Highway Maintenance Worker

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Worker I position is responsible for maintaining all roads owned by Cape Girardeau County. This includes easements, patching broken pavement, repairing bridges and guard rails, and highway signage. The Maintenance Worker I position will operate assigned trucks and/or equipment and assists co-workers, foremen, Assist. Highway Administrator and the Highway Department Administrator as directed and in a safe manner.

Duties:

· Operate various forms of construction equipment including but not limited to, dual axel and tandem axel dump trucks, graders, front end loaders, roller compactor, anti-icing units, various mower and sand bucket trucks in a safe manner

· Performs minor adjustments and repairs to equipment; service and maintains equipment (lube/oil change; change tires, light bulbs, fuses, filters, windshield wipers); steam clean equipment. Keeps minor records such as fuel usage

· Operates snow removal equipment requiring a class C driver’s license. Assists in road closures including directing traffic and proper placement of warning and detour signs, removes snow from signs and other traffic safety devices

· Performs general labor by using various hand tools (e.g., chain saw, shovels) in the maintenance & repair of highways (e.g., patches potholes, spreads berm gravel, repairs & paints guardrails, shovels snow, hand spreads salt on sidewalk, steps & pedestrian walkways, seals cracks)

· Perform bridge maintenance perform pothole repair, shoulder repair and general maintenance; and use other construction related equipment

· Will perform grass mowing, tree/limb removal, pruning and culvert and ditch maintenance

· Will provide traffic control with sign and cone for lane and road closures in a safe manner

Benefits:

Cape Girardeau County offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Paid Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance
• Thirteen paid Holidays
• LAGERS pension plan paid by County
• CERF pension plan
• CERF savings plan with matching funds
• Paid vacation and sick leave

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Driving: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person