Highway Maintenance Person

Macomb County Government

125d • $43,712 - $56,538

About The Position

Under direction, assists with road maintenance projects. Performs manual labor including patching holes, flagging traffic, loading materials, filling pavement joints, chipping concrete, sweeping, digging, cutting trees, brushing, and bridge planks, operates heavy equipment, installs road signs and guardrails. Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Possession of a high school diploma or a certificate of successful completion of the General Educational Development Test (GED).
• Possession of a valid Michigan driver’s license and an operable insured automobile for authorized travel.
• Possess and maintain a Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with air brake endorsements.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of one (1) year of road construction or road maintenance experience.
• Possess and maintain a Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with air brake endorsements.

Responsibilities

• Performs manual labor to assist in completing road maintenance projects.
• Operates various pieces of maintenance equipment including but not limited to riding mowers, grass whips, power tools, heavy and light duty trucks, backhoes, loaders, jack hammers, and chain saws.
• Completes roadside landscaping maintenance, such as cutting grass, clearing weeds and brush, and trimming trees.
• Prepares work areas by setting out signs, cones and flags to divert traffic.
• Directs motorist traffic through areas undergoing road construction or road maintenance.
• Clears debris from catch basins, ditches and other drain structures.
• Installs and repairs guardrails.
• Operates a snow plow truck with an underbody blade, front plow and salt spreader insert for winter maintenance.
• Cleans, repairs and performs preventative maintenance to assigned vehicle or equipment.
• Assists in performing minor building maintenance tasks at assigned Service Center.
• Required to participate in call rotation as directed.
• Required to participate in random drug and alcohol screens.
• Works mandatory overtime as directed, including weekends and holidays.
• Operates an automobile to perform assigned job functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED