Temporary Highway Maintenance Worker - McCook & Surrounding Areas
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for About the role (description), Responsibilities (Job Duties), Requirements (Minimum Qualifications etc), Benefits (they have a Benefits paragraph), Pay (they have hiring rate and pay rate details), Schedule (Summer positions, temporary, until Nov 30 2026, hours may depend on weather). Also maybe Qualifications separate? But they said we can use Requirements, Qualifications, Skills as separate headings but we should avoid thin sections. We'll combine Requirements and Qualifications into one Requirements
with subpoints. Skills maybe part of Requirements. We'll not create separate Skills if not needed.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, application instructions, etc. Also remove "If you're currently employed by the State of Nebraska..." etc. Also remove "Equal Opportunity Statement". Also remove "Benefits We offer a comprehensive package..." but we keep benefits content? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The benefits paragraph is substantive? It says "We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities..." plus link. That's somewhat generic but still substantive? It's not specific details like health insurance etc. Might be considered boilerplate? However it's under Benefits heading in original. The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. The benefits paragraph is vague but still states they offer a comprehensive package. Might be considered filler? It's not specific like health, dental etc. Might be considered boilerplate. But the instruction says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state benefits, albeit generic. I'd keep Benefits section with that paragraph.
Pay section: they have hiring rate $21.953? Actually at top: Hiring Rate $21.953. Then later: Pay rate of $19.941 per hour to start. If utilized by the Agency, and at the discretion of the District, those who currently possess a CDL may be promoted to the Worker Senior level at the rate of $21.470 per hour. So we have specific numbers. So Pay section is valid.
Schedule: Summer positions, temporary, until November 30, 2026. Hours may depend on the weather, may be more or less than 40 hours per week. That's specific enough.
Now we need to format lists with - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For Benefits we have a paragraph, not a list. Could keep as
. For Requirements we have multiple items: Minimum Qualifications (two bullet points?), Preferred Qualifications (list), Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (list). We'll combine into a
with - for each bullet.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact numbers, dates, location list, etc.
Let's extract content:
About the role: The descriptive paragraphs after "Job Description". It includes: "The Nebraska Department of Transportation is now hiring summer temporary maintenance workers! Whether you’re looking for temporary work for extra income through the summer months or looking to test out a new position prior to making a long-term commitment, we encourage you to apply! For those seeking a more long-term commitment, this is an excellent way for you to assess the work environment and daily responsibilities before possibly joining us long-term. We perform important work ensuring the safety of the traveling public and enjoy a friendly and supportive work environment. We hope you’ll join us and are confident you’ll feel the same way!"
We'll put that in
under About the role.
Responsibilities: Job Duties paragraph: "Under immediate supervision, perform a variety of manual tasks to maintain and preserve highways, shoulders, roadside areas, and structures, as well as preventative maintenance and care of equipment and tools. Examples of work include mowing and trimming vegetation on highway right-of-way, spreading and tamping of surfacing materials, assisting in repair of highway signs, manually providing highway traffic control for maintenance projects according to safety procedures, flagging, safely removing objects from roadway, assisting in cleaning of all maintenance equipment and buildings, and performing other duties as assigned."
We'll put that in
under Responsibilities, maybe also as a list? It's a paragraph with examples separated by commas. Could keep as
. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. This is not a explicit list but could be considered a list. Safer to keep as
.
Requirements: We'll combine Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Highway Maintenance Worker: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license.
- Highway Maintenance Worker/ Senior: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license, and possession of a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes and tanker endorsements is required within 60 days of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A valid Class A or B Commercial driver's license.
- Experience in the operation of heavy equipment.
- May require out of town, overnight travel.
- Regular and reliable attendance is also required.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
- Must be able to safely move, drag, lift 35 pounds frequently, up to 60 pounds occasionally (without assistance), and 90 or more pounds infrequently (with assistance);
- climb, bend or stoop;
- work in outdoor temperature extremes and work around high-speed traffic.
- Must be able to be reached to report to work outside scheduled work hours for highway emergencies within 40 minutes of notification.
We'll put each as
- .
Benefits: Paragraph: "We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation. Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits"
We'll keep as
.
Pay: Include hiring rate $21.953? Actually the top line: "Hiring Rate $21.953". Then later pay rate $19.941 per hour to start. Promotion to Senior at $21.470 per hour. We'll include all.
