Highway Maintenance Worker ; HMWor Highway Technician ; HT- Butler

Position: (3) Permanent Highway Maintenance Worker 1 (HMW1) or Highway Technician 1 (HT1) - Butler County[...]

Job Description

Permanent Highway Maintenance Worker 1 (HMW1) or Highway Technician 1 (HT1) - Butler County - PN,  &  )

Organization

Transportation - District 08

Unposting Date

Jan 11, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

Work Location

District 8 Garage - Butler Cty 4560 Kyles Station Road Hamilton 45011

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Butler County-Hamilton

Compensation

HMW1 $ 20.85 or HT1 $ 21.64

Schedule

Full-time

Union

OCSEA

Primary Job Skill

Highway Maintenance

Technical Skills

CDL, Highway Maintenance, Transportation

Professional Skills

Active Learning, Flexibility, Listening, Teamwork

Agency Overview

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5th largest interstate system and the 3rd 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.

Benefits to you

• Extensive benefits including medical, vision, dental and basic life insurance
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Paid time off with vacation, sick and personal leave accruals
• At least a 14% employer contribution in to your OPERS pension plan
• Pay increases pursuant to the OCSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Employee Tuition reimbursement programs
• Work/Life Balance
• The opportunity to work on an important mission

Job Description

The selected candidate will be placed in the classification in which they meet minimum qualifications.

What You Will Do

• You will serve the public and work to make the roads in Ohio safer
• You will attend training to obtain CDL licensure; if not already a licensed CDL holder
• You will perform highway maintenance activities; including flagging, pothole patching, repairing guardrails, litter pickup, mowing
• You will perform snow and ice operations

Why Work for the State of Ohio

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 the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

* Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications Highway Maintenance Worker 1

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary. Must obtain Class B Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement and without airbrake restriction within six (6) months of permanent hire date.

Highway Technician 1

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions; & ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary; & 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in operation of basic equipment. Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with tanker endorsement and without airbrake restriction.

Supplemental Information

• This position is overtime eligible based on FLSA Standards.
• All bargaining unit new hires must serve a one (1) year probationary period.
• Position will be filled pursuant to the provision of the OCSEA/AFSCME Contract.
• The final candidate selected for this…