Roadway Maintenance & Equipment Operator I

Arkansas-Department-of-Transportation-2; Clarksville (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Department of Transportation seeks a Maintenance Aide I to perform mowing, landscape maintenance, and light heavy equipment tasks in Johnson County, Clarksville. The role supports road maintenance, snow removal, and sign/cone setup while responding to emergencies as needed.

Applicants should have basic English skills and the ability to read reports; CDL certification within the probationary period is required. Pre-employment drug testing applies.

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.

Job description

Arkansas Department of Transportation seeks a Maintenance Aide I to perform mowing, landscape maintenance, and light heavy equipment tasks in Johnson County, Clarksville. The role supports road maintenance, snow removal, and sign/cone setup while responding to emergencies as needed.

Applicants should have basic English skills and the ability to read reports; CDL certification within the probationary period is required. Pre-employment drug testing applies.