Maintenance Tech I, Road & Bridge Department

Alamosa County; Alamosa (CO); On-site; USD 24,796 - 26,863; Full time

Job summary

Alamosa County is seeking a Maintenance Tech I to operate and maintain trucks and equipment for the upkeep of county roads. Duties include manual labor such as spreading gravel and patching potholes, requiring a CDL Class A Driver's License.

This position demands physical strength and the ability to work in various weather conditions. Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED, and be able to perform essential functions as outlined in the job description.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate heavy machinery as required.
• Experience in traffic direction at job sites.
• Knowledge of truck log maintenance according to regulations.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain trucks for material transportation.
• Perform manual labor for road maintenance including gravel spreading.
• Inspect truck equipment and perform minor repairs.

Skills

Traffic direction

Truck log maintenance

Heavy machinery operation

Comprehension of instructions

Presentation skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

CDL Class A Driver’s License

Job description

Alamosa County, Road & Bridge Department – Maintenance Tech I

Reports to: Road & Bridge Director
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $18.00–$19.50 per hour, DOE
Date Adopted: May 2026
Close Date: June 8, 2026

Job Summary

Operates and maintains trucks to transport materials to and from specified destinations and operates other light trucks and equipment used in the maintenance of county roads. The job includes manual labor at least 50% of the time, 35% driving trucks and equipment, and 15% other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions

• Operates tandem-axle trucks with snow plow and sander, tilt bed trailer, belly-dump trailer, small backhoe, and steel and rubber-tired rollers.
• Operates other pieces of equipment required as necessary as part of on-the-job training.
• Services and makes minor repairs to assigned equipment.
• Inspects truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water.
• Performs emergency roadside repairs such as changing tires, installing light bulbs, tire chains, and spark plugs.
• Positions blocks and ties rope around items to secure cargo ensuring transit.
• Performs manual work including spreading gravel, patching potholes, repairing or replacing culverts, fences, cattle guards, removing rocks, trees, and debris from roads and rights of ways, and trimming trees and brush.
• Directs traffic at job sites when necessary.
• May operate heavy equipment up to 25% of the time in a year.
• May perform sign shop duties including laying out and fabricating signs.
• Maintains truck log, according to state and federal regulations.
• Maintains telephone or radio contact with supervisor to receive instructions when necessary.
• Performs other related duties as required by the Road and Bridge Director.
• Ability to work schedule as assigned by Supervisor.
• Show up for work on time and ready to work.
• Ability to follow the policies and procedures of Alamosa County.
• Physical requirements listed below must be met.

Required Qualifications

Knowledge:

• Knows how to direct traffic at job sites.
• Can maintain a truck log according to state and federal regulations.
• Knows how to operate heavy machinery.

Skills:

• Can read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Abilities:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CDL Class A Driver’s License required with no Air Brake Restriction “E” or “L” restricting a CDL holder from operating a commercial vehicle with manual transmission.

Physical Requirements, Work Conditions and Environment

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires 24‑hour, 7‑day on all status. Covering various shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays can be expected. Moderate to heavy physical requirements are needed for snow removal and grounds maintenance, and for maneuvering in uneven terrain. Duties are performed in all types of weather conditions, including extreme cold, hot temperatures, and high winds.

Position requires the employee to perform manual labor including spreading gravel, patching potholes, repairing or replacing culverts, fences, cattle guards, removing rocks, trees, and debris from roads and rights of ways, and trimming trees and brush. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, and to reach with hands and arms. The employee must sit, talk, walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, see, and hear. Hearing and vision must be correctable to normal ranges. The employee must communicate both orally and in writing. The employee must be able to reach and manipulate objects, tools or controls, drive, frequently lift up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. The employee must work in an environment that can be very noisy.

It is the policy of Alamosa County to not discriminate against any person with regard to all federally protected classifications including race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, any disability, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.