Highway Maintenance Laborer
About The Position
The Highway Maintenance Laborer works on Indiana highways, interstates, bridges, and rights-of-way to help keep roads clean and safe. This entry-level position performs general maintenance, including road repair, preventative maintenance, drainage-system upkeep, snow and ice removal, traffic control, and debris cleanup. The role includes emergency response duties and mandatory overtime for emergency operations, including winter operations. Career advancement opportunities are available. The position is with the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Madison Unit. The traditional starting rate is $20.00 per hour, which may be adjusted based on education and work experience. Employees with a current CDL and district-required endorsements, or who obtain them within 90 days of employment, earn an additional $1 per hour. Onsite CDL training is provided by certified INDOT staff. Depending on assignment, duties may also include traffic-inventory work: maintaining, repairing, and installing signs, route markers, and pavement markings; receiving and recording materials and equipment; managing supplies; and operating a computerized inventory-control system. Attendance at assigned worksite(s) is an essential function. The job description notes that other duties and responsibilities may be assigned or changed. The role may be used in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs. A degree is not required; a high school diploma or GED is preferred.
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.
- Be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Work mandatory overtime for emergency operations, including winter operations.
Nice To Haves
- A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
- Depending on assignment, knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to inventory-control computer systems.
- Depending on assignment, ability to understand bookkeeping procedures.
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.
- Respond to emergencies through cleanup, traffic control, lane closures, sign placement, and barricade erection.
- Inspect equipment and perform routine maintenance, including minor repairs, preventative 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 traffic materials, supplies, and equipment for distribution.
- Depending on assignment, maintain inventory and dispense required supplies and materials.
- Depending on assignment, operate and maintain a computerized inventory-control system.
- Attend the assigned worksite(s).
Benefits
- Three medical plan options, including prescription coverage, plus vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program with gift card rewards
- 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
- Eligibility as an employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
