Highway Maintenance Worker II or III

Beltrami County•Bemidji, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Beltrami County is creating an eligibility list for a full-time, benefited Highway Maintenance Worker II or Maintenance Worker III position assigned to work at the O'Brien Shop in Blackduck, MN. Responsibilities include heavy equipment operation, heavy truck driving, snow plowing, and related road work. Performs skilled trades work repairing and maintaining streets, culverts, shoulders, and related facilities, operating heavy equipment, performing snow removal and ice control activities, sweeping and patching streets, performing a variety of maintenance and repair tasks, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Highway Maintenance Supervisor. Maintenance Worker II: Preferred hiring range $24.61 to $26.88 per hour with a full range of $24.61 to $31.17 per hour. Maintenance Worker III: Preferred hiring range is $29.30 to $32.02 per hour with a full range of $29.30 to $37.12 per hour. Placement depends on factors such as qualifications, internal equity, market conditions, and applicable policy guidelines.

Requirements

Maintenance Worker II: High School Diploma or GED.
Maintenance Worker II: Three years or more of related work experience in heavy equipment operation or road construction.
Maintenance Worker III: High School Diploma or GED.
Maintenance Worker III: Six years or more of related experience in heavy equipment operation or road construction.
Valid MN Commercial Driver's License with Class A endorsement.
Thorough knowledge of machinery and equipment used in performance of duties assigned.
Thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety procedures of the work.
Thorough knowledge of county road names and geography.
Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods, often under unfavorable weather conditions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates.

Responsibilities

Maintains and repairs roads, culverts, and right-of-ways; seals cracks, patches roads, cleans, repairs, and replaces culverts; clears right-of-ways of brush; repairs shoulders, bridges, and guardrails.
Clears snow with snow plow; salts and sands roads.
Drives truck to haul road construction and repair material, such as gravel, rock, dirt, black top, and asphalt.
Operates road construction equipment such as grader, dozer, mower, backhoe, bobcat, front-end loader, wood loader, roller packer, telehandler, street sweeper, boom mower, water truck, and lowboy.
Inspects vehicle and grounds maintenance equipment; maintains and repairs as needed.
Updates and maintains timesheets, equipment inspection reports, inventories, and explosive reports (MWII).
Updates and maintains timesheets, equipment inspection reports, and inventories (MWIII).
Assists with engineering operations as necessary (MWII).
Rebuilds sections of roads (MWIII).
Paints directional symbols on roadways (MWIII).