Maintenance Worker Series - Jefferson City

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 24,796 - 35,817; Full time

Job summary

State of Missouri in Jefferson City is seeking a Maintenance Worker for the Jefferson City Maintenance Facility. The role involves maintaining state highways and facilities, performing traffic control, and operating equipment to move and apply materials for road upkeep.

A High School Diploma or GED is required, along with a valid Driver's License. You must pass the CDL written exam before hire and the driving portion with tanker endorsement within 60 days, with no air brake restrictions, and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET required.
• Valid Driver's License required.
• Must pass CDL written exam before hire; within 60 days after hire you must pass the driving portion with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions (Class A or B), and interstate status.

Responsibilities

• Maintains state highway systems including filling joints and cracks, patching potholes, flagging and directing traffic, setting up signs and cones, loading and hauling materials, cutting brush, removing debris, and cleaning ditches.
• Maintains and repairs state highway facilities, including signs, guardrails, curbs, gutters, and painting buildings and equipment; services equipment and machinery.
• Operates vehicles to transport personnel and equipment, plow snow, spread ice control materials, and operate various heavy machinery and trucks; may repair bridge decks and perform related tasks.
• May install signs and inspect sign structures, pour footings, weld posts, and maintain signage.

Skills

Valid Driver's License

CDL readiness

Education

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

Job description

Posted until filled.

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Applicants with valid Class A or Class B MO Commercial Driver Licenses are preferred. Registration with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse is also required for employment.

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.

The Maintenance Division is responsible for assisting and supporting maintenance activities for the preservation and operation of the state highway system. The maintenance worker performs duties related to the maintenance of the state's roadways and facilities.

Job Location: Jefferson City Maintenance Facility, 5607 Red Eagle Dr., Jefferson City, MO 65109

This position is eligible for a temporary emergency operations adjustment of $3 to $6 per hour, depending on the area of operation, when handling winter/emergency operations activities.

What You’ll Do

• Maintains 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.
• Maintains, cleans, and repairs state highway facilities, including repairing and replacing road signs and guardrails; cleaning curbs and gutters; painting buildings and equipment; and servicing equipment and machinery.
• Operates vehicles to transport employees, equipment, machinery and/or materials, or to warn oncoming traffic, plow snow and spread ice control materials; mows right of way using tractor mower and hand tools; operates 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.

All You Need For Success

• 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. Within 60 days after being hired into this position, you must pass the driving portion of the CDL exam with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions (Class A or B), and interstate status (either Excepted Interstate [EI] or Non-Excepted Interstate [NI]).
• Successful completion of a medical-physical examination including drug test, and work simulation examination.
• Successful completion of a national background check.

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.

Benefits

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. 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.

Central District Human Resources.