Roadway Maintenance Operator I

Arkansas-Department-of-Transportation-2; Tyronza (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking a Maintenance Aide I to operate single-axle trucks and mowing equipment and perform road maintenance tasks under general supervision.

Responsibilities include mowing, landscape maintenance, operating dump trucks, using power tools, loading supplies, flagging traffic, and assisting with signs and traffic control, with 24/7 response to emergencies.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn local street and highway names/numbers.
• Basic math and computer skills.
• Ability to follow oral instructions.
• Ability to learn and safely perform the operation of a single-axle truck, tractor and heavy equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.

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 to make repairs to highways frequently.
• Load, unload, and stack bags of salt, sand, cement, chemicals, etc. frequently.
• Pick up litter 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 occasionally.
• Work during ice and snow removal operations occasionally.

Job description

The Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking a Maintenance Aide I to operate single-axle trucks and mowing equipment and perform road maintenance tasks under general supervision.

Responsibilities include mowing, landscape maintenance, operating dump trucks, using power tools, loading supplies, flagging traffic, and assisting with signs and traffic control, with 24/7 response to emergencies.