Maintenance Aide I
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. Duties include maintaining grass and weeds, performing landscape maintenance and tree cutting along highway rights-of-way and at facilities, hauling construction and maintenance materials, repairing highways, handling materials, picking up litter, flagging traffic, and assisting with work-zone signs and cones. The role may also involve emergency response and ice and snow removal operations. The employee performs regular servicing and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment. The position requires working in all types of weather and other conditions, including noise, dust, and fumes. Employees must obtain the required Class A CDL with tanker endorsement within the specified time after hire.
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 and climb hills, grades, and 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 conditions including noise, dust, and fumes.
- Valid driver's license.
- Must pass the written portion of the Class A CDL exam with tanker (N) endorsement within the first 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.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug/alcohol test if subject to testing under the stated conditions and may be subject to additional testing under the ARDOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.
Nice To Haves
- Experience operating a truck, tractor, or heavy equipment.
Responsibilities
- Maintain control of grass and weeds by frequently mowing with large tractors and gang mowers.
- Perform landscape maintenance and tree cutting on highway rights-of-way and at facilities using 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.
- Use power equipment and small hand tools, such as shovels and rakes, to make highway repairs.
- Load, unload, and stack bags of salt, sand, cement, chemicals, and similar materials.
- Pick up litter, including large tires, dead animals, and garbage.
- Flag traffic and 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.
- Occasionally work during ice and snow removal operations.
- Perform regular servicing and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
