Highway Maintenance Worker II or III

Beltrami County•Bemidji, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Beltrami County is creating an eligibility list for a Highway Maintenance Worker II or Maintenance Worker III position. The current opening is a full-time, benefited position assigned to work at the Bemidji Shop. 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.

Requirements

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: Six years or more of related experience in heavy equipment operation or road construction.
Valid MN Commercial Driver's License with Class A endorsement.
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.

Nice To Haves

Safety, CPR, First Aid, Tanker, and OSHA training required within six months of hire (MWII).
Fork Lift Certification, Tanker Endorsement, First Aid, CPR, OSHA, WorkZone safety training, LTAP, chainsaw safety, confined space, competent person, and FEMA training required within six months of hire (MWIII).

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).