Maintenance Crew Leader - Saint Joseph Maintenance Facility

State of Missouri; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Crew Leader to oversee a dedicated team in maintaining the highway system. This role involves leading operations, from setting up work zones to operating heavy machinery, ensuring the safety and efficiency of maintenance tasks. The ideal candidate will possess a valid Class A CDL and extensive experience in roadway maintenance. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and safety, this position offers a chance to contribute to the vital infrastructure of the community while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Defined pension plan

Generous leave and holiday time

Health insurance coverage

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in roadway, roadside, or bridge maintenance.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination.

Responsibilities

• Leads crews during maintenance operations and oversees equipment usage.
• Operates highway maintenance equipment and inspects bridges and roadways.

Skills

High School Diploma or GED

Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License

Roadway maintenance experience

Equipment operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Tractors

Dozers

Loaders

Snowplows

Job description

Maintenance Crew Leader - Saint Joseph Maintenance Facility

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Job Location: Saint Joseph, MO

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. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found HERE .

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. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. CLICK HERE to view our mission, values, and tangible results. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

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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

  Government Administration

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