Highway Technician 1 - Summit County (PN 20055375)

Transportation – District 04 | 6155 Chittenden Road, Hudson, OH 44236 | Contact: Noah Villers (noah.villers@dot.ohio.gov) | Classified, OCSEA bargaining unit

About the role

Perform highway maintenance activities to make Ohio roads safer, including snow and ice operations.

Responsibilities

• Flagging traffic
• Pothole patching
• Repairing guardrails
• Litter pickup
• Mowing
• Snow and ice operations

Requirements

• Formal education in arithmetic including addition, subtraction, decimals, percentages, and fractions
• Ability to read, write, and speak common English vocabulary
• 3 months training or 3 months experience in operation of basic equipment
• Valid Class B Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement without airbrake restriction (per Ohio Revised Code section 4506)
• Must serve a one-year probationary period (bargaining unit new hires)
• Must pass criminal background check (individual assessment of prior convictions conducted)
• Must pass urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment
• Subject to federal drug and alcohol regulations (49 CFR Part 40 and 49 CFR Part 382), which prohibit marijuana use including medical marijuana
• Selected applicants must register as a driver in the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse

Skills

• Highway Maintenance

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation, personal, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
• Education and development opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public retirement systems (OPERS, STRS, SERS, HPRS) and optional deferred compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

Benefits eligibility depends on multiple factors; contact the agency for position-specific details.

Pay

$22.29 per hour

Schedule

Permanent full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM. Overtime eligible per FLSA standards.