Maintenance Crew Leader - Joplin

State of Missouri; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Missouri invites applications for the role of Maintenance Crew Leader at the Joplin Maintenance Facility. You will supervise crews performing highway maintenance tasks and ensure safety and quality on the job.

Responsibilities include leading operations, equipment operation, record-keeping, and inspecting bridges and roadways to assess maintenance needs. Candidates must meet minimum qualifications and pass exams.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET required.
• Valid Class A CDL with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, and interstate status (EI or NI).
• Five years of roadway/bridge/maintenance experience.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

Responsibilities

• Leads crews during maintenance operations, including setting up work zones, mowing, patching, overlaying, grading, sealing, cleaning ditches, mudjacking, replacing concrete, repairing bridge decks, removing snow, maintaining signs and striping roadways.
• Operates highway maintenance equipment, including tractors, dozers, loaders, trucks, graders and snowplows.
• Oversees material usage in the field and may prepare and submit supply, inventory, material, and building reports; assists in maintaining employee records.
• Oversees routine maintenance of equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Inspects bridges and roadways to determine maintenance needs, work progress and results of completed work.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Physical stamina

Team supervision

Education

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

Job description

Waiver of minimum requirements may be considered. Substitutions may be allowed.

Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

Job Location

Joplin Maintenance Facility, 2915 S. Doughboy Drive, Joplin, MO 64804

If selected for further consideration for this position, the interview date is Tuesday, November 17, 2026.

Why You'll Love This Position

The maintenance crew leader assigns and monitors the work of a crew and trains employees performing highway maintenance duties while also performing these same activities. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision.

What You'll Do

• Leads crews during maintenance operations, including setting up work zones, mowing, patching, overlaying, grading, sealing, cleaning ditches, mudjacking, replacing concrete, repairing bridge decks, removing snow, maintaining signs and striping roadways.
• Operates highway maintenance equipment, including tractors, dozers, loaders, trucks, graders and snowplows.
• Oversees material usage in the field and may prepare and submit supply, inventory, material, and building reports; assists in maintaining employee records.
• Oversees routine maintenance of equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Inspects bridges and roadways to determine maintenance needs, work progress and results of completed work.

Minimum Qualifications

All you need for success:

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, and interstate status (either Excepted Interstate [EI] or Non-Excepted Interstate [NI]).
• Five years of experience performing roadway, roadside, bridge or sign maintenance or pavement marking responsibilities as described in the following examples of work.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

Special Working Conditions

• Job requires significant physical stamina and endurance, including the ability to move materials by hand, operate hand tools, and perform stationary flagging.
• Job requires exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment, including risk of physical injury from carrying out duties in heavy traffic areas, on or near heavy equipment or machinery, and with hazardous chemicals or materials.
• Job may require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• None

More Reasons To Love This Position

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States.

We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability.

We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours.

MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values.

If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

If you have questions about this position, please contact: Southwest District Human Resources at [e-mail]