Highway Maintenance Laborer

About the Role

As a Highway Maintenance Laborer with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), you will work on Indiana highways and interstates performing general maintenance to keep the roads clean and safe. This entry-level position offers opportunities for career advancement and is located within INDOT's LaPorte Unit.

Responsibilities

• Pick up trash and other debris
• Fill potholes
• Maintain drainage systems
• Plow snow during the winter
• Assist with traffic control, especially during emergency road closures
• Comply with all INDOT safety policies and procedures
• Operate basic highway maintenance and traffic equipment
• Move and load supplies and materials
• Perform emergency response activities such as clean-up, traffic control, lane closures, placement of signs, and erecting barricades
• Perform regular inspections and routine equipment maintenance
• Perform miscellaneous labor tasks

Additional Responsibilities (Depending on Assignment)

• Maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers, and pavement markings
• Receive, inspect, and record new materials, supplies, and equipment
• Maintain perpetual inventory of supplies and dispense required materials
• Operate and maintain computerized inventory control systems

Requirements

• Must possess a valid Class A or Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or obtain one within the first 90 days of employment
• 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
• Must be able to endure exposure to inclement weather
• Ability to operate specialty traffic equipment (e.g., bucket trucks, paint equipment)
• Ability to follow directions and work as part of a team

Additional Requirements (Depending on Assignment)

• Knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to inventory control computer systems
• Ability to understand bookkeeping procedures

Qualifications

A degree is not required. Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Pay

This position traditionally starts at an hourly rate of $20.00. Candidates with a current CDL and required endorsements will earn an additional $1 per hour. CDL training is provided onsite by certified INDOT staff.

Schedule

Normally scheduled days are Monday through Friday, with mandatory overtime for emergency operations, including winter.

Benefits

• Three medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
• Wellness Rewards Program
• Health savings account with bi-weekly state contribution
• Deferred compensation 457(b) account with employer match
• Two fully-funded pension plan options
• Comprehensive leave policies, including 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave
• Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays (14 on election years)
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Group life insurance
• Referral Bonus program
• Employee assistance program
• Free parking for most positions
• Free LinkedIn Learning access