Highway Maintenance Technician-WV Parkways Authority-Raleigh Co.

West Virginia; Lester (WV); On-site; USD 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime eligible

Multiple locations

Job summary

WV Parkways Authority Mercer Co. is seeking a Highway Maintenance Technician to perform road, bridge, and structure maintenance across Beckley, Ghent, and Standard, WV. The role emphasizes hands-on duties, equipment operation, and safety on active work sites.

Qualified candidates may need a Class B CDL or to obtain one; overtime is eligible and experience in highway maintenance is preferred. This position offers multiple location opportunities with diverse outdoor assignments.

Qualifications

• Must possess a High School Diploma or GED.
• Some highway maintenance experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Guide and direct employees at apprentice level.
• Performs unskilled to semi-skilled work in highway, bridges and structures maintenance.
• Pothole patching tasks including jack hammering, asphalt removal, shoveling and compaction.
• Snow plowing and salting during winter operations.
• Operate maintenance equipment and load/unload materials as required.
• Seals joints and cracks on highways and uses manual and power tools as needed.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN-WV PARKWAYS AUTHORITY-MERCER CO.

Location of position: 1 Beckley, WV; 1 Ghent, WV; 1 Standard, WV

Eligible for Overtime

SALARY: $17.4880 to $25.3530 per hour, based on experience

Essential Functions of the Job

• 1. Guide and direct employees at apprentice level.
• 2. Performs unskilled to semi-skilled work in the construction and maintenance of highways, bridges and structures.
• 3. Performs pothole patching tasks such as jack hammering, removing old concrete or asphalt, shoveling, raking, and compacting asphalt, and site clean-up.
• 4. Performs snowplowing and salting
• 5. Performs any required task assigned by crew leader/foreman/supervisor on asphalt, bridge, general purpose and other crews.
• 6. Use of sectional highway maintenance equipment to repair, replace concrete and road surfaces, cleans culverts and repairs shoulders
• 7. Flags traffic at construction sites
• 8. Picks up trash, debris and empty trash barrels
• 9. Digs holes, trenches, and cleans culverts
• 10. Operate highway equipment for maintenance work
• 11. Load and unload truck.
• 12. Cut grass
• 13. Loads and unloads equipment
• 14. Checks equipment to determine operational readiness
• 15. Seals joints and cracks on highways
• 16. Uses a variety of manual and power tools such as shovel, back-fill tamper & hand roller in the maintenance and repair of highway
• 17. May be required to operate other related highway maintenance equipment as training permits
• 18. Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Must possess a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)

Experience

• Some highway maintenance experience desired.

Special Requirements

A Class B CDL (Commercial Driver's License) is required for this job. If the employee does not have a Class B CDL license they will be placed on a probationary period and given the opportunity to train for and obtain Class B CDL license. If the employee cannot pass the exams and obtain the Class B CDL license, then they will be terminated from this position.