Highway Maintenance Technician - CDL Required

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

South Carolina Department of Transportation seeks a field worker to perform vegetation management and repairs along state roads and bridges using tractors, mowers, chipper, chainsaw, and powered tools. The role involves operating medium equipment such as tandem dump trucks, coordinating traffic control per the Work Zone Guide, and assisting in drainage maintenance.

Applicants may work extended hours or 12-hour shifts, day or night, and must obtain a valid driver’s license; a CDL within six

Qualifications

• No minimum training or experience requirements.
• Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license.
• CDL must be obtained within six months of placement.

Responsibilities

• Perform vegetation management using tractor, mower, chipper, chainsaw, and powered tools.
• Operate medium equipment including tandem dump trucks on maintenance projects.
• Coordinate placement of traffic control devices per Work Zone Guide to warn motorists.
• Assist in installing and repairing catch basins and drainage structures.
• Pick up litter, debris, and dead animals as part of site upkeep.
• Assist in emergency and inclement weather operations, including extended hours.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Manual labor

Safety conscious

Job description

South Carolina Department of Transportation seeks a field worker to perform vegetation management and repairs along state roads and bridges using tractors, mowers, chipper, chainsaw, and powered tools. The role involves operating medium equipment such as tandem dump trucks, coordinating traffic control per the Work Zone Guide, and assisting in drainage maintenance.

Applicants may work extended hours or 12-hour shifts, day or night, and must obtain a valid driver’s license; a CDL within six