Highway Technician

State of Indiana•New Haven, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Highway Technician works on Indiana highways and interstates performing general maintenance to keep roads clean and safe. Duties include removing trash and debris, filling potholes, maintaining drainage systems, plowing snow, and assisting with traffic control, particularly during emergency road closures. This is an entry-level role with opportunities for career advancement and mandatory overtime for emergency operations, including winter operations. The position is with the Indiana Department of Transportation’s New Haven Unit. It traditionally starts at $20.00 per hour, with pay potentially adjusted based on education and work experience. Employees with a current CDL and district-required endorsements, or who obtain them within 90 days of employment, earn an additional $1 per hour. Onsite CDL training is provided by certified INDOT staff. The role involves following INDOT safety policies, operating highway maintenance and traffic equipment, moving and loading materials, performing winter and emergency response duties, and conducting inspections and routine equipment maintenance. Depending on assignment, the employee may also perform traffic inventory work, including maintaining and installing signs and pavement markings, receiving and distributing supplies, managing inventory, and using a computerized inventory control system. Attendance at assigned worksite(s) is an essential function. The role may be used in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs.

Requirements

Possess a valid Class A or Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), or obtain one within the first 90 days of employment.
Submit to and pass a drug test as a condition of employment.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Ability to perform physical activities such as lifting, dragging, stooping, standing, and walking for long periods.
Ability to endure exposure to inclement weather.
Ability to operate specialty traffic equipment, such as bucket trucks and paint equipment.
Ability to follow directions and work as part of a team.
Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Workday attendance at assigned worksite(s).

Nice To Haves

Depending on assignment, knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to inventory control computer systems.
Depending on assignment, ability to understand a system of bookkeeping procedures.

Responsibilities

Comply with all INDOT safety policies and procedures.
Operate basic highway maintenance and traffic equipment to maintain, repair, and clean highways and rights-of-way.
Move and load supplies and materials.
Perform winter operations, including snow and ice removal.
Perform emergency response activities, including cleanup, traffic control, lane closures, placement of signs, and erecting barricades.
Inspect and perform routine equipment maintenance, including minor repairs, preventative maintenance, refueling, and pre-trip inspections.
Perform miscellaneous labor tasks.
Depending on assignment, maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers, and pavement markings.
Depending on assignment, receive, inspect, and record materials, supplies, and equipment arriving in District Traffic for distribution.
Depending on assignment, maintain inventory and dispense required materials.
Depending on assignment, operate and maintain the computerized inventory control system.

Benefits

Three medical plan options, including prescription drug coverage, plus vision and dental plans.
Wellness Rewards Program with gift card rewards for completing wellness activities.
Health savings account with bi-weekly state contributions.
Deferred compensation 457(b) account with employer match.
Two fully funded pension plan options.
Leave policies, including paid New Parent Leave, paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers, paid community service leave, and combined vacation, personal, and sick leave.
12 paid holidays, and 14 paid holidays in election years.
Education Reimbursement Program.
Group life insurance.
Referral Bonus program.
Employee assistance program with covered behavioral health visits.
Eligibility as a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Free parking for most positions.
Free LinkedIn Learning access.