Maintenance Worker Series - Buffalo

State-of-Missour; Buffalo (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

MoDOT in Buffalo, MO seeks a Maintenance Worker to support routine roadway and facility maintenance. Responsibilities are performed under direct supervision and opportunities exist for career advancement through a CAREER-LADDER path.

The role involves outdoor work, operating vehicles and equipment, and meeting CDL-related prerequisites within 60 days of hire. Position is at the Buffalo Maintenance Facility with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET is required.
• Valid Driver's License is required.
• Passing grade on the written portion of the CDL exam is required prior to hire date; must pass driving portion with tanker endorsement, Class B, and interstate status within 60 days after hire.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

Responsibilities

• Maintain state highway systems: fill joints/cracks, patch potholes, direct traffic with signs/cones, and haul materials.
• Maintain and repair state highway facilities: repair signs/guardrails, clean curbs, paint buildings/equipment, service machinery.
• Operate vehicles to transport personnel/equipment, plow snow, spread ice control, and mow right of way; operate heavy equipment.
• May repair bridge decks and clean bridge bents/caps at heights using ladders/scaffolding.
• May install signs and inspect signs; weld and cut sign posts; maintain signs.

Skills

Physical stamina

Outdoor work

Education

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

Job description

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: Buffalo Maintenance Facility, 1732 N. Ash Street, Buffalo, MO 65622

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

Why you’ll love this position:

The maintenance worker performs routine, entry-level duties related to the maintenance of the state's roadways and facilities. Responsibilities are performed under direct supervision.

MoDOT will bring candidates onto the team as entry-level, intermediate, or senior level, based on your skills and experience. This opening is for one of ourCAREER-LADDERpositions which offers the opportunity for career advancement without having to participate in the competitive selection interview process. As you continue to learn, acquire new skills, and gain experience, you can be promoted to a higher-level position.

• Maintain state highway systems, including filling roadway joints and cracks and patching potholes; flagging and directing traffic; setting up signs, cones, arrow boards, and other traffic control devices; loading, unloading, spreading, and hauling materials and supplies; cutting and clearing brush; removing trash and debris from roadsides; cleaning and clearing ditches.
• Maintain, clean, and repair state highway facilities, including repairing and replacing road signs and guardrails; cleaning curbs and gutters; painting buildings and equipment; and servicing equipment and machinery.
• Operate vehicles to transport employees, equipment, machinery and/or materials, or to warn oncoming traffic, plow snow and spread ice control materials; mow right of way using tractor mower and hand tools; operate auger, trencher, backhoe, forklift, and various trucks (e.g., dump, aerial boom, bucket, and platform).
• May repair bridge decks (full and partial) and drains, and clean bridge bents/caps at heights on ladders or utilizing scaffolding.
• May install signs, including structural and large signs at overhead positions, inspect truss signs, pour concrete sign footings, weld and cut steel sign posts, and repair and maintain break away and/or overlay signs.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET
• Valid Driver's License
• A passing grade on the written portion of the commercial driver's license (CDL) exam is required prior to hire date. Must pass the driving portion of the CDL exam with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions (Class B), and interstate status (either Excepted Interstate [EI] or Non-Excepted Interstate [NI]) within 60 days after being hired into this position.
• 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 outdoor work that involves 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 overtime and nighttime work.
• Job may require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.

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. 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.

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. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

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