Road Maintenance Tech: Career Ladder & CDL Ready

State-of-Missour; Ballwin (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MoDOT in Ballwin, MO seeks a maintenance worker to perform routine, entry-level duties for state roadways and facilities under direct supervision. The role offers a CAREER-LADDER path with opportunities for advancement without competitive interviews.

You will operate vehicles, load and haul materials, perform repairs, and help with traffic control and signs. Applicants must have a high school diploma, a valid driver's license, and pass CDL-related exams; overtime and night work may be required.

Qualifications

• Physical stamina to perform outdoor maintenance duties.
• High school diploma or GED/HiSET required.
• Valid driver's license and CDL exam requirements must be met.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Physical stamina

Team work

Outdoor work

Traffic control awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

Tools

CDL (Class B) with tanker endorsement and CDL exam

Interstate status (EI/NI)

Job description

MoDOT in Ballwin, MO seeks a maintenance worker to perform routine, entry-level duties for state roadways and facilities under direct supervision. The role offers a CAREER-LADDER path with opportunities for advancement without competitive interviews.

You will operate vehicles, load and haul materials, perform repairs, and help with traffic control and signs. Applicants must have a high school diploma, a valid driver's license, and pass CDL-related exams; overtime and night work may be required.