Highway Maintainer - Bureau County - Ladd Team

Highway Maintainer - Bureau County - Ladd Team

Job Requisition : 56554 IPR#26-01464
Opening Date: 06/03/2026
Closing Date: 06/17/2026
Agency: Department of Transportation
Position Title: Highway Maintainer - Bureau County - Ladd Team
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26) $7,154 Monthly;
Full Range: $7,154 - $8,936 Monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Bureau
Number of Vacancies: 2
Bargaining Unit Code: RC019 Downstate (All counties other than Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, & Will counties) Teamsters

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

The Illinois Department of Transportation seeks to hire Highway Maintainers to perform a variety of tasks related to the maintenance, repair, and upkeep of roads, bridges, and other related structures and features within Bureau County.

• Operate CDL Class A licensed vehicles.
• Perform labor related to maintenance of roadways.
• Assist in snow and ice control during snow and ice conditions.
• Perform labor related to the maintenance of roadside and right-of-way.
• Perform routine housekeeping duties at headquarters.
• Remove and dispose of trash, dead animals, and other debris along highways.
• Maintain on‑job records.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above.

• Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four years of high school.
• Possession of a Class “A” CDL with appropriate endorsements, including X or N, and no airbrake restrictions.
• One year of driving experience immediately preceding appointment free of incidents that could result in license suspension or revocation.

• Successful completion of a pre‑employment background investigation, pre‑employment physical examination, pre‑employment drug and alcohol screening, as well as ongoing random drug and alcohol screenings.
• Ability to perform arduous labor outdoors in a variety of adverse conditions including hot, cold, wet, windy, muddy, confined spaces, active construction sites, climbing steep terrain, roadways open to traffic, and wading in water while dealing with adverse environmental conditions such as poisonous plants, animals, insects, rodents, and snakes.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions while maintaining productive working relationships.
• Position considered medium work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(c)). Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Operations employees are subject to call at any hour of the day or night on any day of the year to respond to emergencies outside of normal work hours. Negotiated rate employees are required to work reasonable amounts of overtime when necessary. Any bargaining unit employee who may be required to engage in a call out shall respond to the call as quickly as practicable but in no situation can the response time exceed 45 minutes.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to the job duties as listed in the job description.

• Flexible work schedules in several program areas (flexible time, hybrid scheduling).
• Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance.
• Pension Plan.
• 12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave.
• Deferred Compensation Program and other pre‑tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare).
• Employees earn 12 paid sick days annually.
• New employees earn 10 paid vacation days their first year of service and can earn up to 25 paid vacation days annually.
• Employees earn 3 paid personal days annually.
• 13-14 paid holidays annually (based on start date).
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources.

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