Highway Maintenance Worker 1, Ashtabula County

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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation's 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 agency's vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization. 

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To provide a transportation system that is safe, accessible, well maintained, and positioned for the future

Job Description

Highway Maintenance Worker 1 (Ashtabula County), PN 20054097

Work Location: Ashtabula County Maintenance Facility, 492 Seven Hills Road Ashtabula, OH, 44004

OPEN TO PERMANENT HIGHWAY TECHNICIANS FOR INTERNAL BID; employees in the Highway Technician 1, 2, and 3 classifications to be considered lateral transfers in the position

What You Will Do: • Attend training in order to obtain a CDL Class B Licensure  • Serves the public and works to make the roads in Ohio safer   • Introduction to county routes and use of two-way radios • Highway maintenance and repair work activities (e.g., patch potholes, spread berm, repair guardrails, crack seal, litter pick-up, drainage, vegetation management such as weed eating, brush cutting, and mowing)

Who we are looking for: • Energetic and punctual • Valid driver's license with a good driving record                                                                                                                       

• Safety driven
• Enjoys working outdoors
• Honest, accountable, trustworthy, and respectful                                                                                                                      
• A positive team player

Benefits to you:

• Earning a Class B CDL, a $6,000 value
• Opportunities for career advancement through ODOT's Highway Technician Academy
• Pay increases pursuant to the OCSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Employee Tuition reimbursement programs
• Work/Life Balance
• The opportunity to work on an important mission

Official Position Description:

Receives on the job training & performs the following highway maintenance duties: Receives CDL preparation & snow & ice training (i.e., CDL preparation & training, spreader attachment/detachment, plow blade replacement, plowing snow, snowplow operation & associated snow & ice duties). Flags & directs on-going vehicular traffic through highway maintenance & construction work sites on state & federal highways. Sets up & maintains traffic control structures (e.g., barricades,