Highway Maintenance Worker II - Wilton Shop
About the Role:
Under supervision of the County Road Superintendent and County Engineer, is responsible for performing general labor-type duties, hand and power tool operation, and intermediate level truck and equipment operation on various road and bridge projects.
Candidate Requirements:
- High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Must have the ability to read and write.
- Requires a valid North Dakota Class A driver's license non-air restricted and with a tanker endorsement.
- Two (2) or more years of experience in the operation of various types of heavy equipment, truck driving and maintenance duties of highway and road projects are preferred.
- Candidates must successfully complete a standard background and criminal record check along with an alcohol and controlled substance test and physical exam. Costs associated with these exams will be paid for by the County.
- Must live within 60-minue response time to the assigned shop.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Participates with other maintenance personnel to perform general labor duties using hand tools including but not limited to: shovels, rakes, post hole diggers, brooms, scrapers, etc. for use in shop and grounds maintenance, asphalt patching, preparing culvert beds, snow removal, etc.
- Place traffic control signs and devices, assist traffic through work zones as required.
- Operate jackhammers, air compressors, mechanical tampers, power saws, hydraulic drivers and similar equipment.
- Operate semis and dump trucks hauling maintenance material and may drive trucks in plowing snow and spreading traction material.
- Operates a wide variety of heavy equipment to a varying degree of difficulty, including but not limited to the following: motor grades, front end loaders, bulldozers, scrapers, backhoes, rollers, mowers, trucks of all types, asphalt related equipment and other equipment associated with road and bridge maintenance.
- Performs related work as required including repair, cleaning and maintenance of vehicles, buildings, and grounds as required.
- Occasionally serves as a temporary crew leader on small projects as assigned by supervisor.
- Generates detailed daily timecards, material, and work reports.
- Performs other duties as required and assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Applicant must have knowledge of preventive maintenance procedures, safe handling procedures with knowledge of industrial and traffic safety procedures, and knowledge of landowner rights and protection rights of private property.
- Applicant must have the abilities to perform the essential functions, with or without accommodation which may include but not limited to: extended sitting, lift and carry objects, bend, stretch reach, climbing, working and driving in low-light, low-visibility conditions, and work at various heights from the ground, on bridges, trucks and/or equipment.