General Road Maintenance

Full-time position available with the Cerro Gordo County Secondary Road Department. CDL with air brake endorsement required. Experience in heavy equipment operations preferred. Minimum starting pay of $26.13/hr.

Pre-employment physical, drug screen & functional capacity evaluation required. Cerro Gordo County is an EOE.

Position Title:

General Road Maintenance

Department:
Secondary Roads Division:
Road Maintenance

Immediate Supervisor:
Road Foreman

Shift: Normally 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,Monday – Friday (Subject to change with 2 weeks’ notice). Possible Summer hours are 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday. Overtime as needed.

Location:

Cerro Gordo County - (Assigned location could be to any one of the following Maintenance Shops: Mason City, Clear Lake, Ventura, Rockwell, Dougherty or Thornton)

FLSA:
Non-exempt/position Salary Range:
Starting pay of $26.13/hr to $30.74/hr, depending on experience and qualifications

Approved by:
Board of Supervisors Date:
October 5, 2026

Applications due by October 19, 2026

Generally performs daily routine maintenance on the secondary road system.

• Operate any equipment owned by the County as directed.
• Maintain assigned equipment.
• Make minor repairs to equipment not requiring the expertise of a trained mechanic.
• Perform such work for other departments or agencies of the County as may be assigned.
• Work a non-standard workweek due to extreme weather events and other emergencies (including nights and weekends).
• Report road deficiencies to Road Foreman.
• Related duties as assigned.
• Attend schools and seminars as directed.

None

• Ability to learn secondary road maintenance procedures.
• Ability to operate road maintenance equipment.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.

• High school diploma (Relevant experience may be considered in place of education.)
• Knowledge of the tools and equipment required to perform the job.

• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and the general public.
• Ability to deal with the general public in a tactful and courteous manner.
• Ability to properly and effectively communicate in writing.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, diagram, or map form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

• Valid Iowa Commercial Driver’s license.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to safely perform a variety of physical tasks including standing; walking; sitting; using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reaching with hands and arms; speaking and hearing; and stooping, kneeling, and crouching. The employee is required to climb and balance.

The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, or pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands of this job fall under the Medium Work classification as defined by the US Department…