We invite qualified applicants to apply to become part of our team. We are confident that you will take pride in serving Illinois and its residents and visitors.
Job Responsibilities
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1. Operates CDL Class A licensed vehicles.
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2. Performs labor relating to maintenance of roadways.
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3. During snow and ice conditions, assists in snow and ice control.
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4. Performs labor relating to the maintenance of roadside and right-of-way.
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5. Performs routine housekeeping duties at headquarters.
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6. Removes and disposes of trash, dead animals and other debris along highways.
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7. Maintains on-the-job records.
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8. Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Minimum Qualifications
1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four years of high school.
2. Requires possession of a Class "A" CDL with appropriate endorsements to include X or N and no airbrake restrictions.
3. For seasonal employees only, possession of a Class B CDL with appropriate endorsements, to include X or N and no airbrake restrictions, is acceptable for a period of two years. At the beginning of the third year from the initial hire date, a seasonal employee must possess a Class A CDL.
4. Requires one year driving experience immediately preceding appointment free of incidents which could result in license suspension or revocation.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Prefer experience operating snowplows.
2. Prefer experience maintaining roadways.
3. Prefer experience with maintaining roadsides.
Conditions of Employment
1. Requires successful completion of a background investigation.
2. Requires the ability to perform arduous labor.
3. Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
4. Requires the ability to work in confined spaces, climb steep terrain, and wade in water.
5. Requires the ability to deal with poisonous plants, animals, insects, rodents, and snakes.
6. Requires the ability to perform outdoor work in a variety of conditions including, but not limited to, hot, cold, wet, windy, muddy, active constructions sites, and roadways open to traffic.
7. Requires the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
8. Requires the ability to maintain productive working relationships.
9. Operations employees are subject to call at any hour of the day or night on any day of the year.
10. Occasionally, the department is required to respond to emergencies outside normal work hours. As a result, negotiated rate employees are required to work reasonable amounts of overtime when necessary.
11. 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 forty five minutes.
Position Marketing Statement
The Illinois Department of Transportation seeks to hire a Highway Maintainer to perform a variety of tasks related to the maintenance, repair and upkeep of roads, bridges and other related structures and features.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $5,196.00 - $6,928.00 per month
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Work Location: In person
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