Highway Labor w/CDL Highway Technician 1 - 20065171 Highland Co

Ohio Department of Administrative Services•Chillicothe, OH

About The Position

-Hands-on maintenance of traffic and flagging-Highway maintenance and repair work activities (e.g., pothole patching, spread berm, repair guardrails, crack seal, litter pick-up, drainage, vegetation management such as weed eating, brush cutting, and mowing)-Operation of heavy equipment (e.g., dump truck, loader) and hand tools (e.g., chainsaw)-Perform snow & ice operations Official Position Description: Operates basic equipment (i.e., see glossary for identification of basic equipment), & performs general highway maintenance duties which vary by season (e.g., constructs, improves, maintains, repairs & cleans highways &/or roadways & right-of-ways to include excavating & grading ditches, digging channels & cleaning waterways, cuts brush, grass & other vegetation, applies chemicals to vegetation, patches & seals berm & pavement, mixes mortar & concrete, shovels backfill, installs & repairs catch basin & stream channel & completes other drainage work, screens bleeding surface, reshapes/digs ditches/trenches, pours hot tar, removes trash, cleans & repairs highways &/or roadways & right-of-ways, mows grass, moves & loads supplies & materials & completes other related highway maintenance assignments, operates any combination of basic equipment to haul trash), performs snow & ice control & related maintenance duties by operating snow plow with spreader, brine dispensing equipment, dump truck with attachments, maintains, repairs & installs traffic signs & pavement markings on inter-state, federal & state highways &/or roadways (e.g.,repairs/replaces/straightens street &/or traffic signs & other route markers; installs & repairs guardrails) & receives training (i.e., on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (maintenance related inspection items) & operation of standard & complex equipment pursuant to the March 11, 2015 Highway Technician MOU between ODOT & OCSEA/AFSCME . Performs emergency response & clean-up & performs traffic control (e.g., flags traffic through work zone or around accident site; sets lane closures; places high water signs; erects barricades); receives training (i.e., on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (i.e., maintenance related inspection items).Performs minor repairs & maintenance on equipment (e.g., sharpens; sands; paints; refuels; lubricates; checks tires for wear & pressure; replaces light bulbs; washes & cleans trucks & equipment to prevent rusting); changes tailgates & snowplow blades; conducts pre-trip inspections of equipment. Performs miscellaneous labor & clerical tasks; operates two-way radio/base station; telephones crews for emergencies; cleans offices & garage; keeps daily records & logs (e.g., fuel sheets, material check sheets); responds to general inquiries from public (e.g., gives directions; explains traffic delays; explains work underway); assists stranded motorists (e.g., telephones for needed assistance); performs general labor & maintenance functions at garage; loads & unloads freight; arranges stock in warehouse; moves equipment.

Requirements

Safety Driven
Enjoys working outdoors
Honest
Accountable
Trustworthy and respectful
A positive team player
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions
Ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary
3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in operation of basic equipment
Applicant must have valid Commercial Driver’s License at the appropriate level pursuant to approved position description on file to operate motorized equipment of size & type regulated by section 4506 of Ohio Revised Code.

Responsibilities

Hands-on maintenance of traffic and flagging
Highway maintenance and repair work activities (e.g., pothole patching, spread berm, repair guardrails, crack seal, litter pick-up, drainage, vegetation management such as weed eating, brush cutting, and mowing)
Operation of heavy equipment (e.g., dump truck, loader) and hand tools (e.g., chainsaw)
Perform snow & ice operations
Operates basic equipment
Performs general highway maintenance duties which vary by season
Performs snow & ice control & related maintenance duties by operating snow plow with spreader, brine dispensing equipment, dump truck with attachments
Maintains, repairs & installs traffic signs & pavement markings on inter-state, federal & state highways &/or roadways
Performs emergency response & clean-up & performs traffic control
Performs minor repairs & maintenance on equipment
Performs miscellaneous labor & clerical tasks
Operates two-way radio/base station
Responds to general inquiries from public
Assists stranded motorists
Performs general labor & maintenance functions at garage
Loads & unloads freight
Arranges stock in warehouse
Moves equipment