Highway Maintenance Specialist (Limited Duration) (Multiple Positions)

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for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Include only sections with real specific content. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions, etc. Must preserve all substantive information. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Initial Posting Date 09/23/2026, Application Deadline 10/07/2026, Agency Department of Transportation, Salary Range $4,312 - $5,988, Position Type Employee, Position Title Highway Maintenance Specialist (Limited Duration) (Multiple Positions). Title not used as heading. - Job Description: "Transportation Maintenance Specialist 2 – Highway Maintenance Specialist (Limited Duration) (Multiple Positions) Oregon Department of Transportation Delivery & Operations Division – Region 4 Maintenance Crew Klamath Falls" - The Role: paragraph about wanting to make a difference, operate equipment, emergency cleanup, traffic control, limited duration appointment expected to end on or before June 30, 2027. Limited duration appointments are benefits eligible and have a designated maximum length of service. This position has the potential to become permanent. Provide safe reliable multimodal transportation system... encourage people from all backgrounds... etc. Some of that may be boilerplate but we need to preserve substantive info. The "We encourage people from all backgrounds..." is EEO boilerplate; we should remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So we should remove that line. - "Before applying, visit our applicant information website..." that's application instruction; remove. - "If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile." application instruction; remove. - "A Day In The Life": list of duties (operate equipment, assist with weather emergencies, perform minor surface repairs, clear debris, maintain fences, maintain drainage, maintain wooded areas, service and repair tools, perform minor maintenance including janitorial, landscaping, painting, light carpentry, exposure to noise, extreme heights, all weather, heavy equipment, pesticides, hazardous waste, must be able to move around rough terrain, bend and stoop, lift up to 60 pounds, may need to be available after hours, weekends, holidays for emergency, on call, weather related). That's responsibilities. - "To request a copy of the position description..." that's application instruction; remove. - "What’s In It For You": Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at ODOT and benefits. Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying. The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%. Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity! Want to know about new job postings? Subscribe to receive weekly email notifications! We need Benefits section: includes work/life balance, 11 paid holidays, flexible work schedules, paid leave, maybe also mention Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity. Also mention salary increase for PERS. Pay section: Salary Range $4,312 - $5,988 (non-PERS monthly). Also note increase if PERS eligible (+6.95%). So we can include Pay section with that. Schedule: Not explicitly given. There's mention of may need to be available after hours, weekends, holidays for emergency, on call, weather related. That's schedule info? Could be considered schedule. But we should only include Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does mention availability after hours, weekends, holidays for emergency, on call, weather related. That's schedule expectations. So we can include Schedule. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work; OR Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training. Special Qualifications: CDL-A Required: must possess current valid CDL-A with no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions, no manual transmission restrictions; also must have or be able to obtain a tanker endorsement within 30 days of hire. Valid US driver license and acceptable driving record required; will conduct pre-employment driving records checks including FMCSA Clearinghouse registration and full query check for final candidate(s) and annual query for current employees. Also note FMCSA rescinded guidance about limited term CDLs impacting candidates with EAD. Also mention maximum 45 minute response time to 2557 Altamont Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 for emergency call-outs. What We’d Like To See: list of desired attributes: experience in road maintenance, construction or in a maintenance training program such as ODOT High School to Highway program, ODOT/ODF Fire and Ice program, Job Corps, etc.; experience using hand tools and operating light and heavy equipment such as tractors, excavators, loaders or dump trucks; experience working on a team; experience working with minimal supervision; experience making decisions during stressful situations. Skills: Could be derived from responsibilities and qualifications. But we need to decide sections: About the role (maybe a brief summary), Responsibilities (A Day In The Life), Requirements (maybe Minimum Qualifications + Special Qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements?), Skills (maybe desired attributes), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat headings with filler. Ensure each section has substantive content. We need to avoid duplicating lines. Also remove application instructions, EEO boilerplate, etc. Let's craft sections:

About the role

Join the Klamath Falls maintenance crew to operate equipment necessary to maintain and repair roadways, highways, bridges and structures, and assist with emergency cleanup and traffic control after storms, spills, incidents and more. This is a limited‑duration appointment expected to end on or before June 30 2027, with the potential to become permanent. Limited‑duration appointments are benefits‑eligible and have a designated maximum length of service.

That seems good.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment and tools to maintain and repair various surfaces.
• Assist with weather‑related emergencies and operate snowplows, deicer trucks and other equipment to clear snow from roadways.
• Perform minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.
• Clear debris, clear brush, mow grass and spray roadside vegetation.
• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers and milepost markers.
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches and repair culverts, inlets and erosion.
• Maintain wooded areas which includes replanting, pruning, thinning or trimming trees, shrubs and groundcover.
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
• Perform minor maintenance including janitorial work, landscaping, painting and light carpentry.
• Exposure to noise, extreme heights, all weather conditions, heavy equipment, pesticides and hazardous waste materials is expected.
• Must be able to move around rough terrain, bend and stoop for extended periods and may need to lift up to 60 pounds.
• May need to be available after hours, on weekends and holidays for emergency, on‑call and weather‑related purposes.

That covers responsibilities.

Requirements

We could combine Minimum Qualifications and Special Qualifications. But we have also Qualifications and Skills sections. Perhaps Requirements = Minimum Qualifications + Special Qualifications. Qualifications = maybe same? But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide: - Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (one year experience OR two years general experience) and Special Qualifications (CDL-A, tanker endorsement, driving record, FMCSA checks, response time). - Qualifications: maybe we could list "What We’d Like To See" as desired qualifications/skills. But that is more like Skills. Actually "What We’d Like To See" is desired attributes, not required. So we could put that under Skills. - Skills: list of desired attributes: experience in road maintenance, construction, or training programs; experience using hand tools and operating light/heavy equipment; experience working on a team; experience working with minimal supervision; experience making decisions during stressful situations. But we also have responsibilities that already list many skills. However we can still include Skills as desired attributes. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All have content. Now Benefits section:

Benefits

• Work/life balance
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid leave
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity

Also mention that limited-duration appointments are benefits eligible (already in About the role). Could also mention that salary increase for PERS members (but that's Pay). So Benefits as above. Pay section:

Pay

Non‑PERS monthly salary range: $4,312 – $5,988. If you are already a participating PERS member or become PERS eligible, the salary range increases by 6.95%.

Schedule section:

Schedule

May be required to work after hours, on weekends and holidays for emergency, on‑call and weather‑related purposes.

We should also include maybe the location? Not required as heading. Could be included in About the role paragraph? Not needed. We must not include headings for sections that have no real content. We have all sections with content. Check for any boilerplate left: We removed EEO lines, application instructions, etc. Also removed "Initial Posting Date", "Application Deadline", "Agency", "Position Type", "Job Description" lines. Those are metadata; we could incorporate them into a short paragraph if needed, but instruction says fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. We could include a short paragraph with posting dates etc. But we already have About the role; we could add a small paragraph at top with posting date and deadline. However the instruction says "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it." So we could add a

before sections with the metadata: Initial Posting Date, Application Deadline, Agency, Position Type. That's minor metadata. Let's do that. We'll output:

Posted: 09/23/2026 • Application deadline: 10/07/2026 • Agency: Department of Transportation • Position type: Employee

Then sections. Make sure not to include any markdown fences. Now check for any leftover boilerplate: The line "We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions." is EEO; removed. The line "Before applying, visit our applicant information website..." removed. The line "If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile." removed. The line "To request a copy of the position description..." removed. The line "Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer." is somewhat generic but could be considered boilerplate; but it's part of Benefits? It's