Maintenance Crew Leader - Saint Joseph Maintenance Facility

About the role

The maintenance crew leader assigns and monitors the work of a crew and trains employees performing highway maintenance duties while also performing these same activities. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision.

Responsibilities

• Leads crews during maintenance operations, including setting up work zones, mowing, patching, overlaying, grading, sealing, cleaning ditches, mudjacking, replacing concrete, repairing bridge decks, removing snow, maintaining signs and striping roadways.
• Operates highway maintenance equipment, including tractors, dozers, loaders, trucks, graders and snowplows.
• Oversees material usage in the field and may prepare and submit supply, inventory, material, and building reports; assists in maintaining employee records.
• Oversees routine maintenance of equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Inspects bridges and roadways to determine maintenance needs, work progress and results of completed work.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, and interstate status (either Excepted Interstate [EI] or Non-Excepted Interstate [NI])
• Five years of experience performing roadway, roadside, bridge or sign maintenance or pavement marking responsibilities as described in the examples of work
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination

Working conditions

• Requires significant physical stamina and endurance, including the ability to move materials by hand, operate hand tools, and perform stationary flagging.
• Requires exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment, including risk of physical injury from carrying out duties in heavy traffic areas, on or near heavy equipment or machinery, and with hazardous chemicals or materials.
• May require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.

Benefits

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.

Total compensation includes more than the dollars received in a paycheck. An interactive Total Compensation Calculator provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more offered to prospective employees.

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. The organization values team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill the mission of safety, service, and stability. Growth of team members is seen as an investment in MoDOT's future and yours. Diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment are offered.

MoDOT operates on shared values; success depends upon modeling these values. View mission, values, and tangible results.

For questions about this position, contact: NWHR@modot.mo.gov

Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.