Roadway Maintenance Driver - Class A CDL

The Gateway Institute; Alpena (MI); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Paid vacation

Job summary

Alpena County Road Commission in Alpena, MI seeks a full-time Class A CDL Truck Driver to join the crew. You’ll operate trucks and road equipment outdoors, helping maintain roads and rights-of-way with safety first.

Starting pay is 25.23 per hour with increases at 6 months and 1 year. Benefits include employer-paid health, dental and vision, life insurance, a 9% retirement plan, and paid holidays, sick time, and vacation. Year-round schedule with seasonal hours and outdoor work.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in road construction or road maintenance.
• Valid Class A CDL with air brakes and manual transmission required.
• Ability to safely operate trucks, equipment, hand tools, and powered equipment.
• Safety-first attitude and willingness to be part of the crew.
• Willingness to work outdoors in changing Michigan weather.
• Ability to perform physical and seasonal duties such as brush and tree cutting, sign installation, traffic control, and general labor.
• Ability to travel throughout Alpena County to worksites in a company provided vehicle.
• Flexibility to work outside of normal scheduled hours and/or respond to emergencies if needed.
• Ability to pass a physical, drug test, and fitness assessment (paid for by the Road Commission)

Responsibilities

• Operate trucks and equipment to haul, spread, blade, and place gravel, sand, stone, and other road materials.
• Plow snow and operate attachments such as wing plows, underbody scrapers, spreaders, brooms, and trailers.
• Operate equipment such as loaders, tractors, rollers, brush chippers, power brooms, and Durapatchers.
• Patch blacktop, install or repair signs, guardrails, highway markers, and snow fencing, and assist with other road maintenance and construction projects.
• Cut brush and remove trees using chainsaws and other powered equipment.
• Perform hands-on work such as shoveling, handling culvert pipe, changing tires and scraper blades, installing tire chains, and using hand and power tools.
• Perform routine equipment checks and preventive maintenance to help keep trucks and equipment ready to work.
• Assist with traffic control, building and grounds maintenance, and other crew duties as needed.
• Work safely around active traffic and in changing road, weather, and seasonal conditions.

Skills

Class A CDL

Air brakes

Manual transmission

Safety mindset

Teamwork

Outdoor work

Physical endurance

Job description

Alpena County Road Commission in Alpena, MI seeks a full-time Class A CDL Truck Driver to join the crew. You’ll operate trucks and road equipment outdoors, helping maintain roads and rights-of-way with safety first.

Starting pay is 25.23 per hour with increases at 6 months and 1 year. Benefits include employer-paid health, dental and vision, life insurance, a 9% retirement plan, and paid holidays, sick time, and vacation. Year-round schedule with seasonal hours and outdoor work.