Highway Maintainer - Sangamon Co - Sign Shop

Highway Maintainer
- Sangamon County
- Sign Shop

The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking to hire a Highway Maintainer. The successful candidate will prepare signs and materials for delivery; operate trucks to deliver completed signs to all districts statewide, prepare accurate delivery documents; monitor computerized sign inventory system for accuracy and efficiency.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares signs and materials for delivery
• Operates trucks to deliver completed signs to all districts statewide
• Prepares accurate delivery documents
• Monitors computerized sign inventory system for accuracy and efficiency
• Removes completed signs from drying racks, sorts and places in appropriate inventory locations and shipping containers
• Operates various trucks, forklifts and equipment to package, load, unload, and transport finished and salvageable signs between the districts and the Highway Sign Shop
• Prepares accurate shipping documents from production reports and computerized inventory system data
• Performs a variety of freeway sign and raised pavement marker rehabilitation tasks at various locations throughout the state
• Sorts, classifies, resizes, straightens, and strips salvageable sign materials
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications:

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school. Requires possession of a Class "A" CDL with appropriate endorsements, to include X or N and no airbrake restrictions. Requires one year of driving experience immediately preceding appointment, free of incidents which could result in license suspension or revocation.

Conditions of Employment:

Requires successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, a pre-employment physical examination, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening as well as on-going random drug and alcohol screenings. Requires the ability to perform arduous labor outdoors in a variety of adverse conditions including, but not limited to, 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.

Requires the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions while maintaining productive working relationships. This position is considered medium work as defined by the US Dept. 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 in order to respond to emergencies outside of normal work hours. As a result, 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. Requires the ability to work at heights in a bucket truck up to 30 feet in the air. Requires the ability to work on ladders up to 10 feet in the air.

About the Agency:

The IDOT team works diligently to provide safe, cost-effective transportation for Illinois in ways that enhance quality of life, promote economic prosperity and protect our environment. We are problem solvers and leaders, constantly searching for innovations and improvements in support of our commitment to providing the best multimodal transportation system for Illinois. Our team fosters a culture of inclusivity. We value diversity and hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards as we work together for a common purpose.

Team members frequently collaborate with colleagues and others outside the department to best meet customer needs. The department offers extensive training and career advancement opportunities. Employees also receive a robust benefit package including:

• Monday-Friday work schedule
• Flexible work schedules in several program areas…