Road Worker

Fairfield County, Ohio; Lancaster (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairfield County in Ohio seeks an equipment operator for road maintenance of county roads and bridges. The role involves operating a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment, performing repairs, and ensuring safety on the jobsite. CDL with tanker endorsement is required, with oversight from the Road and Bridge Maintenance Supervisor.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and at least two years of related experience, including knowledge of tools and maintenance procedures.

Qualifications

• Education: High School graduate or GED; completion of certified training in the use and operation of road construction equipment
• Experience: Two years of experience in the operation of light to medium road maintenance equipment
• Licensing: Class B Ohio Commercial Drivers License with tanker endorsement

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of equipment to perform road maintenance and repair tasks as needed
• Load and transport materials to and from work sites and maintain work zones
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections of vehicles and equipment
• Repair and maintain road surfaces, culverts, ditches, fences, and bridge components as required
• Ensure safety of workers and the public by following proper procedures and signaling
• Provide written reports as needed

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety procedures

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Certified training in road construction equipment operation

Tools

Basic hand tools

Road maintenance equipment

Job description

Description

The work of this class primarily involves the operation of a variety of light, medium, and heavy road maintenance equipment, as well as performing physical maintenance and repair of county roads and bridges using a variety of hand tools.

Licensed vehicle operation in this class is governed by classification and endorsements validated by an Ohio Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Employees in this class may operate any licensed vehicle the individual employee is authorized to operate under state and federal CDL guidelines.

Unlicensed equipment operation in this class includes all equipment except dozer, crane, rubber-tired excavator, and track hoe.

Employees in this class receive general direction and supervision from either the Road and Bridge Maintenance Supervisor, or other employee in charge.

Employees in this class are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of assigned equipment as well as the physical repair and maintenance of road surfaces, berms, culverts, ditches, fences, bridge structures, guardrail, the control of roadside vegetation and the removal of snow and ice from road surfaces.

Employees in this class are required to pay attention to private property and surface and subsurface utility lines.

Duties

(The duties listed below are examples of work, but not an exhaustive list of the types of work performed by this job class)

Using a variety of equipment, haul fill dirt, salt, asphalt, stone materials, supplies, and other personnel to and from work sites, grade and slope berms, clean ditches, dig ditches for installation of pipe and tile, install or removes pipe and other construction materials, load trucks with road materials such as stone or salt, remove bridge structures, load and unload construction materials and road surface materials; roll asphalt; transport equipment.

• Operate miscellaneous equipment to remove paint and/or corrosion from bridge structures, apply primers and paint to bridges and other structures as necessary to protect against corrosion
• Repair road surfaces by applying various blacktop compounds, tar, stone, using a rake, shovel, or other handheld tools
• Construct and repair guardrail, build forms for the repair or installation of concrete abutments, culverts and ditches
• Erect and repair fencing, dig post holes, erect road signs
• Clean roadside brush and trees to maintain roadway appearance, including litter pickup
• Cut roadside brush and trees to maintain roadway appearance, including liter pickup
• Repair or assist in replacement of bridge structure
• Establish appropriate work zone signing
• Flag traffic in or around a job site
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections of vehicles and equipment
• May be required to estimate quantities of materials needed to complete an assigned project
• May be placed in charge of a work effort
• May assist in the light maintenance and repair of vehicles
• Provide written reports, as needed

Qualifications

Perform other related duties as required

Any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform the work of this class.

Education: High School graduate or GED; completion of certified training in the use and operation of road construction equipment

Experience: Two years of experience in the operation of light to medium road maintenance equipment

Licensing: Class B Ohio Commercial Drivers License with tanker endorsement

Supplemental Information

Knowledge of the use and purpose of a variety of small to medium road hauling and road maintenance equipment including safety of operation, load limits, street limits and light maintenance and repair procedures, knowledge of the laws governing the operation of motorized vehicles; knowledge of the last and maintenance methods including the selection and use of tools necessary to achieve the desired results; knowledge of the use, purpose, and proper application of road maintenance materials; ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors and the general public.