Highway Labor w/CDL Highway Technician 1 - 20052671 Ross CO

Ohio Department of Transportation; Chillicothe (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio Department of Transportation, District 9, Ross County, Chillicothe, seeks workers for hands-on highway maintenance, snow and ice control, and operation of basic equipment across seasonal roadwork.

Ideal candidates are safety-driven, honest, and team players with a valid CDL; training is provided and opportunities cover maintenance tasks, traffic control, and regular upkeep of highways.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Hands-on maintenance of traffic and flagging.
• Highway maintenance and repair work activities (potholes, berms, guardrails, crack seal, litter pick-up, drainage, mowing).
• Operation of heavy equipment (dump truck, loader) and hand tools (chainsaw).
• Perform snow and ice operations.

Skills

CDL

Equipment Ops

Highway Maintenance

Customer Focus

Teamwork

Transportation

Education

Arithmetic basics and basic equipment operation

Tools

CDL

Job description

Job Description

What You Will Do:

• Hands-on maintenance of traffic and flagging
• Highway maintenance and repair work activities (e.g., pothole patching, spread berm, repair guardrails, crack seal, litter pick-up, drainage, vegetation management such as weed eating, brush cutting, and mowing)
• Operation of heavy equipment (e.g., dump truck, loader) and hand tools (e.g., chainsaw)
• Perform snow & ice operations

Who we are looking for:

• Safety Driven
• -Enjoys working outdoors-
• Honest
• Accountable
• Trustworthy and respectful
• A positive team player

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 operating 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) & receives training (i.e., on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (maintenance related inspection items) & operation of standard & complex equipment pursuant to the March 11, 2015 Highway Technician MOU between ODOT & OCSEA/AFSCME.

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 (i.e., 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 & clerical 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.

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:

Transportation

Organization:

Transportation - District 09

Agency Contact Name and Information:

Bonnie Hall

Work Location:

District 9 Garage - Ross Cty

Primary Location:

United States of America-OHIO-Ross County-Chillicothe

Compensation:

$22.29

Schedule:

Full-time

Work Hours:

Operational Needs

Classified Indicator:

Classified

Primary Job Skill:

Highway Maintenance

Technical Skills:

CDL, Equipment Operations, Highway Maintenance

Professional Skills:

Customer Focus, Teamwork

Agency Overview

Who We Are:

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5 th largest interstate system and the 3 rd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency’s vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.

ODOT's Mission Statement

To provide a transportation system that is safe, accessible, well maintained, and positioned for the future.