Hwy Maintenance Worker/Senior - Seward

State of Nebraska • Seward, NE

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nebraska Department of Transportation is hiring a Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior 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 repair, traffic control, snow removal, and related manual labor. Work is performed outdoors in adverse weather and around high-speed traffic. The employee must be available for on-call emergencies and special events, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and be able to report for snow and other highway emergencies within 40 minutes under normal driving conditions.

The stated pay rate is $20.390 per hour. Proficiency and certification in heavy highway maintenance equipment operation can make an 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 hourly differentials based on continuous service: $1 after one year, an additional $1 after three years, and an additional $1 after five years.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• For the Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior classification, a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes and tanker endorsements is required 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.
• Must be available on call and respond during non-scheduled work hours, including holidays and weekends, for emergencies and special events.
• Must be able to report for snow and other highway emergencies within 40 minutes under normal driving conditions.
• Must have regular and reliable attendance.
• Must be able to safely move, drag, and lift 35 pounds frequently, up to 60 pounds occasionally without assistance, and 90 or more pounds infrequently with assistance.
• Must be able to climb, bend, and stoop; work in outdoor temperature extremes; and work around high-speed traffic.
• Must be able to read and communicate effectively, give and receive instructions, and follow directions with minimal supervision.
• Basic computer and arithmetic skills.
• Ability and willingness to learn and adapt to new technology and processes.
• Ability to work safely and demonstrate safe and reliable practices and behaviors.
• Ability to interact positively and respectfully with coworkers and supervisors, work to resolve conflicts, and make sound decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating heavy equipment or a farming background.
• 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 for 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, lawns, yards, and buildings; trim trees and cut brush; clean buildings; and paint buildings and structures.
• Perform manual labor for concrete and bituminous patching and crack sealing on highways and structures.
• Provide manual traffic control for construction and maintenance projects according to safety procedures.
• 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.
• May apply selective and non-selective herbicides to highway rights of way.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• State-matched retirement contribution of 156%.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Generous leave accruals beginning immediately.
• Military leave.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Dependent tuition reimbursement program with partnering Nebraska community colleges.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the federal government.
• Health insurance plans with 79% of premiums paid by the employer.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Training and development based on career aspirations.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• CDL permit costs paid by the department.

What This Job Offers

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