Highway Maintenance Emergency Worker

Responsibilities

• Work alone during evening or night-time hours and on weekends, keeping City streets and expressways free of hazards to vehicular traffic.
• Operate a pick‑up truck equipped with tools such as axe, spud bar, saws, wrenches, lights, and barricades; remove hazards, secure open manholes or construction sites that have been vandalized, and respond promptly to traffic emergencies.
• Use front‑end loader and dump truck to haul and spread materials such as sand, salt, and cinders; operate heavy trucks with salt spreader and plow attachments for snow removal and ice control.
• Maintain two‑way radio contact with the Sewer Maintenance dispatcher while traveling in vehicle.
• Respond to work orders and instructions received via e‑mail, keeping accurate records of work activity.

• Minimum one year of paid experience at the semi‑skilled laborer level in highway maintenance operations.
• Possession of a valid State of Ohio Class B commercial driver’s license with no air‑brake restriction.
• Knowledge of the uses and placement of lights and barricades on City streets and highways, and of the tools and equipment used for maintenance and emergency purposes.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to utilize e‑mail for work‑order communication and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to work effectively under emergency or heavy‑traffic conditions and to make independent decisions regarding time, materials, and equipment usage.
• Skill in operating motor vehicles and moderately complex highway maintenance automotive equipment.

The City of Akron is a committed equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, language, religion, citizenship status, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, membership in a collective bargaining unit, status with regard to public assistance, or political affiliation. The City is bound by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the National Labor Relations Act.