Highway Maintenance Technician — Snow & Roadway Ops

State of Oregon; Oregon, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

Paid leave

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

The Oregon Department of Transportation is advertising the Highway Maintenance Specialist position in Ukiah, Oregon. This role involves operating a range of heavy and light equipment to maintain roads, responding to weather-related emergencies, and performing routine repairs and upkeep across roadways and surrounding infrastructure.

Qualified applicants should have two years of related maintenance experience or one year of highway maintenance work, with CDL-A preferred.

Qualifications

• Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training; OR One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment to maintain and repair surfaces.
• Assist with weather-related emergencies and operate snowplows, deicer trucks and other equipment to clear snow from roadways.
• Perform minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.
• Clear debris, clear brush, mow grass and spray roadside vegetation.
• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers and milepost markers.
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches and repair culverts, inlets and erosion.
• Maintain wooded areas including replanting, pruning, thinning or trimming trees, shrubs and groundcover.
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
• Perform minor maintenance including janitorial work, landscaping, painting and light carpentry.

Job description

The Oregon Department of Transportation is advertising the Highway Maintenance Specialist position in Ukiah, Oregon. This role involves operating a range of heavy and light equipment to maintain roads, responding to weather-related emergencies, and performing routine repairs and upkeep across roadways and surrounding infrastructure.

Qualified applicants should have two years of related maintenance experience or one year of highway maintenance work, with CDL-A preferred.