Job Title: Highway Maintenance Worker II - Class A License Required

Location: Wilton, ND

Salary: $26.34 per hour, Grade 5

Application Deadline: April 10, 2024 - Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applicants will be considered immediately upon submitting application materials. These positions may be filled prior to the listed closing date after successful completion of the application and interview process.

Burleigh County Benefits: Burleigh County offers a fully paid NDPERS pension plan, 95% premium paid Health Insurance coverage through BCBS of ND. We also offer $25,000 life insurance coverage and additional insurance coverage options.

About the Role:
Under supervision of the County Road Superintendent and County Engineer, is responsible for performing general labor-type duties, hand and power tool operation, and intermediate level truck and equipment operation on various road and bridge projects.

Candidate Requirements:

• Highschool diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Must have the ability to read and write.
• Requires a valid North Dakota Class A driver’s license, non-air restricted and with a tanker endorsement.
• Two (2) or more years of experience in the operation of various types of heavy equipment, truck driving and maintenance duties of highway and road projects are preferred.
• Candidates must successfully complete a standard background and criminal record check along with an alcohol and controlled substance test and physical exam. Costs associated with these exams will be paid for by the County.
• Must live within an approximate 60-minutes response time to the assigned shop.

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Participates with other maintenance personnel to perform general labor duties using hand tools including but not limited to: shovels, rakes, posts hole diggers, brooms, scrapers, etc. for use in shop and grounds maintenance, asphalt patching, preparing culvert beds, snow removal, etc.
2. Places traffic control signs and devices, assists traffic through work zones as required.
3. Operates jackhammers, air compressors, mechanical tampers, power saws, hydraulic drivers and similar equipment.
4. Operates semis and dump trucks hauling maintenance material and drive trucks in plowing snow and spreading traction material.
5. Operates a wide variety of heavy equipment to a varying degree of difficulty, including but not limited to the following: motor graders, front end loaders, bulldozers, scrapers, backhoes, rollers, mowers, trucks of all types, asphalt related equipment and other equipment associated with road and bridge maintenance.
6. Performs related work as required including minimal routine repair and maintenance of vehicles, buildings, and grounds as required.
7. Occasionally serves as a temporary crew leader on small projects as assigned by supervisor.
8. Generates detailed daily timecards, material and work reports.
9. Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Applicant must have knowledge of preventive maintenance procedures, safe handling procedures with knowledge of industrial and traffic safety procedures, and knowledge of landowner rights and protection rights of private property.
• Applicant must have the abilities to perform the essential functions, with or without accommodation which may include but not limited to: extended sitting, lift and carry objects, bend, stretch reach, climbing, working and driving in low-light, low-visibility conditions, and work at various heights from the ground, on bridges, trucks and/or equipment.

Working Conditions:

1. Physical environment consists of indoor/outdoor exposure to various extremes of climate and weather.
2. Extensive walking and standing may be required.
3. Will include physical motions of sitting, bending, pushing, pulling, crouching, twisting, grasping, climbing, lifting and carrying heavy items, and other physical motions.
4. Will be required to work on or beside busy highways, and work at various heights from ground on bridges, trucks and/or other heavy equipment.
5. Occasionally required to work early shifts, respond to call back or emergency procedures at all hours of the day, including holidays and weekends.
6. Employees in this position are subject to random alcohol and controlled substance testing in accordance with the federal mandated Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991.

A complete job description is available at the Burleigh County Human Resources Office.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The employing agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services, and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.