Maintenance Crew Leader - Mt. Vernon

Missouri Department of Transportation; Mount Vernon (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking a Maintenance Crew Leader in Mt. Vernon to oversee maintenance operations and lead a team performing various highway duties. The role demands strong leadership, physical endurance, and a background in roadway and bridge maintenance. This full-time position offers a chance to make a tangible impact on community infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in roadway maintenance.
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination.

Responsibilities

• Lead crews in roadway maintenance operations.
• Operate highway maintenance equipment like graders and snowplows.
• Inspect bridges and roadways for maintenance needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Physical stamina

Education

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

Tools

Heavy equipment

Job description

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## Job Summary - Why youll love this position

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:Mt. Vernon Maintenance Facility, 1001 Spring Park Blvd., Mt. Vernon, MO

If selected for further consideration, you will be contacted to schedule an interview for

Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Why Youll 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.

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## Responsibilities - What youll do

• Lead 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.
• Operate highway maintenance equipment, including tractors, dozers, loaders, trucks, graders and snowplows.
• Oversee material usage in the field and may prepare and submit supply, inventory, material, and building reports; assists in maintaining employee records.
• Oversee routine maintenance of equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Inspect bridges and roadways to determine maintenance needs, work progress and results of completed work.
  
  

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.
  
  

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## 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.
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Truck Transportation

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