Maintenance Worker - Charleston

Responsibilities

• Maintains state highway systems, including filling roadway joints and cracks and patching potholes;
• Flagging and directing traffic;
• Setting up signs, cones, arrow boards, and other traffic control devices;
• Loading, unloading, spreading, and hauling materials and supplies;
• Cutting and clearing brush;
• Removing trash and debris from roadsides;
• Cleaning and clearing ditches.

Requirements

• Maintains state highway facilities, including repairing and replacing road signs and guardrails;
• Cleaning and clearing curbs and gutters;
• Painting buildings and equipment;
• Servicing equipment and machinery.

Skills

• Operates vehicles to transport employees, equipment, machinery and/or materials, or to warn oncoming traffic;
• Mows right of way using tractor mower and hand tools;
• Operates auger, trencher, backhoe, forklift, and various trucks (e.g., dump, aerial boom, bucket, and platform).

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package including a pension plan, paid leave and holidays, health insurance coverage, and educational assistance.

Pay

• Temporary emergency operations adjustment of $3 to $6 per hour, depending on the area of operation, when handling winter/emergency operations activities.

Schedule

• Job requires significant physical stamina and endurance, including the ability to move materials by hand, operate hand tools, and perform stationary flagging.
• Job requires outdoor work that involves exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment.
• Job may require overtime and nighttime work.
• Job may require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET;
• Valid Driver's License;
• A passing grade on the written portion of the commercial driver's license (CDL) exam is required prior to hire date.
• Must pass the driving portion of the CDL exam with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions (Class B), and interstate status (either Excepted Interstate [EI] or Non-Excepted Interstate [NI]) within 60 days after being hired into this position.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

Why you’ll love this position

The maintenance worker performs routine, entry-level duties related to the maintenance of the state's roadways and facilities. This opening is for one of our CAREER-LADDER positions which offers the opportunity for career advancement without having to participate in the competitive selection interview process. As you continue to learn, acquire new skills, and gain experience, you can be promoted to a higher-level position.

MoDOT

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a pension plan, paid leave and holidays, health insurance coverage and educational assistance. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours.

Contact Details

To apply for this position, please email sehr@modot.mo.gov. The deadline to apply is 11:55 p.m. the night of closing.