Highway Maintenance Technician - CDL Driver/Equipment Operator - Miles City

About the role

This position performs a variety of work as a laborer, lead worker, equipment operator, and truck driver for highway maintenance activities. It is part of a career ladder with career advancement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Operate various trucks and heavy equipment
• Culvert placement, installation, and cleaning
• Landslide removal
• Crack and mastic sealing
• Fence building or bridge repair
• Guardrail or sign installation
• Luminaire maintenance
• Roadway repair
• Vegetation and roadside maintenance
• Pavement marking and striping operations
• Snow and ice control

Requirements

• Valid Montana Commercial Operators License (Class A, Type II) with no restrictions
• Tank endorsement
• Valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC)
• Applicants with a learner’s permit have 30 days to obtain the necessary Montana Commercial Operators License
• Maintenance Tech Level I ($29.59/hr): One (1) year experience driving heavy truck or operating construction equipment
• Maintenance Tech Level II ($30.09/hr): Level I requirements plus one (1) year documented experience from a city, county, or state highway road department employed for road maintenance
• Maintenance Tech Level III ($30.59/hr): Level I requirements plus three (3) or more years documented experience from a city, county, or state highway road department employed for road maintenance

Pay

• Maintenance Technician Level I: $29.59 per hour
• Maintenance Technician Level II: $30.09 per hour
• Maintenance Technician Level III: $30.59 per hour
• Placement level determined by documented relevant road maintenance experience
• Employees in training assignments may be paid below the base pay established by agency pay rules; conditions stated in writing at hire
• Overtime compensation or compensatory time for all time in a pay status over 40 hours in a workweek

Benefits

• Culture of public service and commitment to work/life balance
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Access to Montana Health Centers (low-cost clinics for state employees and families)
• State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Benefits apply on first day of employment

Location & Schedule

• Must live or relocate within 45 road miles of the Miles City Section House (217 N 4th St, Miles City, MT 59301)
• Must have a telephone or be reasonably accessible to the section headquarters
• Overtime or compensatory time for hours over 40 in a workweek

Additional Information

• Driver’s record will be verified; successful applicants must sign a release authorizing the Department to obtain permanent driving records
• Compliance with Mont. Admin. R. 2.6.201 "State Vehicle Use" and MDT Policy #6.03.001 "State Vehicle Use Policy" are conditions of employment
• Position posted in accordance with the AFSCME bargaining unit agreement; bargaining unit applicants receive preference
• Non-bargaining unit applicants may be considered if position not filled with a bargaining unit applicant
• Effective 5/26/2026, MDT participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility; after job offer and Form I-9 completion, information submitted to DHS and SSA
• Proof of eligibility to