2026 Seasonal Highway Technician 1 (CDL Driver w/Tanker), District 5

What You Will Do

• Operate basic equipment related to snow and ice removal, and roadway maintenance
• Perform emergency response, clean-up, and traffic control
• Serve the public and work to make the roads in Ohio safer

Who We Are Looking For

• Safety Driven
• Enjoys working outdoors
• Honest, accountable, trustworthy, and respectful
• A positive team player

Benefits To You

• Enjoy an excellent work/life balance.
• Receive a pension plan with 14% employer contribution.

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 operation of 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).

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 (on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (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 & bookkeeping 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.

Unusual Working Conditions

Works outside exposed to weather (e.g., including rain, lightening, humidity & hot temperatures in summertime & cold temperatures in winter) & on-going traffic; may work rotating shift; may be on-call 24 hrs., 7 days per week; lift & transport 50-100 pounds; exposed to unpleasant surroundings to include dead animals, containers filled with human waste, diapers, ditches with water & sewage, loud noise from equipment & traffic, confined work area while driving truck during regular &/or double shift during snow & ice removal or in confined space while digging ditches to install pipes or digging holes; exposed to insects such as bees, mosquitoes, flies & spiders; exposed to rodents to include mice & rats; exposed to stray dogs, dirt, dust, fumes, poison ivy/sumac & pollen.

Basic Equipment

Air compressor, asphalt reclaimer/recycler; backhoes and loaders; barricades, tow-type; brooms, power or tow-type; brush chipper; concrete saw or vibrator; ditcher, 3 - 8 ton; ditch shaper; truck, class 8 or less, straight or towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 lbs. GVWR; electricade, trailer-mounted; forklift; generator; grader, 3,000-23,000 pounds; hammers & jack hammer; tractors, all sizes, with various attachments such as a drag berm, post hole digger/auger and mowers including rear brush hog, rear flail, cutter bar & side mount rotary and drag berm; pick-up truck or van, 1/2 ton, ¾ ton & 1 ton with or without trailer; plow & spreader; roller patcher, 4-6 tons; roller, 5-8 tons; sand blaster; chain saws; pavement joint sealer, sewer jet; sewer eel; hydraulic &/or stone box spreader; spade; stump cutter; 300 gallon tar kettle; tar distributor; water pumps; weed eaters; mowers, push-type; bucket trucks; computerized weed sprayer, truck-mounted; pickup or flatbed truck mounted winch/crane (3 ton lift capacity or less); guardrail post driver, truck mounted.

Qualifications

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions; ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in operation of basic equipment. Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Note: Applicant must have valid Commercial Driver’s License at the appropriate level pursuant to approved position description on file to operate motorized equipment of size & type regulated by section 4506 of Ohio Revised Code. Valid Class A or B CDL with Tanker Endorsement without Airbrake Restriction required.

Job Skills

• Highway Maintenance
• Transportation
• CDL
• Active Learning
• Ethics and Values

Pay

$22.29 per hour

Schedule

Part-time; Work Hours 07:00 AM To 03:30 PM

Work Location

District 5 HQ — United States of America-OHIO-Licking County-Jacksontown. Other locations: Fairfield County-Lancaster, Licking County-Jacksontown, Knox County-Mount Vernon, Muskingum County-Zanesville, Coshocton County-Coshocton, Perry County-New Lexington, Guernsey County-Cambridge.

Additional Information

Organization: Transportation - District 05. Classified Indicator: Unclassified. Union: OCSEA. Agency Contact: District 5 Human Resources, D05.personnel2@dot.ohio.gov. Unposting Date: Sep 14, 2026, 11:59:00 PM.