Road Crewmember

Powell County is looking for a Road Crew member in Helmville / Ovando, Montana!

Term: Permanent

Schedule:Full-time

Pay:$24.35/hour with $2 raise after 6 months

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides care of county equipment, checks fluid levels, lubrication, tire pressure, etc.
• Provides cleanup and minor maintenance to county shop facilities and grounds.
• Reports all deficiencies of maintenance items, cleaning supplies, toiletries, etc.
• Controls traffic around work sites
• Loads and hauls rocks, gravel, dirt, asphalt, etc.
• Patches and constructs roads and streets, shovels mix, rakes, compacts, etc., operates roller, asphalt distributor, front- end loader, trucks, sanders and snow plows.
• Works as operator of bull dozer, graders and other equipment.
• Perform drainage and ditch work, digs holes, sets poles, builds fence, etc.
• Responds to emergency calls on nights and weekends as required.

Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must possess a commercial driver's license
• Experience operating equipment such as dump trucks, sanders, graders, front end loaders, belly dump, and snowplows preferred.
• Must be capable of performing a full range of physical demands in order to respond to emergency situations.
• Knowledge of road and bridge program.
• Knowledge of equipment pre-operation procedures.
• Color vision needed to read color coded gauges on front-end loader, to drive trucks, and to operate equipment.
• Hearing must be sufficient to receive verbal instructions.