Roadway Maintenance Aide — Mowing, Signs & Snow Ops

Arkansas-Department-of-Transportation-2; De Queen (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking an Maintenance Aide I to operate a single-axle truck and mowing equipment, and to perform highway maintenance tasks. The role requires reading, writing and speaking English well to interact with the public and complete reports.

The position involves landscape work, equipment operation, sign setup, and routine maintenance. CDL is required within specified timelines; pre-employment drug test will be conducted.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language and to make entries on reports and records.
• Experience operating a truck, tractor or heavy equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain control of grass and weeds by mowing using large tractors and gang mowers frequently.
• Perform landscape maintenance and tree cutting on the highway right-of-ways and at facilities using industrial weed-eaters, brush hooks, chainsaws, pole saws, limb saws and other small power equipment frequently.
• Operate single-axle dump truck hauling highway construction or maintenance materials frequently.
• Use power equipment as well as small hand tools (such as shovels and rakes) frequently to make repairs to highways.
• Load, unload, and stack bags of salt, sand, cement, chemicals, etc. frequently.
• Pick up litter (including large tires, dead animals, garbage, etc.) frequently.
• Flag traffic frequently.
• Assist crewmembers in setting up, moving and taking down signs and cones for work zones.
• Respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week (such as natural disasters, severe weather, traffic accidents, etc.) occasionally.
• Work during ice and snow removal operations occasionally.
• Perform regular servicing and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment.

Skills

Driver's license

Heavy equipment operation

Job description

Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking an Maintenance Aide I to operate a single-axle truck and mowing equipment, and to perform highway maintenance tasks. The role requires reading, writing and speaking English well to interact with the public and complete reports.

The position involves landscape work, equipment operation, sign setup, and routine maintenance. CDL is required within specified timelines; pre-employment drug test will be conducted.