Highway Maintenance Technician - CDL Driver / Equipment Operator - Great Falls
About The Position
The Montana Department of Transportation is recruiting a Highway Maintenance Technician in Great Falls. This position performs highway maintenance work as a laborer, lead worker, equipment operator, and truck driver. Duties include operating trucks and heavy equipment to support culvert placement, installation, and cleaning; landslide removal; crack and mastic sealing; fence building and bridge repair; guardrail and sign installation; luminaire maintenance; roadway repair; vegetation and roadside maintenance; pavement marking and striping; and snow and ice control. The position is part of a career ladder with advancement opportunities. Applicants may be placed up to Maintenance Technician Level III based on documented relevant road-maintenance experience, which also determines wage. A training assignment may be used, with its conditions stated in writing at hire. Employees must live or relocate within 45 road miles of the Great Falls Section House and have a telephone or be reasonably accessible to section headquarters. A driving-record release is required, and compliance with applicable state and MDT vehicle-use policies is a condition of employment. The position is represented by the CRAFTS bargaining unit.
Requirements
- All levels require 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 Montana Commercial Operators License.
- Maintenance Technician I requires one year of experience driving a heavy truck or operating construction equipment.
- Maintenance Technician II requires two years of documented experience working for another city, county, or state highway road department for the purpose of road maintenance.
- Maintenance Technician III requires three or more years of documented experience working for another city, county, or state highway road department for the purpose of road maintenance.
- The successful applicant must live or relocate within 45 road miles of the Great Falls Section House and have a telephone or be reasonably accessible to the section headquarters.
- The applicant must authorize the Department to obtain permanent driving records; compliance with state and MDT vehicle-use policies is a condition of employment.
Responsibilities
- Perform highway maintenance work as a laborer, lead worker, equipment operator, and truck driver.
- Operate trucks and heavy equipment for culvert placement, installation, and cleaning; landslide removal; crack and mastic sealing; fence building and bridge repair; guardrail and sign installation; luminaire maintenance; roadway repair; vegetation and roadside maintenance; pavement marking and striping; and snow and ice control.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- 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
