Highway Laborer

Department of Transportation • Augusta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a seasonal position with a layoff during winter months. This position performs skilled and strenuous physical labor in support of highway maintenance, construction, and facility upkeep projects. Responsibilities include setting up and maintaining safe work zones, directing traffic through active construction areas, operating hand and power tools, digging trenches, clearing debris, and assisting with roadway and drainage maintenance. Employees also support grounds and building maintenance by mowing, snow removal, painting, and minor carpentry work, while ensuring vehicles and equipment are cleaned, fueled, lubricated, and properly maintained. Work is performed under close supervision with a strong emphasis on safety, teamwork, and efficiency.

Requirements

• Ability to perform skilled and strenuous physical labor
• Ability to operate hand and power tools
• Ability to set up and maintain safe work zones
• Ability to direct traffic
• Ability to perform grounds and building maintenance tasks
• Ability to maintain vehicles and equipment
• Ability to work under close supervision
• Ability to work safely, as part of a team, and efficiently

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in highway maintenance or construction
• Experience operating maintenance machinery

Responsibilities

• Setting up traffic control devices and flagging traffic to protect workers and the traveling public
• Assisting with highway and construction projects through manual labor, material handling, and site preparation
• Operating hand tools, small equipment, and maintenance machinery safely and effectively
• Cleaning and maintaining roadsides, culverts, ditches, buildings, and grounds
• Inspecting and reporting maintenance needs for roads, bridges, signs, and equipment
• Recording field data, completing simple reports, and following project plans and specifications
• Ensuring vehicles and equipment are cleaned, fueled, lubricated, and properly maintained
• Mowing, snow removal, painting, and minor carpentry work

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
• 12 days of sick leave annually
• Health Insurance Coverage (State pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums)
• Dental Insurance (State pays 100% of employee-only premiums)
• Retirement Plan (Maine Public Employees Retirement System - MainePERS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed