Maintenance Aide I

Arkansas Department of Transportation•Blytheville, AR

32d

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 mowing, landscape maintenance and tree cutting along highway rights-of-way and at facilities; hauling highway construction or 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 preventive maintenance on assigned equipment. The position requires working in all types of weather and in conditions that may include noise, dust and fumes. Employees must be able to stand and walk for extended periods, climb hills and grades and enter and exit vehicles and equipment, and lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation. A valid driver’s license is required. Within 90 calendar days of hire, the employee must pass the written portion of the Class A CDL exam with tanker (“N”) endorsement, and must pass the driving portion within 180 calendar days. Failure to meet these deadlines may result in demotion or termination as described in the posting. Successful applicants must meet the physical and mental requirements for a CDL. A pre-employment drug/alcohol test is required in applicable circumstances, and employees are subject to additional testing under the ARDOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. This 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 and climb hills and grades and enter and exit 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 such as noise, dust and fumes.
Valid driver’s license.
Pass the written portion of a Class A CDL exam with tanker (“N”) endorsement within 90 calendar days of hire and the driving portion within 180 calendar days of hire.
Meet the physical and mental requirements for a CDL.
Undergo required pre-employment drug/alcohol testing when applicable and comply with additional testing under the ARDOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.

Nice To Haves

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

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 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.
Use power equipment and small hand tools, such as shovels and rakes, to make highway repairs.
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 in 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 preventive maintenance on assigned equipment.