Highway Maintenance Technician

Job Requirements

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Performs snow and ice clearance by plowing and by applying chlorides, salt, and brine. Performs highway maintenance tasks and construction and repair work including, but not limited to : winter maintenance activities, operating asphalt maintenance equipment, hauling materials by truck, grading shoulders, filling cracks, signing, sweeping, mowing, concrete repair, patching holes and asphalt patches, center line painting, erecting and dismantling snow fence, painting and maintaining guard rails; clearing roadways and rights-of-ways of brush, vegetation, trash and dead animals; clearing drainage ditches and culverts of debris and sediments; culvert replacements, landscaping, and bridge repair. Performs duties associated with traffic problems, which include erecting signs, barricades or other traffic control devices and flagging. Performs some mechanical work and routine maintenance and minor equipment repair on equipment and vehicles involved in the performance of the above duties. Performs maintenance and custodial duties in and around the facilities, and offices. May be assigned to operate or maintain heavy equipment. Subject to call at all times for winter snow and ice removal, and other emergency and non-emergency situations. Maintains records, coordinates materials, and makes reports as required. It is unlikely an employee will perform all the duties listed on a regular basis, nor is the list exhaustive in the sense it covers all the duties that an employee may be required to perform. The examples are merely indicative, not restrictive. Oversee the Sign Inventory and make appropriate changes. Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Other Experience and Qualifications : Ability to operate, or learn to operate, heavy equipment such as those used for plowing snow, grading, and rolling surfaces including, but not limited to : large trucks, small and large graders, snowplows and sanders, sweepers, loaders, center striping machine, rollers, mowers, tar kettles, backhoes, other related maintenance equipment and a variety hand and power tools. Ability to learn and perform all aspects of Highway maintenance work and Highway operations; and knowledge of and demonstrated ability to conform to goals, policies, procedures, and appropriate safety regulations of the Highway Department. Good knowledge of traffic laws, ordinances, and regulations involving highway equipment operation and EPA Regulations with respect to general functions performed. Ability to perform heavy manual work in all types of weather conditions and ability to service and make minor mechanical repairs / adjustments and routine preventative maintenance to equipment. Ability to organize and maintain accurate and complete records and reports. Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with co-workers and supervisors. Demonstrate reliability in attendance and flexibility to work long hours, especially in adverse weather conditions. While performing the responsibilities of Center Striping Machine Operator : Thorough knowledge of painting methods, practices, tools, and equipment; ability to learn the utilize the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices", and ability to engineer passing and no passing zones, comprehend, no-passing zone log, read blueprints, operate a distance measuring device, and hand operated paint equipment.

Application Instructions : Other : To apply, complete required online application. Applications accepted until position filled. Equal Opportunity Employer.