Highway Maintenance Worker

Position

Highway Maintenance Worker (4831-50)

Cincinnati, OH

4831-50

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Various County Locations

40 hours/week

$20.58 hourly

• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time (accruing immediately)
• Personal Days
• Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (14% employer contribution and defined benefit option)
• Medical, HRA, Dental, Vision, Employer‑Paid Life Insurance, Long‑Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility, Free On‑Site Parking, Wellness Incentives, Employee Assistance Program, access to Free Medical and Rx through Marathon Health, Behavioral and Mental Health Resources

Under general supervision, the Highway Maintenance Worker performs general highway maintenance duties, repairs and installs guardrails, cuts shrubs and trees, mows grass, removes refuse and trash, assists in snow and ice removal activities, operates center‑line machine and various other equipment, fabricates, installs, maintains and repairs road signs, operates tractor‑mower, performs routine maintenance and repair on trucks.

• Perform general highway maintenance duties (cut brush, shrubs and trees, mow grass, remove refuse and trash)
• Patch and seal roadways and repair berms
• Repair and install guardrails, barricades, walls, inlets, headwalls, manholes, etc.
• Dig ditches and install culverts, pipes, guardrails, etc.
• Operate various equipment (intersection truck, hand paint machine, etc.)
• Flag on‑going traffic at construction sites; install barricades/signs as directed
• Assist in snow and ice removal activities; load truck with front end loader; drive dump truck to spread salt or plow snow
• Operate 2‑way radio
• Perform routine maintenance and repair on trucks
• Perform seasonal maintenance and repairs on pavement marking equipment during winter months
• Repair and install road signs
• Operate light and handheld equipment (chain saw, air compressor, shovels, picks, jackhammer, etc.)
• Manufacture and repair signs (design traffic signs following ODOT standards, fabricate using pressure roller or small roller, use necessary hand tools)
• Complete routine forms recording man‑hours, materials, equipment, etc.; keep stockroom books; answer telephone; maintain district logs; complete foreman’s report documenting work performed
• Attend meetings and serve on committees, as directed
• Attend training and seminars, as directed
• Meet all job safety requirements and OSHA safety standards that pertain to essential functions
• Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance
• Be available for on‑call assignments after normal work hours, weekends, or holidays when called
• Perform other duties as assigned

Completion of secondary education or equivalent (high school diploma or GED) and one (1) year work experience in road construction, erecting, installing and repairing roadway markings and signs and/or painting of traffic control lines and pavement traffic messages, maintenance or repair of vehicle and/or equipment maintenance and repair; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Valid state of residency driver’s license
• Insurable under the County’s vehicle insurance policy
• Obtain within 180 calendar days of appointment a valid Class A – Commercial Driver’s License issued by the state of residency

Examples include: cell phones, two‑way radios; computer, copier, fax, telephone, scanner; motor vehicles (front and rear loading trucks, side‑loading trucks, tractor‑trailer trucks, dump trucks); asphalt paver; street sweeper;
Jet/Vac truck; generators; air compressors; shoring equipment; concrete mixer; snow plow; forklift; light and heavy motorized vehicles and equipment; measuring wheels; paint mixers; paint guns; power drills; grinders; sanders; jack hammer; gas welding, brazing or cutting apparatus; welding torches; weed eater; mower; pumps; paint sprayer; chain saw; circular saw; shovels; rakes; pliers; wrenches; hammers; screwdrivers; chisels; and other miscellaneous hand tools.