Highway Crew Member

To perform repairs and maintenance work on highways, parks, buildings, and facilities and to operate various types of highway and park machinery and equipment.

• Perform maintenance and repair work on highways, parks, buildings, and facilities.
• Operate equipment used in highway and park construction and maintenance.
• Plow snow and salt icy roads and parking lots.
• Availability for emergency and after‑hours call‑outs for diverse weather conditions.
• Prepare maintenance and construction grades.
• Perform daily operator maintenance checks and preventative maintenance.
• Move equipment from one project to another.
• Operate spraying equipment.
• Report problems to dispatcher and management and receive instructions via 2‑way radio.
• Perform minor repair on machinery and equipment.

Receives supervision from the Highway Superintendent.

• High school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year of experience involving the operation of machinery, tools, and equipment used in highway construction and maintenance.
• Valid Wisconsin Class ABCD commercial driver's license (Manual/Automatic Transmissions).
• Have or have the ability to obtain a tanker endorsement within six months of employment.
• Prompt and regular attendance.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Ability to keep accurate daily reports and records.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work well and communicate effectively with co‑workers, the public and management at all times.
• Knowledge of methods, materials and equipment used in the area of related maintenance or construction work.

• Continuous (67‑100% of workday): hearing, use of far and near vision, light intensity of handling and exerting up to 20 pounds of force with fingers.
• Frequent (34‑66% of workday): standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing using legs and arms for support, ascending and descending ladders, balancing, bending/twisting, reaching.
• Occasional (1‑33% of workday): sitting, crawling, talking and exerting up to 100 pounds of force.

• Continuous (67‑100% of workday) exposure to fast moving vehicles and mechanical hazards.
• Frequent (34‑66% of workday) exposure to the outside with no effective protection from weather, extreme cold, and temperature changes.
• Occasional (1‑33% of workday) exposure to extreme heat, wet or humid conditions, noise, vibrations; exposure to electrical, chemical, burns, radiation, heights above 12 ft hazards; exposure to fumes, noxious odors, dust, poor ventilation and physically confined work sites.

Hand tools such as hammers, power tools, chainsaw, and shovel/broom; transportation vehicles such as an automobile and 35,000 GVW truck; highway machinery, construction or building maintenance equipment; personal protective equipment such as breathing apparatus, steel tip boots, and hearing and eye protection; tractors, and a 2‑way radio.