Full-time

Benefits

Vigo County offers to full-time employees competitive benefit plans. These include Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, paid holidays, Flexible Spending Account Plans, 457 Plans, Life Insurance , and others.

Description

This position requires a CDL minimum Class B with air brakes.

Incumbent serves as Maintenance Worker for the Vigo County Highway Department, responsible for operating various trucks and equipment in maintaining County roads, bridges, and rights-of-way.

Examples of Duties

• Operates various trucks and related equipment in clearing, maintaining, and repairing County roads, bridges, and right-of-way, such as dump truck, snow plow, salt spreader, front-end loader, backhoe, asphalt hot box, brine truck, rubber wheel loader, oil distributor, compaction roller, broom, tractors, and mowers.
• Hauls, dumps, and/or spreads blacktop, rock, sand, aggregate, and cinders as required for assigned projects, including road preparation for blacktopping. Maintains road safety in winter months, including plowing snow and applying salt/sand.
• Regularly checks trucks and equipment to ensure proper fluid levels and mechanical functions, including tire pressure, lights, and changing oil, washing trucks, and changing snow plow blades. Reports problems with equipment/vehicles immediately to mechanic or supervisor.
• Runs salt box on ice and snow, patches holes, chips and seals surfaces for winter, installs and replaces guardrails, grades gravel roads, installs driveway pipes and road drainage pipes, digs ditches, sweeps and clears excess rocks, and scrapes and maintains road berms and shoulders, including replacing ditch tiles and culvert pipes.
• Assists with various road maintenance duties, including cutting and removing fallen trees, clearing brush and weeds, removing dead animals and other debris, and other duties as needed.
• Performs manual labor as required to complete work assignments, including, but not limited to, shoveling materials, digging holes, mulching brush, and lifting/carrying materials and supplies. Performs flagging/traffic control duties at work sites as necessary.
• Operates various power and/or hand tools in performance of duties, such as hammers, screw drivers, wrenches, drills, ratchets, files, power saws, chain saw, jack hammer, air nozzle, air compressor, gages, grinder, cutting torch, welding equipment, pressure washer, steam cleaner, shovels, floats, weed eater, pole saw, rakes, brooms, and other hand or power tools as required for work assignments.
• Occasionally responds to emergencies from an off-duty status.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to meet all County hiring requirements, including passage of a medical exam and a drug test.
• Working knowledge of and ability to make practical application of Department safety policies and procedures, including OSHA guidelines.
• Working knowledge of assigned Department trucks and equipment and ability to safely load and haul materials, clear winter roads, and complete related maintenance and safety measures.
• Ability to operate various hand and power tools, such as hammers, screw drivers, wrenches, drills, ratchets, files, power saws, chain saw, jack hammer, air nozzle, air compressor, gages, grinder, cutting torch, welding equipment, pressure washer, steam cleaner, shovels, floats, weed eater, pole saw, rakes, brooms, and other hand or power tools as required for work assignments.
• Ability to operate various trucks and heavy equipment in performance of duties, including, but not limited to, dump truck, brine truck, tractors, asphalt hot box, oil distributor, compaction roller, front-end loader, backhoe, snow plow, rubber wheel loader, tree chopper, and mowers.
• Ability to physically perform assigned duties, including driving for long periods, lifting/carrying objects weighing in excess of 50 pounds, shoveling, digging, raking, pushing/pulling objects, bending, crouching/kneeling, reaching, standing/walking for long periods, walking on rough terrain, close/far vision, color/depth perception, hearing sounds, and handling/grasping/fingering objects.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities and disabilities.
• Ability to comply with all employer and Department policies and work rules, including, but not limited to, attendance, safety, drug-free workplace, and personal conduct.
• Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of Department information and records according to state requirements.
• Ability to competently serve the public with diplomacy and respect, including occasional encounters with irate/disgruntled persons.
• Ability to understand, memorize, retain, and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to apply knowledge of people and locations, make simple arithmetic additions and subtractions, and complete required paperwork, such as work reports.
• Ability to read/interpret maps, technical manuals, instruments, gages, and dials.
• Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment, often amidst frequent distractions, interruptions and time constraints.
• Ability to work strenuously for extended periods and work on several tasks at the same time.
• Ability to occasionally work extended hours, evenings, and/or weekends.
• Ability to occasionally respond to emergencies from an off-duty status.
• Possession of a valid Indiana driver's license and a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), a demonstrated safe driving record, and ability to be insurable to drive assigned vehicles under the County's insurance policy.

Supplemental Information

Incumbent performs duties often involve continuous physical exertion, driving for long periods, lifting/carrying objects weighing in excess of 50 pounds, pushing/pulling objects, shoveling, digging, raking, bending, crouching/kneeling, reaching, standing/walking for long periods, walking on rough terrain, close/far vision, color/depth perception, handling/grasping/fingering objects, and hearing sounds.

Incumbent performs majority of duties in trucks/equipment and outdoors and is regularly exposed to normal hazards associated with road maintenance, including heavy machinery, traffic, excessive noise, moving parts, grease, dirt, dust, toxic chemicals, vehicle fumes, working in confined areas, extreme temperatures, wet/icy conditions, and inclement weather. In responding to emergency situations, incumbent may be exposed to such hazards as downed power lines and/or fallen trees. Safety precautions must be followed at all times to avoid injury to self or others and protective gear must be worn according to Department policy.

Incumbent occasionally works extended hours, evenings, and/or weekends and occasionally responds to emergencies from an off-duty status.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an EOE/AA employer, Vigo County Government will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.