Schedule: "Summer positions, temporary, until November 30, 2026. Hours may depend on the weather, may be more or less than 40 hours per week."
We'll also include location list? The location list appears in header: "Location: Alma, NE, Arapahoe, NE, Benkelman, NE, Elwood, NE, Franklin, NE, Grant, NE, Holdrege, NE, Imperial, NE, Maywood, NE, McCook, NE, Minden, NE, Palisade, NE". Also later "Locations hiring: McCook, Maywood, Benkelman, Imperial, Holdrege, Alma, Arapahoe, Minden, Palisade, Grant, Elwood, Franklin." We should preserve location info. Where to put? Could be part of About the role or a separate section? Not listed in headings but we could include in About the role paragraph. Better to add a short paragraph after About the role: "Locations hiring: Alma, Arapahoe, Benkelman, Elwood, Franklin, Grant, Holdrege, Imperial, Maywood, McCook, Minden, Palisade." We'll keep as
.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat same info.
Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Benefits
...
Pay
...
Schedule
...
Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine.
Now craft the exact text.
About the role paragraph: combine the two sentences? We'll keep as one paragraph.
Responsibilities paragraph: as given.
Requirements list items: need to keep exact phrasing.
Minimum Qualifications: two items? Could be separate - for each.
Let's list:
- Highway Maintenance Worker: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license.
- Highway Maintenance Worker/ Senior: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license, and possession of a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes and tanker endorsements is required within 60 days of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A valid Class A or B Commercial driver's license.
- Experience in the operation of heavy equipment.
- May require out of town, overnight travel.
- Regular and reliable attendance is also required.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
- Must be able to safely move, drag, lift 35 pounds frequently, up to 60 pounds occasionally (without assistance), and 90 or more pounds infrequently (with assistance);
- climb, bend or stoop;
- work in outdoor temperature extremes and work around high-speed traffic.
- Must be able to be reached to report to work outside scheduled work hours for highway emergencies within 40 minutes of notification.
We'll combine all into one
with each bullet as - . Ensure we keep punctuation.
Benefits paragraph: as given.
Pay paragraph: "Hiring Rate $21.953. Pay rate of $19.941 per hour to start. If utilized by the Agency, and at the discretion of the District, those who currently possess a CDL may be promoted to the Worker Senior level at the rate of $21.470 per hour."
Schedule paragraph: "Summer positions, temporary, until November 30, 2026. Hours may depend on the weather, may be more or less than 40 hours per week."
Location paragraph: maybe include after About the role? Could add a separate
Location
but not in allowed headings list. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings but suggests those examples. Safer to not add extra heading. We'll incorporate location into About the role paragraph.
Thus About the role paragraph will include location sentence.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
"The Nebraska Department of Transportation is now hiring summer temporary maintenance workers! Whether you’re looking
. For Requirements we have multiple items: Minimum Qualifications (two bullet points?), Preferred Qualifications (list), Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (list). We'll combine into a
- with
- for each bullet.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact numbers, dates, location list, etc.
Let's extract content:
About the role: The descriptive paragraphs after "Job Description". It includes: "The Nebraska Department of Transportation is now hiring summer temporary maintenance workers! Whether you’re looking for temporary work for extra income through the summer months or looking to test out a new position prior to making a long-term commitment, we encourage you to apply! For those seeking a more long-term commitment, this is an excellent way for you to assess the work environment and daily responsibilities before possibly joining us long-term. We perform important work ensuring the safety of the traveling public and enjoy a friendly and supportive work environment. We hope you’ll join us and are confident you’ll feel the same way!"
We'll put that in
under About the role. Responsibilities: Job Duties paragraph: "Under immediate supervision, perform a variety of manual tasks to maintain and preserve highways, shoulders, roadside areas, and structures, as well as preventative maintenance and care of equipment and tools. Examples of work include mowing and trimming vegetation on highway right-of-way, spreading and tamping of surfacing materials, assisting in repair of highway signs, manually providing highway traffic control for maintenance projects according to safety procedures, flagging, safely removing objects from roadway, assisting in cleaning of all maintenance equipment and buildings, and performing other duties as assigned." We'll put that in
under Responsibilities, maybe also as a list? It's a paragraph with examples separated by commas. Could keep as
. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. This is not a explicit list but could be considered a list. Safer to keep as
. Requirements: We'll combine Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities. Minimum Qualifications: - Highway Maintenance Worker: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license. - Highway Maintenance Worker/ Senior: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license, and possession of a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes and tanker endorsements is required within 60 days of employment. Preferred Qualifications: - A valid Class A or B Commercial driver's license. - Experience in the operation of heavy equipment. - May require out of town, overnight travel. - Regular and reliable attendance is also required. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities: - Must be able to safely move, drag, lift 35 pounds frequently, up to 60 pounds occasionally (without assistance), and 90 or more pounds infrequently (with assistance); - climb, bend or stoop; - work in outdoor temperature extremes and work around high-speed traffic. - Must be able to be reached to report to work outside scheduled work hours for highway emergencies within 40 minutes of notification. We'll put each as
- .
