Hwy Maintenance Worker/Senior - Gretna

State of Nebraska•Gretna, NE

2d•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, equipment operation and upkeep, traffic control, snow removal, and related manual labor. Work may take place in adverse weather, around high-speed traffic, and during traffic-management activities and safety incidents. The selected worker must be available for on-call emergencies and special events outside scheduled hours, including weekends and holidays, and able to report for snow or other highway emergencies within 45 minutes under normal driving conditions. The posting lists a pay rate of $20.390 per hour for Highway Maintenance Worker. Proficiency and certification in operating heavy highway maintenance equipment make the employee eligible for promotion to Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior at $21.953 per hour. Employees who hold a CDL and regularly perform CDL functions may receive an additional $1 per hour after one, three, and five years of continuous service, respectively.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Possess a valid driver's license.
For the Senior classification, possess a Class A or B Commercial Driver's License with air brakes and tanker endorsements within 60 days of employment.
Obtain a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with O Restriction and tanker endorsement 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 holidays and weekends, for emergencies and special events.
Be able to report to 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, 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.
Demonstrate a willingness to learn and adjust to new technology and processes, a results-oriented approach, safe work practices, respectful interactions, conflict resolution, and sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating heavy equipment or a farming background.
A valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement.
A commercial pesticide applicator's license.
Basic computer experience.

Responsibilities

Operate trucks and other light equipment to perform highway maintenance.
Operate tractors and attachments—including discs, harrows, seeders, 15-foot mowers, sprayers, and hand mowers—to maintain highways and highway rights-of-way.
Operate post drivers to install signs, fences, and guardrails, and use other handheld power and manual tools.
Maintain shrubs and lawns, trim trees, and cut brush.
Maintain yards and perform building maintenance and cleaning.
Paint buildings and other structures.
Perform manual labor for concrete and bituminous patching and crack sealing on highways and structures.
Provide manual highway traffic control for construction and maintenance projects in accordance with safety procedures.
Safely move, drag, lift, load, and unload equipment, materials, supplies, and hazardous materials or objects from roadways within weight restrictions; spread and tamp surfacing materials.
Perform routine and general equipment maintenance and mechanical repairs.
Repair highway signs.
Perform snow removal.
Apply selective and non-selective herbicide sprays to highway rights-of-way when needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.