Maintenance Technician - CDL Training Provided

State of Indiana•Gary, IN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is hiring an entry-level Highway Technician for its Gary subdistrict, which includes units in Gary, Miller, and Crown Point. Applicants should indicate their preferred location. The role involves general maintenance of Indiana highways and interstates to keep roads clean and safe, with opportunities for career advancement. The position traditionally starts at $20.00 per hour, potentially adjusted based on education and work experience. Employees with a current CDL and district-required endorsements, or who obtain them within the first 90 days of employment, earn an additional $1 per hour. CDL training is provided onsite by certified INDOT staff. The job includes highway and right-of-way maintenance, winter snow and ice removal, emergency response, traffic control, and routine equipment inspections and maintenance. Workday attendance at assigned worksites is essential. Depending on assignment, duties may also include maintaining traffic signs and pavement markings, handling and tracking traffic inventory, and using a computerized inventory control system. Mandatory overtime is required for emergency operations, including winter operations. The role may be used in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs. The State of Indiana describes its compensation and benefits package as including medical, vision, and dental plans; wellness rewards; a health savings account with state contributions; deferred compensation with employer match; pension options; paid leave and holidays; education reimbursement; life insurance; employee assistance; referral bonuses; free parking for most positions; and LinkedIn Learning access.

Requirements

Possess a valid Class A or Class B CDL, or obtain one within the first 90 days of employment; district-required endorsements are also required.
Pass and submit to 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Comply with 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 erection of barricades.
Inspect equipment and perform routine maintenance, including minor repairs, preventive 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 traffic materials, supplies, and equipment for distribution.
Depending on assignment, maintain inventory and dispense required materials.
Depending on assignment, operate and maintain a computerized inventory control system.
Attend work at assigned worksite(s).

Benefits

Three medical plan options, including prescription coverage, as well as 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.
Paid New Parent Leave and paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible employees.
Paid community service leave.
Combined paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.
Paid holidays.
Education Reimbursement Program.
Group life insurance.
Referral Bonus program.
Employee assistance program with covered behavioral health visits.
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Free parking for most positions.
Free LinkedIn Learning access.