Roadway & Facility Maintenance Technician – Career Ladder

State of Missouri; Canton (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Canton Maintenance Facility is seeking a maintenance worker to focus on routine, entry-level duties under direct supervision and help keep roadways and facilities safe and functional.

Responsibilities include pothole patching, traffic control, equipment operation, and assisting with signs and guardrails; strong physical stamina and outdoor work capability are essential.

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 (EI or NI) within 60 days after being hired into this position.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

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 (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.

Skills

Physical stamina

Outdoor work

Overtime

Education

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

Job description

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Canton Maintenance Facility is seeking a maintenance worker to focus on routine, entry-level duties under direct supervision and help keep roadways and facilities safe and functional.

Responsibilities include pothole patching, traffic control, equipment operation, and assisting with signs and guardrails; strong physical stamina and outdoor work capability are essential.