Highway Maintenance Craftsperson

Responsibilities

• Constructing, fabricating, maintaining, and repairing bituminous and cement concrete roadways, sidewalks, pathways, and driveways.
• Providing technical guidance and training to lower-grade staff as needed.
• Operating dump trucks, front-end loaders, street sweepers, packers, and other departmental vehicles; performing routine safety inspections.
• Completing labor-intensive tasks such as removing debris, repairing potholes and sidewalks, filling sand barrels, and resetting curbstones.
• Using jackhammers, concrete saws, and other hand, power, and pneumatic tools.
• Transporting and servicing dumpsters for schools and Town buildings; collecting rubbish and yard waste while ensuring compliance with disposal rules.
• Operating sanders, plows, and loaders during snow and ice emergencies to clear and treat roadways.
• Reporting observed issues, such as downed limbs, water main breaks, or damaged catch basins, to the appropriate departments.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma; two years of experience performing labor work and driving heavy equipment and trucks;
• Experience working with concrete and construction projects, roadway projects or utility projects and performing snow and ice removal;
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A valid Commercial Driver’s License, Class B and MA Hoisting Engineer’s License required.
• Knowledge of safe equipment operation, work zone safety practices, concrete materials and conditions, and general construction codes.

Benefits

• Starting salary $28.86 hourly plus generous benefits and excellent working conditions.