Maintenance Worker - Eldon
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.
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 A or 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.
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. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. 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.
Job Location
Job Location: Eldon Maintenance Facility, 30 Highway Y, Eldon, MO 65026.
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. Responsibilities are performed under direct supervision. MoDOT will bring candidates onto the team as entry-level, intermediate, or senior level, based on your skills and experience. 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.
Special Working Conditions
- Significant physical stamina and endurance;
- Exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment;
- 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;
- Overtime and nighttime work;
- Operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.
Additional Information
- Job requires outdoor work;
- May require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials;
- May install signs, including structural and large signs at overhead positions, inspect truss signs, pour concrete sign footings, weld and cut steel sign posts, and repair and maintain break away and/or overlay signs.
Minimum 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 A or 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.
Company Information
- MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values.
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Application Instructions
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