Highway Maintainer - Snow Removal Operator-District 8
About The Position
The Illinois Department of Transportation is hiring temporary Snow Removal Operators for the 2026/2027 snow and ice season. The hourly, on-call role performs tasks related to maintaining, repairing, and caring for roads, bridges, related structures, and highway equipment. Employees may be assigned to one of the listed District 8 operations yards. Work is non-permanent and non-benefit, as needed, during the seasonal period October 16 through April 15; dates depend on weather. The position is fully in office, with no hybrid schedule available. Applicants must apply electronically through the Illinois.jobs2web.com website; email and paper applications are not considered. The role requires responding to snow and ice emergencies and may involve being called at any hour, any day of the year, including outside normal work hours. Employees may be required to work reasonable overtime when necessary and must respond to call-outs as quickly as practicable, no later than 45 minutes after the call. Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background investigation, physical examination, and drug and alcohol screening. Employees are also subject to ongoing random drug and alcohol screenings. The work involves arduous outdoor labor in varied adverse conditions and is classified as medium work, including lifting up to 50 pounds at a time and frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Requirements
- Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
- For seasonal employees, a Class B CDL with appropriate endorsements, including X or N, and no airbrake restrictions is acceptable for up to two years. Beginning in the third year from the initial hire date, seasonal employees must possess a Class A CDL with appropriate endorsements, including X or N, and no airbrake restrictions.
- One year of driving experience immediately preceding appointment, free of incidents that could result in license suspension or revocation.
- Ability to perform arduous outdoor labor in adverse conditions, including hot, cold, wet, windy, muddy, confined-space, construction-site, steep-terrain, roadway, and water-wading conditions, and in environments with poisonous plants, animals, insects, rodents, and snakes.
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions while maintaining productive working relationships.
- Ability to meet the medium-work demands of lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time and frequently lifting or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, physical examination, and drug and alcohol screening, plus ongoing random drug and alcohol screenings.
- Availability to respond to call-outs at any hour on any day of the year, with a response time no longer than 45 minutes, and to work reasonable overtime when necessary.
Responsibilities
- Operate vehicles requiring a Class A or Class B commercial driver's license.
- Assist with emergency snow and ice control.
- Service, wash, and perform minor repairs on equipment such as trucks, tractors, snowplows, salt spreaders, compressors, graders, and other light highway equipment.
- Perform routine housekeeping and general care of headquarters grounds.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
