Senior Highway Maintenance Technician | CDL‑Required

State of Nebraska; Fullerton (NE); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State retirement match 156%

13 paid holidays

Paid leave accruals

PSLF program

Job summary

State of Nebraska's Nebraska Department of Transportation seeks dedicated Highway Maintenance Workers in Fullerton, NE. You will operate a range of heavy equipment, perform maintenance, and support snow removal and emergencies.

Starting pay is $20.39/hour with senior promotion up to $21.953/hour for CDL-certified staff. Benefits include holidays, leave, and extensive retirement and loan forgiveness programs. This is a full‑time on‑site role with job security and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Hwy Maintenance Worker: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver's license.
• Hwy Maintenance Worker/Senior: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver's license, and possession of a Class A or B Commercial Driver's License with air brakes and tanker endorsements is required within 60 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Operates all types of highway or other maintenance equipment, such as trucks, rollers, front-end loaders, tractors, motor graders, snowplows, draglines, backhoes, and distributors.
• Operates specialized equipment for tasks like lay-down machines, rock cutters, snoopers, pavement stripers, drilling or milling machinery, gas transports, semi-truck trailers, and chip spreaders.
• Identifies preventative maintenance needs for assigned equipment and participates in equipment servicing and repair; maintains grounds and buildings of maintenance yards.
• Patches roadways, repairs signs, erects snow fences, repairs bridges and structures.
• Moves, drags, lifts, loads, and unloads equipment and materials from the roadway safely.
• Trains maintenance coworkers in specific maintenance tasks to improve performance.
• Performs snow removal and emergency response duties on an as-needed basis, including nights and weekends.

Skills

Driver's license

Heavy equipment operation

On-call flexibility

Tools

CDL with tanker endorsement

Job description

State of Nebraska's Nebraska Department of Transportation seeks dedicated Highway Maintenance Workers in Fullerton, NE. You will operate a range of heavy equipment, perform maintenance, and support snow removal and emergencies.

Starting pay is $20.39/hour with senior promotion up to $21.953/hour for CDL-certified staff. Benefits include holidays, leave, and extensive retirement and loan forgiveness programs. This is a full‑time on‑site role with job security and training opportunities.