KDOT Highway Maintenance Worker in WaKeeney
Listed on 2026-09-20
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Transportation
General Labor, Truck Driver
KDOT Highway Maintenance Workerin Wa Keeney
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 in WaKeeney.
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.
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