Guardrail Maintenance Technician
About The Position
Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. is seeking full-time Guardrail Maintenance Technicians to perform highway maintenance operations in the Houston, Texas area. The position is based in Porter, Texas. Work includes a variety of highway maintenance tasks, including supervising crews performing maintenance, debris removal, sign and guardrail repair, and concrete repair. The technician must comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company policies and procedures. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., on day shift, with some night and weekend work as needed. Employees must be able to work during snow and ice events. Occasional overtime is available. The role involves strenuous manual labor and working safely under varying environmental and weather conditions.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of highway-related experience.
- Roadway or guardrail maintenance experience.
- Concrete forming or repair experience.
- Experience operating equipment such as wheel loaders, skid steers, forklifts, or asphalt rollers.
- Maintain company background-check standards, including criminal-record, driving-record, and controlled-substance/drug testing.
- Essential: clean driving record.
- Knowledge of local driving rules and regulations.
- Ability to perform simple arithmetic functions.
- Ability to adapt to the latest technology and use a smartphone and applications.
- Ability to adjust to a changing work schedule.
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds repeatedly while twisting; other strenuous manual labor may be required.
- Ability to operate hand and power tools.
- Ability to work Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with night and weekend work as needed and during snow and ice events.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with projects using TxDOT standard specifications.
- Roadway construction or maintenance experience.
- MOT (traffic control) certifications.
- CDL license.
- Construction management experience or education.
Responsibilities
- Perform highway maintenance operations.
- Perform a variety of tasks related to supervising crews conducting highway maintenance.
- Remove debris and repair signs, guardrails, and concrete.
- Comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and company policies and procedures.
- Maintain proper safety equipment required for each job.
- Work safely under varying environmental and weather conditions, including during snow and ice events.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay.
- Annual profitability-based bonus.
- Recognition incentives.
- Extensive training opportunities.
- Health insurance for employees and their families.
- Vision insurance for employees and their families.
- Dental insurance for employees and their families.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Two weeks of vacation time.
- Accruing sick time.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Free life insurance.
- Free long-term disability coverage.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Health Savings Accounts.
- Critical illness coverage.
- Free Employee Assistance Plans.
- Nationwide pet insurance discount.
- Free personal protective equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
