Highway Maintainer - Snow Removal Operator-District 9

State of Illinois • Jackson, MS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Transportation is hiring temporary Snow Removal Operators for the 2026/2027 Snow and Ice Season. The Snow Removal Operator (hourly snowbird) performs a variety of tasks related to the maintenance, repair, and upkeep of roads, bridges, and other related structures and features. Work is on-call and as needed from October 16 through April 15, with dates dependent on weather. The position is non-permanent and non-benefit, and is based at one of the listed District 9 team sections.

Employees operate CDL Class A or B vehicles and assist with emergency snow and ice control. They also help service, wash, and make minor repairs to highway equipment, perform routine housekeeping and grounds-care duties, and carry out other related assigned tasks. Operations employees may be called at any hour on any day to respond to emergencies, and may be required to work reasonable overtime. A call-out response must be made as quickly as practicable and no later than 45 minutes.

The work requires outdoor arduous labor in varied adverse conditions and is classified as medium work. Applicants must pass pre-employment background, physical, and drug and alcohol screenings; ongoing random drug and alcohol screenings are also required.

Requirements

• Education, 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, a Class A CDL with the same endorsement and airbrake requirements is required.
• 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, active-construction-site, steep-terrain, roadway, and water-wading conditions, and exposure to poisonous plants, animals, insects, rodents, and snakes.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and maintain productive working relationships.
• Ability to perform medium work, including lifting up to 50 pounds at a time and frequently lifting or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background investigation, physical examination, and drug and alcohol screening, as well as ongoing random drug and alcohol screenings.
• Availability to respond to emergency call-outs at any hour on any day; response time may not exceed 45 minutes.
• Willingness to work reasonable amounts of overtime when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Operate CDL Class A or B licensed vehicles.
• 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 duties and other tasks associated with the 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
• Education Level: High school or GED