Highway Truck Driver

Nature of Work
This is responsible highway and road maintenance work involving hauling materials and supplies for various construction and repair projects along roadways for Maury County government. Activities associated with the job include hauling and dumping rock, asphalt, cold chip mix, drain tile, etc. to and from ongoing road construction and repair projects. Incumbents must be capable of safely operating a tandem axle dump truck and some of the other heavy equipment and machinery utilized by the highway department for road repair, mowing and clearing brush. Incumbents may also be required to perform a variety of activities associated with roadway construction including directing traffic and ensuring the safety of the public and co-workers. Some activities require heavy manual labor depending upon workload demands. Job responsibilities require considerable experience working in road construction and operating large dump trucks and heavy equipment, ability to follow instructions and complete job assignments in a timely and proper manner, good organizational and interpersonal skills and sufficient strength and agility to perform the physically demanding aspects of the job in a variety of weather conditions. Job performance is evaluated by the Assistant Highway Superintendent and/or Highway Superintendent through review of the level of support and assistance with highway operations, compliance with established policies and procedures, ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely and proper manner and ability to interact effectively with co-workers and the public.

The Maury County Human Resources Department is accepting

internal and external applications for the position of

Highway Truck Driver.

This is a full-time position grade 9, with a starting pay rate of $21.68 per hour.

Maury County Government is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.