HIGHWAY MAINTAINER - SNOW REMOVAL OPERATOR-DISTRICT 8
About The Position
The Illinois Department of Transportation is hiring temporary Snow Removal Operators (hourly snowbirds) for the 2026/2027 Snow and Ice Season. This position performs tasks related to maintaining, repairing, and caring for roads, bridges, and other related structures and features. Work is on-call as needed from October 16 through April 15, with dates dependent on weather. The position is non-permanent and non-benefit, with work based at one of the listed District 8 operations yards. Applicants must apply electronically through the Illinois.jobs2web.com website. The role requires a high school education or equivalent, qualifying commercial driver’s license credentials, and a year of incident-free driving immediately before appointment. Employees must complete required background, physical, and drug and alcohol screenings. The work involves outdoor labor in varied and sometimes adverse conditions, and operators may be called at any hour to respond to emergencies.
Requirements
- Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
- Possess a Class A or Class B CDL with appropriate endorsements, including X or N, and no air-brake restrictions. Seasonal employees may use a Class B CDL with the specified endorsements and no air-brake restrictions for two years; beginning in the third year from initial hire, they must possess a Class A CDL with those endorsements and no air-brake restrictions.
- Have one year of driving experience immediately preceding appointment without incidents that could result in license suspension or revocation.
- Successfully complete a pre-employment background investigation, physical examination, and drug and alcohol screening, and submit to ongoing random drug and alcohol screenings.
- Be able to perform arduous outdoor labor in varied adverse conditions, including hot, cold, wet, windy, muddy, confined-space, active construction-site, steep-terrain, roadway, and water-wading conditions, with potential exposure to poisonous plants, animals, insects, rodents, and snakes.
- Be able to understand and carry out oral and written instructions while maintaining productive working relationships.
- Be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time and frequently lift or carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Respond to call-outs as quickly as practicable, with response time not exceeding 45 minutes.
Responsibilities
- Operate vehicles requiring a Class A or Class B commercial driver’s license.
- Assist with emergency snow and ice control.
- Assist in servicing, washing, and making minor repairs to trucks, tractors, snowplows, salt spreaders, compressors, graders, and other light highway equipment.
- Perform routine housekeeping and other general care duties for headquarters grounds.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.
Benefits
- This position is explicitly designated non-benefit.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
