Maintenance Crew Leader - Clinton

Waiver of minimum requirements may be considered. Substitutions may be allowed.

Note for internal applicants:
Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

Job Location:

Clinton Maintenance Facility (1047 Gaines Drive, Clinton, MO 64735).

If selected for further consideration, you will be contacted to schedule an interview for Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

The maintenance crew leader assigns and monitors the work of a crew and trains employees performing highway maintenance duties while also performing these same activities. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision.

• Lead crews during maintenance operations, including setting up work zones, mowing, patching, overlaying, grading, sealing, cleaning ditches, mud jacking, replacing concrete, repairing bridge decks, removing snow, maintaining signs and striping roadways.
• Operate highway maintenance equipment, including tractors, dozers, loaders, trucks, graders and snowplows.
• Oversee material usage in the field and may prepare and submit supply, inventory, material, and building reports; assists in maintaining employee records.
• Oversee routine maintenance of equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Inspect bridges and roadways to determine maintenance needs, work progress and results of completed work.

• Job requires significant physical stamina and endurance, including the ability to move materials by hand, operate hand tools, and perform stationary flagging.
• Job requires exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment, including risk of physical injury from carrying out duties in heavy traffic areas, on or near heavy equipment or machinery, and with hazardous chemicals or materials.
• Job may require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.
• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET.
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, and interstate status (either Excepted Interstate [EI] or Non-Excepted Interstate [NI]).
• Five years of experience performing roadway, roadside, bridge or sign maintenance or pavement marking responsibilities.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.