Benefits: Paragraph: "We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation. Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits"
We'll keep as
. Pay: Include hiring rate $21.953? Actually the top line: "Hiring Rate $21.953". Then later pay rate $19.941 per hour to start. Promotion to Senior at $21.470 per hour. We'll include all. Schedule: "Summer positions, temporary, until November 30, 2026. Hours may depend on the weather, may be more or less than 40 hours per week." We'll also include location list? The location list appears in header: "Location: Alma, NE, Arapahoe, NE, Benkelman, NE, Elwood, NE, Franklin, NE, Grant, NE, Holdrege, NE, Imperial, NE, Maywood, NE, McCook, NE, Minden, NE, Palisade, NE". Also later "Locations hiring: McCook, Maywood, Benkelman, Imperial, Holdrege, Alma, Arapahoe, Minden, Palisade, Grant, Elwood, Franklin." We should preserve location info. Where to put? Could be part of About the role or a separate section? Not listed in headings but we could include in About the role paragraph. Better to add a short paragraph after About the role: "Locations hiring: Alma, Arapahoe, Benkelman, Elwood, Franklin, Grant, Holdrege, Imperial, Maywood, McCook, Minden, Palisade." We'll keep as
. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat same info. Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
...
Requirements
- ... ...
Benefits
...
Pay
...
Schedule
...
Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine. Now craft the exact text. About the role paragraph: combine the two sentences? We'll keep as one paragraph. Responsibilities paragraph: as given. Requirements list items: need to keep exact phrasing. Minimum Qualifications: two items? Could be separate - for each.
Let's list:
- Highway Maintenance Worker: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license.
- Highway Maintenance Worker/ Senior: Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license, and possession of a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes and tanker endorsements is required within 60 days of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A valid Class A or B Commercial driver's license.
- Experience in the operation of heavy equipment.
- May require out of town, overnight travel.
- Regular and reliable attendance is also required.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
- Must be able to safely move, drag, lift 35 pounds frequently, up to 60 pounds occasionally (without assistance), and 90 or more pounds infrequently (with assistance);
- climb, bend or stoop;
- work in outdoor temperature extremes and work around high-speed traffic.
- Must be able to be reached to report to work outside scheduled work hours for highway emergencies within 40 minutes of notification.
We'll combine all into one
- with each bullet as
- . Ensure we keep punctuation.
Benefits paragraph: as given.
Pay paragraph: "Hiring Rate $21.953. Pay rate of $19.941 per hour to start. If utilized by the Agency, and at the discretion of the District, those who currently possess a CDL may be promoted to the Worker Senior level at the rate of $21.470 per hour."
Schedule paragraph: "Summer positions, temporary, until November 30, 2026. Hours may depend on the weather, may be more or less than 40 hours per week."
Location paragraph: maybe include after About the role? Could add a separate
Location
but not in allowed headings list. The instruction says usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings but suggests those examples. Safer to not add extra heading. We'll incorporate location into About the role paragraph. Thus About the role paragraph will include location sentence. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "The Nebraska Department of Transportation is now hiring summer temporary maintenance workers! Whether you’re looking
- . Ensure we keep punctuation.
Benefits paragraph: as given.
Pay paragraph: "Hiring Rate $21.953. Pay rate of $19.941 per hour to start. If utilized by the Agency, and at the discretion of the District, those who currently possess a CDL may be promoted to the Worker Senior level at the rate of $21.470 per hour."
Schedule paragraph: "Summer positions, temporary, until November 30, 2026. Hours may depend on the weather, may be more or less than 40 hours per week."
Location paragraph: maybe include after About the role? Could add a separate
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. This is not a explicit list but could be considered a list. Safer to keep as