Highway Technician Test Lab

Job Description
- Highway Technician  Test Lab (260006FE)

Transportation
- District 09

Agency Contact Name and Information :
Bonnie Hall  bonnie.hallo.gov

Sep 8, 2026, 3:59:00 AM

District 9 HQ 650 Eastern Avenue Chillicothe 45601

United States of America-OHIO-Ross County-Chillicothe

Compensation : $30.10 to $38.01

Full-time

Work Hours :
Operational Needs

Union : OCSEA

Highway Maintenance

Technical Skills : CDL, Operations, Highway Maintenance

Professional Skills :
Customer Focus, Teamwork

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Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5 th largest interstate system andthe3 rd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone.

ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency’s vision every day:
To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.

ODOT's Mission Statement:
To provide a transportation system that is safe, accessible, well maintained, and positioned for the future.

Serves as section lead over one or more test lab materials (i.e., asphalt, aggregate, concrete); coordinates construction & testing contract administration (e.g., performs/reviews/monitors field-testing operations, materials acceptance & Site Manager records to ensure departmental consistency in materials quality, procedures, acceptance & documentation & oversees district-wide materials testing coordination, change orders & various items to final out a project), performs maintenance duties which include serving as a lead worker, emergency response & clean-up, layout & placement of maintenance of traffic devices, snow & ice control & related maintenance duties by operation of snow plow with spreader, brine dispensing equipment, dump truck with attachments pursuant to the current Highway Technician MOU between ODOT & OCSEA/AFSCME.

Provides support services (e.g., accepts project materials, interprets test results, defines & interprets procedures (e.g. policies, testing methods, acceptance, exceptions, small quantities); monitors supplier, contractor, & producer quality control, testing & acceptance processes to assure performance test results have validity based on materials production processes (e.g. test procedures, equipment calibration, test performance, technician performance, quality control monitoring of mix designs, mix processes, raw materials acceptance, supplier/contractor/producer test results, documentation, problem investigations);

performs or directs performance of special tests for material failures investigations, research, & specification development).

Operates personal computer to input, maintain, update data into Site Manager, Enterprise Information Management System (EIMS) &/or applicable devices & software systems (e.g. samples, materials, material codes, data screen, bills of materials).

Performs routine materials tests for acceptance, verification, quality assurance as required or guides lower-level personnel; maintains laboratory testing equipment, calibration, records, & tolerances; performs inspections of manufacturer’s test equipment (e.g. scales, delivery equipment, test devices, temperature equipment).

Performs or assists in training of department, supplier, & contractor personnel for materials certification tests required by policy or specification; gathers, analyzes & interprets data, prepares reports, makes presentations; attends materials training, district & departmental meetings, acts as representative for materials management unit in specific materials field.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all…