Highway Department: Maintenance Worker [Driver with CDL]

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High school diploma or GED
• •Must be at least 18 years of age
• •Ability to meet all County hiring requirements, including passage of a medical exam and a drug test
• •Working knowledge of and ability to make practical application of Department safety policies and procedures, including OSHA guidelines
• •Working knowledge of assigned Department trucks and equipment and ability to safely load and haul materials, clear winter roads, and complete related maintenance and safety measures
• •Ability to operate various hand and power tools, such as hammers, screw drivers, wrenches, drills, ratchets, files, power saws, chain saw, jack hammer, air nozzle, air compressor, gages, grinder, cutting torch, welding equipment, pressure washer, steam cleaner, shovels, floats, weed eater, pole saw, rakes, brooms, and other hand or power tools as required for work assignments
• •Ability to operate various trucks and heavy equipment in performance of duties, including, but not limited to, dump truck, brine truck, tractors, asphalt hot box, oil distributor, compaction roller, front-end loader, backhoe, snow plow, rubber wheel loader, tree chopper, and mowers
• •Ability to physically perform assigned duties, including driving for long periods, lifting/carrying objects weighing in excess of 50 pounds, shoveling, digging, raking, pushing/pulling objects, bending, crouching/kneeling, reaching, standing/walking for long periods, walking on rough terrain, close/far vision, color/depth perception, hearing sounds, and handling/grasping/fingering objects
• •Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities and disabilities
• •Ability to comply with all employer and Department policies and work rules, including, but not limited to, attendance, safety, drug-free workplace, and personal conduct
• •Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of Department information and records according to state requirements
• •Ability to competently serve the public with diplomacy and respect, including occasional encounters with irate/disgruntled persons
• •Ability to understand, memorize, retain, and carry out oral and written instructions
• •Ability to apply knowledge of people and locations, make simple arithmetic additions and subtractions, and complete required paperwork, such as work reports
• •Ability to read/interpret maps, technical manuals, instruments, gages, and dials
• •Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment, often amidst frequent distractions, interruptions and time constraints
• •Ability to work strenuously for extended periods and work on several tasks at the same time
• •Ability to occasionally work extended hours, evenings, and/or weekends
• •Ability to occasionally respond to emergencies from an off-duty status
• •Possession of a valid Indiana driver's license and a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), a demonstrated safe driving record, and ability to be insurable to drive assigned vehicles under the County's insurance policy
• •Must be able to lift 50 lbs