Maintenance Aide I

Arkansas Department of Transportation•Jonesboro, AR

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Maintenance Aide I operates a single-axle truck and/or a tractor with attached mowing apparatus and performs road maintenance functions. The work includes maintaining highway rights-of-way and facilities, making highway repairs, supporting work-zone traffic control, and responding to emergencies. Duties may include related or other logical assignments, and the Department may modify job duties based on its needs. The Arkansas Department of Transportation is an at-will employer. The position requires a valid driver’s license. Within 90 calendar days of hire, the employee must pass the written portion of the Class A commercial driver’s license exam with a tanker (“N”) endorsement; the driving portion must be passed within 180 calendar days. Failure to meet these deadlines may result in demotion or termination as described in the posting. Successful applicants must meet CDL physical and mental requirements. A pre-employment drug/alcohol test is required in applicable cases, and employees are subject to additional testing under the ARDOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. The role is not eligible for H-1B visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, and make entries on reports and records.
Ability to learn local street and highway names and numbers.
Basic math and computer skills.
Ability to follow oral instructions.
Ability to learn and safely operate a single-axle truck, tractor, and heavy equipment.
Ability to learn and work with simple hand tools and small power equipment.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
Ability to climb hills and grades and get in and out of vehicles and equipment.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to perform assigned duties in all types of weather and in conditions involving noise, dust, and fumes.
Valid driver’s license required.
Must pass the written portion of the Class A CDL exam with tanker (“N”) endorsement within 90 calendar days of hire and the driving portion within 180 calendar days of hire.
Must meet the physical and mental requirements for a CDL.
Subject to applicable pre-employment and additional drug/alcohol testing.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating a truck, tractor, or heavy equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Frequently mow with large tractors and gang mowers to control grass and weeds.
Perform landscape maintenance and cut trees along highway rights-of-way and at facilities using industrial weed-eaters, brush hooks, chainsaws, pole saws, limb saws, and other small power equipment.
Frequently operate a single-axle dump truck to haul highway construction or maintenance materials.
Frequently use power equipment and small hand tools, such as shovels and rakes, to repair highways.
Frequently load, unload, and stack bags of salt, sand, cement, chemicals, and similar materials.
Frequently pick up litter, including large tires, dead animals, and garbage.
Frequently flag traffic.
Assist crewmembers with setting up, moving, and taking down work-zone signs and cones.
Occasionally respond to emergencies, including natural disasters, severe weather, and traffic accidents; emergency response may be required 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Occasionally work during ice and snow removal operations.
Perform regular servicing and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment.