State Of Ohio Wapakoneta , OH 45895
Posted 4 days ago
What You Will Do:
Hands-on maintenance of traffic and flagging
Highway maintenance and repair work activities (e.g., pothole patching, spread berm, repair guardrails, crack seal, litter pick-up, drainage, vegetation management such as weed eating, brush cutting, and mowing)
Operation of heavy equipment (e.g., dump truck, loader) and hand tools (e.g., chainsaw)
Perform snow & ice operations
Who we are looking for:
Safety Driven
Enjoys working outdoors
Honest, accountable, trustworthy, and respectful
A positive team player
Official Position Description:
Operates basic equipment (i.e., see glossary for identification of basic equipment), & performs general highway maintenance duties which vary by season (e.g., constructs, improves, maintains, repairs & cleans highways &/or roadways & right-of-ways to include excavating & grading ditches, digging channels & cleaning waterways, cuts brush, grass & other vegetation, applies chemicals to vegetation, patches & seals berm & pavement, mixes mortar & concrete, shovels backfill, installs & repairs catch basin & stream channel & completes other drainage work, screens bleeding surface, reshapes/digs ditches/trenches, pours hot tar, removes trash, cleans & repairs highways &/or roadways & right-of-ways, mows grass, moves & loads supplies & materials & completes other related highway maintenance assignments, operates any combination of basic equipment to haul trash), performs snow & ice control & related maintenance duties by operating snow plow with spreader, brine dispensing equipment, dump truck with attachments, maintains, repairs & installs traffic signs & pavement markings on inter-state, federal & state highways &/or roadways (e.g.,repairs/replaces/straightens street &/or traffic signs & other route markers; installs & repairs guardrails) & receives training (i.e., on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (maintenance related inspection items) & operation of standard & complex equipment pursuant to the March 11, 2015 Highway Technician MOU between ODOT & OCSEA/AFSCME .
Performs emergency response & clean-up & performs traffic control (e.g., flags traffic through work zone or around accident site; sets lane closures; places high water signs; erects barricades); receives training (i.e., on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (i.e., maintenance related inspection items).
Performs minor repairs & maintenance on equipment (e.g., sharpens; sands; paints; refuels; lubricates; checks tires for wear & pressure; replaces light bulbs; washes & cleans trucks & equipment to prevent rusting); changes tailgates & snowplow blades; conducts pre-trip inspections of equipment.
Performs miscellaneous labor & clerical tasks; operates two-way radio/base station; telephones crews for emergencies;
cleans offices & garage; keeps daily records & logs (e.g., fuel sheets, material check sheets); responds to general
inquiries from public (e.g., gives directions; explains traffic delays; explains work underway); assists stranded motorists
(e.g., telephones for needed assistance); performs general labor & maintenance functions at garage; loads & unloads
freight; arranges stock in warehouse; moves equipment.
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary.
Job Skills: Transportation
State Of Ohio