Highway Maintenance Worker; Public Works

This position is responsible for maintaining safe travel conditions on assigned highways and maintaining the equipment used. This position also performs maintenance on County equipment, buildings and grounds, including parks while meeting departmental safety policies and procedures.

• Division:
  Highway Operations
• Days:
  Monday - Friday
• Work Hours:
  
  7:00 a.m.
  
  - 3:30 p.m.
• Hours Per Shift: 8
• Shifts Per Pay Period: 10
• Position FTE: 1.00 full-time hourly non-exempt
• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

• Remove snow and de-ice assigned highways.
• Maintain federal interstates, state highways and county roads.
• Install and remove snow fencing.
• Mark curbs and culverts.
• Patrol for down or missing signs.
• Chip seal and crack fill roads.
• Patch holes in pavement.
• Repair shoulders with gravel.
• Clean drainage structures.
• Trim trees and brush from roadsides. Mow shoulder grass and weeds.
• Replace and repair county road signage and support county road marking (painting).
• Remove animals and debris from roadway.
• Report new driveways placed or utility work being conducted on road right-of-way.
• Repair guardrails.
• Operate equipment including forklifts, wheel loaders, rollers and other equipment.
• Conduct preventative maintenance checks and services on a broad range of equipment.
• Maintain and install snowplows, snow wings and sanders.
• Maintain mowing tractors and mowers.
• Seasonal activities including crack filling, shouldering, culvert replacement, blow-up repair, concrete repair, black topping, brine production, flagging traffic and setting up lane closures.
• Work long hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Work overtime as required, including on-call winter schedule from October 15th through April 15th.
• Demonstrate a commitment to county safety and risk management efforts.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or equivalent competencies, and two to three years of relevant prior experience. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages as well as ability to apply basic algebra and geometry concepts to calculate area, circumference, volume, and /or land measures. Desired experience in operating heavy equipment such as single and tandem axle trucks, front-end loaders, dozers and motor graders.

• Valid Wisconsin Commercial Driver's License - Class A or B required upon hire.
• Employees hired with a Class B CDL are required to obtain a Class A CDL within six (6) months of hire as a condition of continued employment.
• Wisconsin Commercial Driver’s License - Tanker Endorsement N required within six (6) months of hire as a condition of continued employment.
• Good driving record for past 10 years.
• Heavy equipment operator’s license preferred.
• Must wear steel toe safety shoes. Employees in this position will receive a $150 annual stipend for the purchase of safety shoes per Walworth County Ordinance Section 15-394.
• A written test may be required for applicants outside this classification.

• Ability to drive a 41,100# GVW truck with manual transmission.
• Ability to operate a tractor for roadside mowing and to perform other roadside maintenance, as well as maintenance on county equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Knowledge of road construction and maintenance.
• Knowledge of traffic laws, ordinances and regulations governing equipment operation.
• Knowledge of driver preventative maintenance of equipment (i.e., truck, tractor, end-loader, backhoe, grader).
• Knowledge of occupational hazards involved and precautions necessary for safe operation of motor-driven equipment, including operation over rough, slippery, icy or unstable conditions.
• Ability to understand, remember and…