Highway Maintenance Technician

State of Indiana•Martinsville, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Highway Maintenance Technician works for the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Martinsville Unit, performing general maintenance on Indiana highways and interstates to keep roads clean and safe. This entry-level position includes opportunities for career advancement and requires mandatory overtime for emergency operations, including winter operations. The traditional starting rate is $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 the first 90 days, earn an additional $1 per hour. Onsite CDL training is provided by certified INDOT staff. The role involves operating highway maintenance and traffic equipment, maintaining and cleaning highways and rights-of-way, moving materials, removing snow and ice, and responding to emergencies. Depending on the assignment, duties may also include traffic inventory work, such as maintaining signs and pavement markings, handling incoming materials, managing supplies, and using an inventory control system. Workday attendance at assigned worksites is an essential function. The position 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 such as 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.
Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

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.
Perform emergency response activities, including cleanup, traffic control, lane closures, placing signs, and erecting barricades.
Inspect and maintain equipment, 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 materials, supplies, and equipment arriving in District Traffic for distribution.
Depending on assignment, maintain inventory of supplies and dispense required 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 completing 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 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers.
Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave.
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.
12 paid holidays, or 14 in election years.
Education Reimbursement Program.
Group life insurance.
Referral Bonus program.
Employee assistance program with covered behavioral health visits.
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Free parking for most positions.
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