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$41k
Per Year
Position range in Missouri $36k - $47k Per Year
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Maintenance Worker - Nevada

Missouri Department of Transportation Occupation: Highway Maintenance Workers
Location: Nevada, MO - 64772 Positions available: 1
Job #: 13789254 Work At Home option: No
Posted: 12/19/2024 Updated: 12/19/2024 Expires: 3/1/2025
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Full Time (30 Hours or More)
40

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Job Summary - Why youll love this position

If you are having trouble with the application, please call1-888-ASK MODOT (275-6636)and a Customer Service Representative will route your call to the local HR office for assistance.

Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

Job Location:Nevada Maintenance Facility,601 West Outer Road N, Nevada, MO 64772

Interview Date:Friday, January 10, 2025

The Maintenance Division is responsible for assisting and supporting maintenance activities for the preservation and operation of the state highway system. The maintenance worker performs duties related to the maintenance of the state's roadways and facilities.

This position is eligible for a temporary emergency operations adjustment of $3 to $6 per hour, depending on the area of operation, when handling winter/emergency operations activities.

MoDOT will bring candidates onto the team as entry-level, intermediate, or senior level, based on your skills and experience.If you are hired as an entry-level or intermediate Maintenance Worker, this opening is for one of ourCAREER-LADDERpositions which offers the opportunity for career advancement without having to participate in the competitive selection interview process. As you continue to learn, acquire new skills, and gain experience, you can be promoted to a higher-level position.

Responsibilities - What youll do

What youll do:

  • Maintain state highway systems, including filling roadway joints and cracks and patching potholes; flagging and directing traffic; setting up signs, cones, arrow boards, and other traffic control devices; loading, unloading, spreading, and hauling materials and supplies; cutting and clearing brush; removing trash and debris from roadsides; cleaning and clearing ditches.
  • Maintains, cleans, and repairs state highway facilities, including repairing and replacing road signs and guardrails; cleaning curbs and gutters; painting buildings and equipment; and servicing equipment and machinery.
  • Operates vehicles to transport employees, equipment, machinery and/or materials, or to warn oncoming traffic, plow snow and spread ice control materials; mows right of way using tractor mower and hand tools; operates auger, trencher, backhoe, forklift, and various trucks (e.g., dump, aerial boom, bucket, and platform).
  • May repair bridge decks (full and partial) and drains, and clean bridge bents/caps at heights on ladders or utilizing scaffolding.
  • May install signs, including structural and large signs at overhead positions, inspect truss signs, pour concrete sign footings, weld and cut steel signposts, and repair and maintain break away and/or overlay signs.

Qualifications - All you need for success

All you need for success:

  • High School Diploma or GED/HiSET
  • Valid Driver's License
  • A passing grade on the written portion of the commercial driver's license (CDL) exam is required prior to hire date. Within 60 days after being hired into this position, you must pass the driving portion of the CDL exam with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions (Class B), and interstate status (either Excepted Interstate [EI] or Non-Excepted Interstate [NI]).
  • Successful completion of a medical-physical examination including drug test, and work simulation examination.
  • Successful completion of a national background check.

Special Working Conditions:

  • Job requires significant physical stamina and endurance, including the ability to move materials by hand, operate hand tools, and perform stationary flagging.
  • Job requires outdoor work that involves exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment, including risk of physical injury from carrying out duties in heavy traffic areas, on or near heavy equipment or machinery, and with hazardous chemicals or materials.
  • Job may require overtime and nighttime work.
  • Job may require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.



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Missouri Department of Transportation
Is a State Government employer with 49 locations

http://www.modot.org

Company Profile:
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is committed to providing the public with a safe, reliable and innovative transportation system that is dedicated to a prosperous Missouri.  We work to improve airports, river ports, railroads, public transit systems, pedestrian and bicycle travel, and manage the nation's seventh largest highway system, which includes over 33,000 miles of highways and more than 10,000 bridges. We also administer motor carrier and highway safety programs and work with the public, transportation partners, state and federal legislators, and other state and local agencies.  Our path forward is simple.  We will work every day to improve the condition of our infrastructure and our organization.

If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work and a family friendly environment, come join a dynamic team that is delivering results through innovation and efficiency.  
5,000-9,999 employees
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Salary Range: $40,948.80 (minimum) DOE (Depends on Experience) Benefits Provided: Dental, Flexible Benefit Account, Holidays, Life Insurance, Medical, Retirement/Pension, Sick Leave, Tuition Assistance, Vacation, Vision Other Benefits: Not Available
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Full or Part Time: Full Time (30 Hours or More) Job Duration: Over 150 Days Type of Job: Regular
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Hours per Week:
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Minimum Education Level Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent Required License/Certification: No
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Jobs Available

This section shows the number of job openings advertised online in Vernon County, MO for Highway Maintenance Workers and for the related occupational group of Construction and Extraction Occupations on February 16, 2025 (Jobs De-duplication Level 2).
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Occupation Job Openings
Highway Maintenance WorkersBright Outlook Nationally 1
Construction and Extraction Occupations 5
BRIGHT OUTLOOK NATIONALLY
There were 1 job openings advertised online in Vernon County, MO for Highway Maintenance Workers on February 16, 2025. There are also 5 job openings advertised online for the related occupation group of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Vernon County, MO on February 16, 2025.
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