Highway Maintenance Technician

Under supervision performs a wide variety of semi-skilled tasks involved in the maintenance and construction of roads, highways, bridges, and associated rights-of-way. Performs related duties as required.

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Performs snow and ice clearance by plowing and by applying chlorides, salt, and brine.
• Performs highway maintenance tasks and construction and repair work including, but not limited to: winter maintenance activities, operating asphalt maintenance equipment, hauling materials by truck, grading shoulders, filling cracks, signing, sweeping, mowing, concrete repair, patching holes and asphalt patches, center line painting, erecting and dismantling snow fence, painting and maintaining guard rails; clearing roadways and rights-of-ways of brush, vegetation, trash and dead animals;
  
  clearing drainage ditches and culverts of debris and sediments; culvert replacements, landscaping, and bridge repair.
• Performs duties associated with traffic problems, which include erecting signs, barricades or other traffic control devices and flagging.
• Performs some mechanical work and routine maintenance and minor equipment repair on equipment and vehicles involved in the performance of the above duties.
• Performs maintenance and custodial duties in and around the facilities, and offices.
• May be assigned to operate or maintain heavy equipment.
• Subject to call at all times for winter snow and ice removal, and other emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Maintains records, coordinates materials, and makes reports as required.
• Oversee the Sign Inventory and make appropriate changes.

It is unlikely an employee will perform all the duties listed on a regular basis, nor is the list exhaustive in the sense it covers all the duties that an employee may be required to perform. The examples are merely indicative, not restrictive.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); two (2) to three (3) years experience operating heavy vehicles and power tools; some experience performing manual outdoor maintenance tasks; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, public, and other employees of the County.

Ability to use tact and diplomacy when dealing with co‑workers, county officials and officers, and the general public.

Ability to read gauges and dials.

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

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

Ability to work semi‑independently making sound decisions using good judgment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the ability to operate or learn to operate a computer and computerized controls.