Traffic Sign crew
State of Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2 mo ago
Art & Creative$20/hrFull-time
About the Role
This position is with INDOT's Traffic Bluffton Sign Crew.
Pay
- Starting hourly rate: $20.00 per hour (may be commensurate with education and work experience)
- Additional $1 per hour for candidates with a current CDL and required endorsements
- Candidates without a CDL will be given 90 days to obtain their CDL and required endorsements and will then earn the additional $1 per hour (CDL training provided onsite by certified INDOT staff)
Responsibilities
- Comply with all Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) safety policies and procedures
- Operate basic highway maintenance/traffic equipment to maintain, repair and clean highways and rights-of-way
- Move and load supplies and materials
- Perform winter operations duties including snow and ice removal
- Perform emergency response activities such as clean-up, traffic control, lane closures, placement of signs and erecting barricades
- Perform regular inspections and routine equipment maintenance such as: minor repairs, preventative maintenance, refueling, and pre-trip inspections
- Perform miscellaneous labor tasks
Additional Duties (Depending on Job Assignment)
- Maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers and pavement markings
- Receive, inspect, and record new materials, supplies, and equipment arriving in District Traffic for distribution (e.g., signs and sign hardware, lighting poles, arms, and luminaries)
- Maintain perpetual inventory of supplies and dispense the required materials (e.g., traffic signal equipment, signs and sign hardware)
- Operate and maintain new computerized inventory control system
Requirements
- Must possess a valid Class A or Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or obtain one within the first 90 days of employment
- Pass and submit to a drug test as a condition of employment
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Ability to perform physical activities such as lifting, dragging, stooping, standing, and walking for long periods of time
- Must be able to endure exposure to inclement weather
- Ability to operate specialty traffic equipment (e.g. bucket trucks, paint equipment, etc.)
- Ability to follow directions and work as part of a team
- Workday attendance at assigned worksite(s) is an essential function of this position
Additional Requirements (Depending on Job Assignment)
- Knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to inventory control computer systems
- Ability to understand system of bookkeeping procedures
Benefits
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- Leave policies including: 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave; up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers; up to 15 hours of paid community service leave; combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off; 12 paid holidays (14 on election years)
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access