Highway Maintainer I​/Summerbird - Seasonal

Title

Highway Maintainer I / Summerbird - Seasonal 3 Openings

June through August Only - Under 600 hours

General

Summary:

Under immediate supervision; performs work of routine difficulty in completing unskilled manual work relating to basic highway maintenance functions as assigned; performs related work as required. This is routine work consisting of unskilled manual tasks. The duties require ability to do physical labor efficiently. Laborers work under the immediate supervision of higher-level positions that lay out the details of each specific assignment and constantly check the work in progress and upon completion.

Must be 18 years old by start date.

• Loads and unloads stone, gravel, dirt, asphalt, timber.
• Cold patches streets by shoveling mix off truck, placing in hole and tamping.
• Carrying or lifting lumber.
• Sweeps streets, gutters and sidewalks by hand.
• Shovels, gravel and dirt.
• Cuts brush.
• Performs a variety of other heavy manual work in connection with the maintenance of streets.
• Drives truck to and from job.
• Cleans, oils and greases equipment.
• Operates Zero-turn mowers, weed whackers, and other lawn and garden tools.

• Some knowledge of the handling and care of tools involved in manual labor, including auto repair and road maintenance work.
• General Construction Experience.
• Some skill in performing manual labor.
• Some skill in handling and caring for tools and other equipment.
• Some skill in following simple oral instructions.

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Valid Illinois Driver’s License.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Prolonged periods of sitting, talking, listening, working on a computer = 25%, lifting up to 15 pounds at a time, reaching, bending, walking = 75%.

Telephone, county vehicle, and related equipment and supplies related to duties.

Work performed in the field are subject to conditions including, but not limited to working alongside the roadway with moving vehicles, near moving mechanical parts, in high or precarious places, in outside weather conditions, with hazardous materials, with fumes or airborne particles, and in cramped or confined spaces. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time, and use hands to operate equipment and vehicles, reach with hands and arms, climb, and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Reports to:

Maintenance Supervisor.

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