Maintenance Worker Series - Galena

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. Job location: Galena Maintenance Facility, 1889 St Hwy 248 West, Galena, MO 65656. Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis, until all vacancies are filled.

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. As you continue to learn, acquire new skills, and gain experience, you can be promoted to a higher-level position.

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
• Maintains, cleans, and repairs state highway facilities, including:
  • Repairing and replacing road signs and guardrails
  • Cleaning curbs and gutters
  • Painting buildings and equipment
  • Servicing equipment and machinery
• Operates vehicles to:
  • Transport employees, equipment, machinery and/or materials
  • Warn oncoming traffic
  • Plow snow and spread ice control materials
• 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)
• May repair bridge decks (full and partial) and drains, and clean bridge bents/caps at heights on ladders or utilizing scaffolding
• May install signs, including:
  • Structural and large signs at overhead positions
  • Inspecting truss signs
  • Pouring concrete sign footings
  • Welding and cutting steel sign posts
  • Repairing and maintaining break away and/or overlay signs

Requirements

• 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

Special Working Conditions

• 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, 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
• Job may require overtime and nighttime work, and requires the ability to respond to emergency situations within a reasonable time period
• Job 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
• Eligibility for health insurance coverage

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