HIGHWAY MAINTAINER - SNOW REMOVAL OPERATOR-DISTRICT 5

State of Illinois • Danville, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Transportation is hiring temporary Snow Removal Operators for the 2026/2027 Snow and Ice Season. The role performs a variety of tasks related to maintaining, repairing, and caring for roads, bridges, and other related structures and features. Employees are hourly, temporary, and on-call as needed during the seasonal period of October 16 through April 15; dates depend on weather. Work is fully in office, with positions at multiple team sections in District 5.

The position requires a high school education or equivalent, a qualifying commercial driver’s license, and recent driving experience without incidents that could result in license suspension or revocation. Employees must complete pre-employment background, physical, and drug and alcohol screenings, and are subject to ongoing random screenings. The work involves strenuous outdoor labor in varied and potentially adverse conditions, and employees may be called at any hour to respond to emergencies.

Requirements

• Knowledge, skills, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
• Seasonal employees may hold a Class B CDL with appropriate endorsements, including X or N, and no airbrake restrictions for up to two years. Beginning in the third year from the initial hire date, seasonal employees must hold 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.
• Successfully complete a pre-employment background investigation, physical examination, and drug and alcohol screening; submit to ongoing random drug and alcohol screenings.
• Ability to perform arduous outdoor labor in varied adverse conditions, including hot, cold, wet, windy, muddy, confined-space, active-construction, steep-terrain, traffic-exposed roadway, and water-wading conditions, and to deal with environmental hazards such as poisonous plants, animals, insects, rodents, and snakes.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions while maintaining productive working relationships.
• Ability 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 a maximum response time of 45 minutes; work reasonable overtime when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Operate vehicles requiring a Class A or B CDL.
• Assist with emergency snow and ice control.
• Assist with servicing, washing, and minor repairs of trucks, tractors, snowplows, salt spreaders, compressors, graders, and other light highway equipment.
• Perform routine housekeeping and other tasks related to general care of headquarters grounds.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED