Hwy Maintenance Worker/Senior - Dorchester

Hiring Agency: Transportation - Agency 27. Location: Dorchester, NE.

About the role

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is seeking a dedicated and hardworking team player to join us in our mission to enhance the quality of life for Nebraskans by building and maintaining a convenient, safe, and innovative statewide transportation system!

Responsibilities

• Operate trucks and other light equipment to complete highway maintenance work.
• Operate tractors with various attachments including discs, harrows, seeders, 15-foot mowers, sprayers, and hand mowers to maintain highways and highway right of way.
• Operate post drivers for the installation of signs, fences, guardrails, and other hand-held power and manual tools.
• Maintain the upkeep of shrubs and lawns, and perform tree trimming and brush cutting.
• Maintain yards and perform building maintenance and cleaning.
• Paint buildings and various structures.
• Perform manual labor for concrete and bituminous patching and sealing of cracks in highways and structures.
• Manually provide highway traffic control for construction and maintenance projects according to safety procedures.
• Safely move, drag, lift, load, and unload various equipment, materials, supplies, and hazardous materials or objects from the roadway within weight restrictions; spread and tamp surfacing materials.
• Complete routine and general maintenance and mechanical repair on equipment.
• Repair highway signs.
• Perform snow removal.
• May apply chemicals of selective and non-selective herbicides spray to the highway right of way.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license.
• For the Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior role: possession of a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes and tanker endorsements is required within 60 days of employment.

Qualifications

• Experience in the operation of heavy equipment or farming background.
• A valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement.
• Commercial Pesticide applicator's license.
• Basic computer experience.
• A Valid Class "A" Commercial Driver's License with O Restriction and tanker endorsement is required within 90 days of hire through our in-house CDL training program. Costs to obtain the permit will be paid for by the Department.
• Must be able to be placed on-call and respond accordingly during non-scheduled work hours including holidays and weekends for emergencies and special events.
• Work is performed in adverse weather conditions and during traffic management activities and traffic safety incidents including snow removal, sanding, and de-icing.
• Regular and reliable attendance is also required.
• Must be able to report to work for snow and other highway emergencies within 40 minutes under normal driving conditions and be placed in an "on-call" status.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Must be able to safely move, drag, and lift 35 pounds frequently, up to 60 pounds occasionally (without assistance), and 90 or more pounds infrequ