Winter Seasonal CDL Driver/Highway Technician 1; (...

NOW HIRING CDL HOLDERS FOR WINTER SNOW & ICE SEASON!! Enjoy working outdoors? Want to make a difference in the great State of Ohio? If the answer is YES, we have the opportunity for you! The Ohio Department of Transportation, District Two, is now accepting applications for Seasonal Highway Technicians for the following counties: Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Lucas, Wood, Henry, Fulton and Williams. These Winter Seasonal positions are TEMPORARY, unclassified appointments not to exceed 1,000 hours. Only one (1) application is necessary. Hours may vary based on operational need. What You Will Do: * Hands-on maintenance of traffic and flagging * Highway maintenance and repair work activities (e.g., pothole patching, spread berm, repair guardrails, crack seal, litter pick-up, drainage, vegetation management such as weed eating, brush cutting, and mowing) * Operation of heavy equipment (e.g., dump truck, loader) and hand tools (e.g., chainsaw) * Perform snow & ice operations Who we are looking for: * Safety Driven * Enjoys working outdoors * Honest, accountable, trustworthy, and respectful * A positive team player Official Position Description: Operates basic equipment (i.e., see glossary for identification of basic equipment) & performs general highway maintenance duties which vary by season (e.g., constructs, improves, maintains, repairs & cleans highways &or roadways & right-of-ways to include excavating & grading ditches, digging channels & cleaning waterways, cuts brush, grass & other vegetation, applies chemicals to vegetation, patches & seals berm & pavement, mixes mortar & concrete, shovels backfill, installs & repairs catch basin & stream channel & completes other drainage work, screens bleeding surface, reshapesdigs ditchestrenches, pours hot tar, removes trash, cleans & repairs highways &or roadways & right-of-ways, mows grass, moves & loads supplies & materials & completes other related highway maintenance assignments, operates any combination of basic equipment to haul trash), performs snow & ice control & related maintenance duties by operation of snow plow with spreader, brine dispensing equipment, dump truck with attachments, maintains, repairs & installs traffic signs & pavement markings on inter-state, federal & state highways &or roadways (e.g., repairsreplacesstraightens street &or traffic signs & other route markers; installs & repairs guardrails). Performs emergency response & clean up & performs traffic control (e.g., flags traffic through work zone or around accident site; sets lane closures; places high water signs; erects barricades); receives training (on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (maintenance related inspection items). Performs minor repairs & maintenance on equipment (e.g., sharpens; sands; paints; refuels; lubricates; checks tires for wear & pressure; replaces light bulbs; washes & cleans trucks & equipment to prevent rusting); changes tailgates & snowplow blades; conducts pre-trip inspections of equipment. Performs miscellaneous labor & bookkeeping tasks; operates two-way radiobase station; telephones crews for emergencies; cleans offices & garage; keeps daily records & logs (e.g., fuel sheets, material check sheets); responds to general inquiries from public (e.g., gives directions; explains traffic delays; explains work underway); assists stranded motorists (e.g., telephones for needed assistance); performs general labor & maintenance functions at garage; loads & unloads freight; arranges stock in warehouse; moves equipment. Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions; ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in operation of basic equipment. Note: Applicant must have valid Commercial Driver's License at the appropriate level pursuant to approved position description on file to operate motorized equipment of size & type regulated by section 4506 of Ohio Revised Code. * Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above. Job Skills: Highway Maintenance

Created: 2024-11-05