Permanent Highway Maintenance Worker 1 (HMW1) or Highway Technician 1 (HT1), Putnam County: PN 20049751

State of Ohio • Ottawa, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5th largest interstate system and the 2nd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and for the people traveling within our great state. The selected candidate will be placed in the classification in which they meet minimum qualifications. This position is overtime eligible based on FLSA Standards. The final applicant accepted for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis prior to appointment to test for illegal drug use. Medical marijuana is prohibited as a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test. An applicant with a positive test result will not be offered employment. In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations 382.703, selected applicants for this position are required to register as a driver in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse. The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration. Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Requirements

• Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary.
• Must have valid commercial driver’s license if involved in driving motorized snow & ice control equipment
• Knowledge of addition & subtraction
• Knowledge of highway maintenance & traffic control safety practices
• Skill in operation of hand tools
• Skill in operation of motorized snow equipment
• Ability to recognize unusual or threatening conditions & take appropriate action
• Ability to read simple sentences
• Ability to cooperate with co-workers on group projects
• Ability to demonstrate strength to lift 50-100 pounds

Responsibilities

• Flags & directs on-going vehicular traffic through highway maintenance & construction sites
• Sets up & maintains traffic control structures (e.g., barricades, pot torches, cones, pavement markings, electrical warning devices)
• Uses hand tools to perform road repairs (e.g., repairs road shoulders, culverts & berms, patches potholes, smooths tar poured into cracks, does minor guardrail repair rough painting, shovels snow, spreads salt)
• Performs general building, grounds & equipment maintenance &/or custodial work (e.g., mows lawn; trims shrubs; sweeps floors; washes windows; removes trash; rakes leaves; shovels sidewalks; paints structures; cleans, paints & refuels equipment)
• Performs general maintenance & minor repairs of equipment (e.g., fueling, cleaning, minor adjustments)
• Completes daily work records & logs
• Operates 2-way radio
• Answers telephone
• Rides “shot-gun” during snow & ice season
• Drives truck with snowplow & spreader attachments to perform snow & ice control duties

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed