Highway Maintenance Technician - CDL Driver/Equipment Operator - Baker
About The Position
The Montana Department of Transportation is recruiting a Maintenance Technician for the Baker Section. This position performs highway maintenance work as a laborer, lead worker, equipment operator, and truck driver. Duties include operating trucks and heavy equipment to place, install, and clean culverts; remove landslides; seal cracks and mastic; build fences and repair bridges; install guardrails and signs; maintain luminaires; repair roadways; perform vegetation and roadside maintenance; conduct pavement marking and striping operations; and provide snow and ice control. The position is part of a career ladder with advancement opportunities. The successful applicant must live or relocate within 45 road miles of the Baker Section House in Baker, Montana, and must have a telephone or be reasonably accessible to the section headquarters. A training assignment may be used; employees in training assignments may receive pay below the agency base pay, with the conditions stated in writing at hire. Applicants may be considered for placement up to Maintenance Technician Level III based on documented relevant road-maintenance experience and resulting level placement and wage.
Requirements
- Hold a valid Montana Commercial Operators License (Class A, Type II) with no restrictions, a tank endorsement, and a valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC). Applicants with a learner’s permit have 30 days to obtain the required license.
- For Maintenance Technician Level I: one year of experience driving a heavy truck or operating construction equipment.
- For Maintenance Technician Level II: one year of documented experience with another city, county, or state highway road department, employed for road maintenance.
- For Maintenance Technician Level III: three or more years of documented experience with another city, county, or state highway road department, employed for road maintenance.
- Live or relocate within 45 road miles of the Baker Section House and have a telephone or be reasonably accessible to section headquarters.
- Submit an online application.
- Successful applicants must authorize the Department to obtain their permanent driving records and comply with applicable state vehicle-use rules and policies.
- Provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States if selected for hire.
Responsibilities
- Perform highway maintenance work as a laborer, lead worker, equipment operator, and truck driver.
- Operate various trucks and heavy equipment for highway maintenance activities.
- Place, install, and clean culverts.
- Remove landslides.
- Perform crack and mastic sealing.
- Build fences and repair bridges.
- Install guardrails and signs.
- Perform luminaire maintenance.
- Repair roadways.
- Perform vegetation and roadside maintenance.
- Conduct pavement marking and striping operations.
- Perform snow and ice control.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Access to Montana Health Centers, low-cost clinics for state employees and their families.
- State retirement plan and additional savings opportunities through deferred compensation.
- Overtime compensation or compensatory time for time in pay status over 40 hours in a workweek.
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
- Benefits apply on the first day of employment.
- Culture of public service and commitment to work/life balance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
