Highway Maintenance Laborer

Indiana Department of Correction•Michigan City, MI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Highway Maintenance Laborer works on Indiana highways and interstates performing general maintenance to keep roads clean and safe. This entry-level position offers opportunities for career advancement and is with the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Michigan City Unit. The role normally follows a Monday-through-Friday schedule and requires mandatory overtime for emergency operations, including winter operations. The position traditionally starts at $20.00 per hour, with pay potentially adjusted based on education and work experience. Employees with a current CDL and district-required endorsements receive an additional $1 per hour. Employees without a CDL must obtain a CDL and the required endorsements within their first 90 days to receive the additional hourly pay; onsite training is provided by certified INDOT staff. A degree is not required. The role involves operating basic highway maintenance and traffic equipment, moving and loading materials, performing winter and emergency-response duties, and inspecting and maintaining equipment. Depending on assignment, duties may also include traffic inventory work. Workday attendance at assigned worksites is an essential function. The role may be used in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs.

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.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Ability to perform physical activities including lifting, dragging, stooping, standing, and walking for long periods.
Ability to endure exposure to inclement weather.
Ability to operate specialty traffic equipment, such as bucket trucks and paint equipment.
Ability to follow directions and work as part of a team.
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 by cleaning up, controlling traffic, closing lanes, placing signs, and erecting barricades.
Perform regular inspections and routine equipment 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 and distribute required supplies and materials.
Depending on assignment, operate and maintain a computerized inventory control system.
Attend work at assigned worksite(s).

Benefits

Three medical plan options, including prescription coverage, plus vision and dental plans.
Wellness Rewards Program with gift card rewards for completed 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 paid new-parent and childbirth recovery leave for eligible employees, community service leave, and combined vacation, personal, and sick leave.
Paid holidays.
Education reimbursement program.
Group life insurance.
Referral bonus program.
Employee assistance program with covered behavioral health visits.
Eligibility as a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Free parking for most positions.
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