Hwy Maintenance Worker/Senior - Bartlett

State of Nebraska • Bartlett, NE

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nebraska Department of Transportation is hiring a dedicated team member to help build and maintain a safe, convenient, and innovative statewide transportation system. The role performs highway and right-of-way maintenance, assists with construction and traffic control, and operates trucks, light equipment, and heavy highway maintenance equipment. Work may include snow removal, herbicide application, and highway striping. Employees may be placed on call during non-scheduled hours, including weekends and holidays, for emergencies and special events, and must be able to report for highway emergencies within 45 minutes under normal driving conditions. Work is performed outdoors in adverse weather and around high-speed traffic.

The posting describes a Highway Maintenance Worker role with promotion eligibility to Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior after proficiency and certification in heavy highway maintenance equipment. The listed hiring rate is $21.953 per hour for the senior classification; the posting also lists $20.390 per hour for the worker classification. Regular and reliable attendance is required.

Requirements

• For the Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior classification, be at least 18 years old and possess a valid driver's license.
• For the Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior classification, obtain a Class A or B Commercial Driver's License with air brakes and tanker endorsements within 60 days of employment.
• A valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with O restriction and tanker endorsement is required within 90 days of hire through the department's in-house CDL training program; the department pays the cost of obtaining the permit.
• Be able to be placed on call and respond during non-scheduled work hours, including weekends and holidays, for emergencies and special events.
• Be able to report for snow and other highway emergencies within 45 minutes under normal driving conditions.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Safely move, drag, and lift 35 pounds frequently, up to 60 pounds occasionally without assistance, and 90 or more pounds infrequently with assistance.
• Be able to climb, bend, and stoop, work in outdoor temperature extremes, and work around high-speed traffic.
• Read and communicate effectively, give and receive instructions, and follow directions with minimal supervision.
• Have basic computer and arithmetic skills.
• Be willing and able to learn, accept challenges, and adjust to new technology and processes.
• Demonstrate a quality- and results-oriented sense of urgency in performing duties.
• Work safely and demonstrate safe and reliable practices and behaviors.
• Interact positively and respectfully with coworkers and supervisors, work to resolve conflicts, and make sound decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating heavy equipment.
• A valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement.
• Commercial pesticide applicator's license.
• Basic computer experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate trucks and other light equipment and transport crews or materials to work sites.
• Operate tractors and attachments, including discs, harrows, seeders, mowers, and sprayers, to maintain highways and rights-of-way.
• Operate post drivers to install signs, fences, and guardrails, as well as other handheld power and manual tools.
• Perform manual labor for concrete and bituminous patching and crack sealing on highways and structures.
• Paint buildings and other structures.
• Perform maintenance functions such as armor coating and blade patching.
• Provide manual traffic control for construction and maintenance projects in accordance with safety procedures.
• Move, drag, lift, load, and unload equipment, materials, supplies, and hazardous materials or roadway objects within applicable weight restrictions; spread and tamp surfacing material.
• Perform routine and general maintenance and mechanical repairs on equipment.
• Repair highway signs.
• Perform snow removal.
• Operate heavy highway maintenance equipment.
• Apply selective or non-selective herbicides to highway rights-of-way as needed.
• Work with the paint crew to stripe highways.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• State-matched retirement contribution of 156%.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Generous leave accruals beginning immediately.
• Culture that embraces work-life balance.
• Military leave.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Dependent tuition reimbursement program with partnering Nebraska community colleges.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the federal government.
• Employer-paid health insurance plans (79% employer paid).
• Dental and vision insurance plans.
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Training and development based on career aspirations.
• Job security and stability.
• Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

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