Roadway Maintenance Technician – Career Ladder Growth

State of Missouri; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Kansas City, MO is seeking an entry‑level maintenance worker to help maintain state highway systems and facilities under supervision. The role offers CAREER‑LADDER advancement based on skills and experience.

Primary duties include road joint filling, pothole patching, traffic control, sign/guardrail maintenance, and equipment operation. Location: 1910 NW Cookingham Dr, Kansas City.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Passing grade on the written portion of the CDL exam is required prior to hire; tanker endorsement, Class B, interstate status within 60 days of hire.

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

Valid driver’s license

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Kansas City, MO is seeking an entry‑level maintenance worker to help maintain state highway systems and facilities under supervision. The role offers CAREER‑LADDER advancement based on skills and experience.

Primary duties include road joint filling, pothole patching, traffic control, sign/guardrail maintenance, and equipment operation. Location: 1910 NW Cookingham Dr, Kansas City.