Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee- KDOT Hays
Listed on 2026-09-14
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Transportation
General Labor
Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee- KDOT Hays
The Kansas Department of Transportation is looking for dependable, trainable, team players with good communication skills to become part of our family.
KDOT is currently hiring a Highway Maintenance Worker
Trainee
in
Hays.
Position duties & responsibilities:
Maintain highways & facilities through activities such as repairs, resurfacing, mowing. Operate dump trucks, small & medium-size loaders, tractor, rollers & power brooms to perform various maintenance tasks. Operate a loader or truck-mounted plow & spreader in snow & ice control operations. Perform manual labor associated with maintenance activities, including the operation of miscellaneous equipment such as chain saws, weed eaters, pumps, compressors, jackhammers, generators, power tools & various hand tools.
Setup & remove temporary traffic control & serve as flag person for maintenance work zones.
Compensation:
Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee
- Base Hourly Pay:$19.85
Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee – Class B CDL
- Base Hourly Pay:$20.33
Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee – Class A CDL
- Base Hourly Pay:$20.79
- A Class B CDL must be obtained within 90 days of hire and maintained.
- A Class A CDL must be obtained within one year of hire and maintained. KDOT provides CDL training at no cost to the employee.
- This position is subject to pre-employment physical capacity testing. The selected candidate will be required to pass the screening as a condition of employment.
This CDL position is subject to drug and alcohol testing under the authority of the US Department of Transportation. The selected candidate will be required to pass a DOT pre-employment/pre-duty drug test as a condition of employment in this position. (This position will also require you to participate in random testing
- Annual $450.00 Personal Protection Equipment allowance
- Paid Vacation Leave & Paid Sick Leave & Paid State Holidays
- Basic Life Insurance provided by the State/Optional Group Life Insurance at a reasonable cost.
- Retirement and deferred compensation programs
- On-the-job training programs
- Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
- Educational Assistance Program
KDOT works to foster diversity and looks forward to applications from all qualified applicants.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Position closes Sept. 23rd, 2026.
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