Roadside Maintenance Worker Series - Kansas City

State of Missouri; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Missouri’s MoDOT seeks a maintenance worker to perform routine, entry-level duties on roadways and facilities under direct supervision. The role offers CAREER-LADDER advancement based on skills and experience, with opportunities to move to higher levels without a competitive interview.

The position involves outdoor, physically demanding work, operating tractors, mowers, trucks and hand tools, and may require overtime or night shifts. Apply via the MoDOT careers portal.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET is required.
• Valid Driver's License is required.
• Must pass the CDL written test before hire and tanker endorsement and CDL exam with Class B interstate status within 60 days of hire.
• Successful completion of a work simulation and a medical-physical exam.
• Herbicide, Conservation and Pesticide experience is required.
• Chainsaw and other small outdoor equipment experience is required.
• Groundskeeping/ management skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain state highway systems including right of ways, medians, weeds, brush, and traffic control devices.
• Repair and clean right of ways, medians, signs, guardrails, curbs, and equipment.
• Operate vehicles and equipment for transportation, snow/ice control, mowing, and material handling.
• Assist with pesticide inventory, loading, and delivery if needed.
• Assist Monarch CCAA plantings and habitat restorations.

Education

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

Tools

Chainsaw

Outdoor equipment

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: 650 Mulberry Street, Kansas City, MO 64101

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 our CAREER-LADDER positions 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.

What You’ll Do

• Maintains state highway systems, specifically right of ways, shoulders and medians. Including mowing and trimming right of ways; treating noxious and invasive weeds; cutting and clearing brush; felling trees; cleaning up storm damage; flagging and directing traffic; setting up signs, cones, arrow boards, and other traffic control devices; loading, unloading, spreading, and hauling materials and supplies.
• Maintains, cleans, and repairs state highway right of ways and medians, including spraying weeds, clearing brush and debris, felling trees, 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, forestry machine, backhoe, forklift, and various trucks (e.g., dump, chemical applicator, bucket, utv, and platform).
• May help with inventorying, mixing, loading, and delivering pesticides.
• May assist with Monarch CCAA plantings and habitat restorations.
• Emergency storm clean up, in addition to snow removal, may be required.
• May assist other sheds with area tasks including training, brush removal, spraying, etc.
• Performs other responsibilities as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

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. 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.
• Herbicide, Conservation and Pesticide Experience
• Chainsaw and Other Small Outdoor Equipment
• Groundskeeping/ Management Skills

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic operation of heavy equipment (tractors, skid steers, excavators)
• Commercial Pesticide Applicator License (Category 6 preferred)
• Proficient experience felling trees and cleaning up downfall and/or storm damage
• Mechanically inclined with small engines
• Basic understanding of maintenance mechanics of equipment and vehicles
• Agronomic, forestry, arboriculture, and/or conservation background (proficiency in plant identification a plus)
• Mowing and string trimmer use
• Basic grounds beautification

More Reasons To Love This Position

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. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. 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. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found. At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. 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. to view our mission, values, and tangible results. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

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