Highway Maintenance Worker

About the role

This position is responsible for performing general highway maintenance duties that keep INDOT assets in good working condition to ensure customer satisfaction. Highway Technicians perform snow and ice removal and related maintenance duties by operation of snow plow and other winter operations duties as required. Traffic maintenance duties, such as repairing and installing traffic signs and pavement markings, are also required job duties for this position. A CDL is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) safety policies and procedures.
• Operate basic highway maintenance/traffic equipment to maintain, repair and clean highways and rights-of-way.
• Move and load supplies and materials.
• Perform winter operations duties including snow and ice removal.
• 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 such as: minor repairs, preventative maintenance, refueling, and pre-trip inspections.
• Perform miscellaneous labor tasks.
• These additional duties may be performed depending on the job assignment:
  • Maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers and pavement markings.
  • Receive, inspect, and record new materials, supplies, and equipment arriving in District Traffic for distribution (e.g., signs and sign hardware, lighting poles, arms, and luminaries).
  • Maintain perpetual inventory of supplies and dispense the required materials.
  • (e.g., traffic signal equipment, signs and sign hardware).
  • Operate and maintain new computerized inventory control system.

Requirements

• Must possess a valid Class A or Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or obtain one with the first 90 days of employment.
• Pass and submit to a drug test as a condition of employment.
• Absolutely must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Absolutely must be able to perform physical activities such as lifting, dragging, stooping, standing, and walking for long periods of time.
• Must be able to endure exposure to inclement weather.
• Absolutely must be able to operate specialty traffic equipment (e.g. bucket trucks, paint equipment, etc.).
• Absolutely must be able to follow directions and work as part of a team.
• Knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to inventory control computer systems.
• Ability to understand system of bookkeeping procedures.

Qualifications

For this role, a degree is not required. Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:

• Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Comply with all Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Operate basic highway maintenance/traffic equipment to maintain, repair and clean highways and rights-of-way.
• Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Move and load supplies and materials.
• Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Perform winter operations duties including snow and ice removal.
• Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Perform emergency response activities such as clean-up, traffic control, lane closures, placement of signs and erecting barricades.
• Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Perform regular inspections and routine equipment maintenance such as: minor repairs, preventative maintenance, refueling, and pre-trip inspections.
• Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Perform miscellaneous labor tasks.
• Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: These additional duties may be performed depending on the job assignment:
  • Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers and pavement markings.
  • Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Receive, inspect, and record new materials, supplies, and equipment arriving in District Traffic for distribution (e.g., signs and sign hardware, lighting poles, arms, and luminaries).
  • Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Maintain perpetual inventory of supplies and dispense the required materials.
  • (e.g., traffic signal equipment, signs and sign hardware).
  • Ability to articulate or demonstrate the following: Operate and maintain new computerized inventory control system.

Benefits

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans.
• Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards.
• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution.
• Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match.
• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options.
• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to: 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers.
• Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave.
• Cumulative 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off.
• 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years.
• Education Reimbursement Program.
• Group life insurance.
• Free Parking for most positions.
• Free LinkedIn Learning access.

Pay

This position traditionally starts at an hourly rate of $20.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

Schedule

A Day In The Life

The essential elements of the job duties:

• Comply with all Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) safety policies and procedures.
• Operate basic highway maintenance/traffic equipment to maintain, repair and clean highways and rights-of-way.
• Move and load supplies and materials.
• Perform winter operations duties including snow and ice removal.
• 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 such as: minor repairs, preventative maintenance, refueling, and pre-trip inspections.
• Perform miscellaneous labor tasks.
• These additional duties may be performed depending on the job assignment:
  • Maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers and pavement markings.
  • Receive, inspect, and record new materials, supplies, and equipment arriving in District Traffic for distribution (e.g., signs and sign hardware, lighting poles, arms, and luminaries).
  • Maintain perpetual inventory of supplies and dispense the required materials.
  • (e.g., traffic signal equipment, signs and sign hardware).
  • Operate and maintain new computerized inventory control system.