Highway Maintenance Laborer

State of Indiana•Kokomo, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Highway Maintenance Laborer works on Indiana highways, interstates, bridges, and rights-of-way to help keep them clean and safe. This entry-level position performs general maintenance, including road repair, preventive maintenance, drainage-system maintenance, winter snow and ice removal, emergency traffic control, and debris cleanup. Career advancement opportunities are available. The position is with the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Kokomo Unit. The traditional starting rate is $20.00 per hour, potentially adjusted based on education and work experience. Employees with a current CDL and district-required endorsements, or who obtain them within 90 days, earn an additional $1 per hour. Onsite CDL training is provided by certified INDOT staff. Mandatory overtime is required for emergency operations, including winter operations. Depending on assignment, duties may also include traffic-sign and pavement-marking work and managing traffic-supply inventory. Workday attendance at assigned worksites is an essential function.

Requirements

Possess a valid Class A or Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), or obtain one within the first 90 days of employment.
Pass and submit to a drug test as a condition of employment.
Be able to lift 50 pounds.
Be able to perform physical activities such as lifting, dragging, stooping, standing, and walking for long periods.
Be able to endure exposure to inclement weather.
Be able to operate specialty traffic equipment, such as bucket trucks and paint equipment.
Be able to follow directions and work as part of a team.
Depending on assignment, know electronic data processing as applied to inventory-control computer systems and understand bookkeeping procedures.
Be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

A high school diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

Comply with INDOT safety policies and procedures.
Operate basic highway maintenance and traffic equipment to maintain, repair, and clean highways and rights-of-way.
Move and load supplies and materials.
Perform winter operations, including snow and ice removal.
Perform emergency-response activities, including cleanup, traffic control, lane closures, placing signs, and erecting barricades.
Inspect equipment and perform routine maintenance, including minor repairs, preventive maintenance, refueling, and pre-trip inspections.
Perform miscellaneous labor tasks.
Depending on assignment, maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers, and pavement markings.
Depending on assignment, receive, inspect, and record incoming traffic materials, supplies, and equipment for distribution.
Depending on assignment, maintain inventory of supplies and dispense required materials.
Depending on assignment, operate and maintain a computerized inventory-control system.

Benefits

Three medical plan options, including prescription coverage, as well as vision and dental plans.
Wellness Rewards Program with gift card rewards for completing wellness activities.
Health savings account with bi-weekly state contributions.
Deferred compensation 457(b) account with employer match.
Two fully funded pension plan options.
Leave policies including 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers.
Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave.
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.
12 paid holidays, or 14 in election years.
Education Reimbursement Program.
Group life insurance.
Referral Bonus program.
Employee assistance program with covered behavioral health visits.
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Free parking for most positions.
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