Highway Maintenance Technician - CDL Driver / Equipment Operator - Seeley

About the role

The Highway Maintenance Technician position in Seeley performs a variety of work as a laborer, lead worker, equipment operator, and truck driver for highway maintenance activities. For a full job description, please contact Shannon Carter at scarter@mt.gov. For information on the Montana Department of Transportation’s mission, vision, and values, visit https://www.mdt.mt.gov/about.aspx#values.

Responsibilities

• Operates various trucks and heavy equipment to perform culvert placement and installation/cleaning
• Landslide removal
• Crack/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 tank endorsement and a valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC)
• Applicants with a learner’s permit have 30 days to obtain the necessary Montana Commercial Operators License
• Must live or relocate within 45 road miles of the Seeley Section House (2701 MT Highway 83 N, Seeley Lake, MT)
• Must have a telephone or be reasonably accessible to the section headquarters
• Driver’s record will be verified; successful applicants must sign a release form 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

Qualifications

• Maintenance Technician I: requires one (1) year experience driving heavy truck or operating construction equipment
• Maintenance Technician II: requires two (2) years of documented experience from another city, county, or state highway road department where employed