Seasonal Highway Maintenance Laborers

Winona County • Winona, MN

45d • $17 - $19

About The Position

Seasonal Highway Maintenance Laborer will perform general physical duties in the maintenance of the County's highways. Seasonal Maintenance Laborer reports to full-time Highway Maintenance Workers and/or the Highway Maintenance Superintendent.

Any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples listed in their relative order of importance, include all duties which may be found in positions in this class.

Persons in this position will, at times, work in weather extremes including, heat, humidity, and cold. Working in highway traffic zones using hot and/or caustic materials will be required. Persons must be capable of occasional lifting of 50 pounds from ground to waist level with frequent lifting of 25 pounds. Good sight and hearing acuity is required. This position must comply with all Federal, State, County, and departmental safety and health rules, policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Eighteen years of age or older.
• High school graduate or equivalent G.E.D.
• Valid drivers license with no serious driving violations nor repetitive accident histories.
• Experience using various hand tools and small power tools.
• High level of safety awareness.
• Good hand/eye coordination, reflexes, and manual dexterity.

Nice To Haves

• Background or exposure to farming, construction, logging, outdoor maintenance, landscape work, or previous highway maintenance work is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Crack sealing and patching of bituminous pavements using hot oils and asphaltic materials.
• Cutting grass and brush along roadsides using mowers and hand tools.
• Pothole patching.
• Acts as a flag person in highway maintenance work zones.
• Any other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED