Seasonal Highway Maintenance Specialist (Split Position)

Socket.dev; Salem (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oregon Department of Transportation is seeking a Highway Maintenance Specialist (Split Position) based in Salem, with duties in Detroit and Salem. You will operate light and heavy equipment, perform roadway repairs, set up traffic control, and respond to emergencies, weather events, and incidents.

The role requires CDL-A with tanker endorsement (or ability to obtain) and a valid US license, with willingness to travel between reporting locations.

Qualifications

• One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work.
• Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual labor to repair roadway surfaces and shoulders.
• Operate a wide variety of light and heavy equipment.
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches, repair culverts, inlets and erosion.
• Repair guardrails, barriers, milepost markers, delineators and fences.
• Set up traffic control operations and control and flag the traveling public and work crews.
• Complete weather related operations including snow removal, plowing, deicing and sanding.
• Dispose of debris, clear brush and mow grass.
• Apply specific pesticide and herbicidal sprays on vegetation along roadways.
• Complete minor service and repair of equipment, tools and motorized equipment.
• Apply, maintain, remove or replace roadway striping and legends.

Skills

CDL-A

Tanker endorsement

Emergency response

Heavy equipment operation

Job description

The Oregon Department of Transportation is seeking a Highway Maintenance Specialist (Split Position) based in Salem, with duties in Detroit and Salem. You will operate light and heavy equipment, perform roadway repairs, set up traffic control, and respond to emergencies, weather events, and incidents.

The role requires CDL-A with tanker endorsement (or ability to obtain) and a valid US license, with willingness to travel between reporting locations.