Highway Maintenance Laborer
About The Position
The Highway Maintenance Laborer works on Indiana highways, interstates, and bridges to perform general maintenance that keeps roads clean and safe. Work includes road repair, preventative maintenance, drainage-system maintenance, winter snow and ice removal, traffic control during emergencies, and removing trash and debris. This is an entry-level position with opportunities for career advancement. Mandatory overtime is required for emergency operations, including winter operations. The position is with the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Brookville Unit and traditionally starts at $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 of employment, earn an additional $1 per hour. CDL training is provided onsite by certified INDOT staff. Depending on the assignment, the employee may perform traffic inventory work, including maintaining, repairing, and installing traffic signs, route markers, and pavement markings; receiving, inspecting, and recording traffic materials and equipment; managing inventory and dispensing supplies; and operating and maintaining a computerized inventory control system. Attendance at assigned worksites is an essential function. The role may also be used in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs. A high school diploma or GED is preferred, but a degree is not required.
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.
- Perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Mandatory overtime for emergency operations, including winter, is required.
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.
- A current CDL and district-required endorsements qualify for an additional $1 per hour; CDL training is provided onsite for employees who need to obtain them.
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.
- Inspect and perform routine equipment 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 incoming traffic materials, supplies, and equipment.
- Depending on assignment, maintain inventory and dispense required materials and operate and maintain the 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 completing wellness activities
- Health savings account with a bi-weekly state contribution
- Deferred compensation 457(b) account with employer match
- Two fully funded pension plan options
- Paid New Parent Leave and paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
- Paid community service leave
- Combined paid 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
- 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
