Maintenance Worker I

About the role

Under the direction of the Highway Department Barn Supervisor, the Maintenance Worker I performs maintenance and repair to county roads and highways. This position is covered as defined by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Allen Employee Handbook.

Responsibilities

• Operate trucks and heavy machinery to maintain or construct roads, culverts, bridges, and drainage structures.
• Conduct inspections of fluid levels, tire pressure, and mechanical functionality before and after use.
• Replace catch basins and conduct repairs on field tile for water drainage.
• Provide traffic control and flagging at road construction sites.
• Perform asphalt repairs, mowing, vector removal, and other related maintenance tasks as part of a road crew.
• Take charge of snow removal, machine repairs, brush cutting, tree removal, dead animal removal, and stump grinding.
• Load, transport, deposit, and spread materials such as crushed stone, sand, salt, and others using trucks.
• Demonstrate proficiency operating precise electronic equipment (slope grade lasers, sondes for tile tracing, underground cameras, slope levels, station surveying for right‑of‑way).
• Maintain work reports and records as required by the County and DOT.
• Adhere to County, State, and Federal safety regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including overtime as required.
• Carry out moderately complex tasks involving operation and inspection of heavy equipment; understand work processes for catch basin replacement and field‑tile repairs.
• Work under moderate supervision following detailed instructions, demonstrating caution and proficiency to ensure personal and public safety.
• Maintain regular communication with fellow County employees; interact tactfully, respectfully, patiently, and professionally with co‑workers, the public, and outside agencies.
• Regularly lift up to 60 pounds; engage in bending, pushing, pulling, kneeling, climbing, reaching overhead, crawling; spend considerable time standing/sitting with some walking; exposed to temperature