Permanent Highway Maintenance Worker 1 (HMW1) or Highway Technician 1 (HT1) – Darke County

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2 PERMANENT Highway Maintenance Worker 1 (HMW1) or Highway Technician 1 (HT1), (Full Time)

Who We Are: 

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nations 5th largest interstate system and the 2nd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agencys vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.

ODOTs Mission Statement:
To provide a transportation system that is safe, accessible, well maintained, and positioned for the future.

Job Description

What You Will Do:

– You will serve the public and work to make the roads in Ohio safer.
– You will attend training to obtain CDL licensure; if not already a licensed CDL holder.
– You will perform highway maintenance activities; including flagging, pothole patching, repairing guardrails, litter pickup, mowing.
– You will perform snow & ice operations.

Why Work for the State of Ohio

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our [Total Rewards website](https://careers.ohio.gov/why-work-for-state-of-ohio){rel=”nofollow”}! Our benefits package includes:

– Medical Coverage
– Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of [eligibility period](https://careers.ohio.gov/why-work-for-state-of-ohio/healthcare/01-health-care){rel=”nofollow”}
– Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
– Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
– Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
– Public Retirement Systems ([such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS](https://das.ohio.gov/employee-relations/benefits-administration/about-my-benefits/retirement-systems){rel=”nofollow”}) & Optional Deferred Compensation ([Ohio Deferred Compensation](https://www.ohio457.org/aboutus){rel=”nofollow”})

Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Highway Maintenance Worker 1:

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary.  Must obtain Class B Commercial Drivers License with tanker endorsement without airbrake restriction

Highway Technician 1:

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions; ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in operation of basic equipment.  Valid Class B Commercial Drivers License with tanker endorsement without airbrake restriction.

Job Skills:  Highway Maintenance

Supplemental Information

This position is overtime eligible based on FLSA