This Opportunity

We are seeking a full-time Lead Highway Maintenance Technician in West Palm Beach, FL to perform maintenance support.

Your Impact

• Oversees work of assigned maintenance team employees.
• Addresses minor discipline problems with team members; refers more serious cases to roadway maintenance.
• Assists with the planning and preparation of on-boarding for new maintenance team members.
• Works and communicates with clients and customers providing polite, quality professional service.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, attention to detail and commitment and ensures same from maintenance team.
• Clearly communicates goals and deadlines with team and ensures expectations are met or exceeded.
• Assists team members with technical issues or advanced problems with given assignments.
• Performs landscape maintenance duties such as herbicide and fertilizer application, weed control, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, tree trimming, and pruning
• Performs general maintenance duties such as fence repair, sign repair and replacement, and litter and debris removal
• Performs Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) / temporary traffic control
• Provides after-hours emergency incident response during scheduled on-call rotation
• Conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections
• Performs preventative maintenance on company vehicles or equipment
• Makes minor low-voltage lighting and electrical repairs
• Drives company trucks, towing trailers and rolling arrow boards if necessary
• Logs maintenance work-order information and checklists manually and electronically
• Loads and unloads equipment, supplies, tools, and material
• Uses all equipment safely
• Performs other duties as required

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 18 years of age
• Possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License
• Must be able to effectively communicate with managers and coworkers in English
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 25 lbs. regularly
• Ability to walk, stand, or sit for extended periods of time
• Possess good oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to work multiple shifts and varying hours, including nights, weekends, and overtime
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
• Ability to work along local roadways, interstates, and or/highways with commuter traffic passing by at varying rates of speed
• Obtain MOT certificate (coursework and certification paid for by LBS)
• Successful results of pre-employment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen
• Must be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate's start date

Preferred Qualifications

• CDL A or B
• MOT Certified
• Agricultural Pesticide Applicator's License
• Ability to drive manual transmission
• Experience operating heavy equipment
• 1 year of experience working in roadway operations, construction, utilities, or landscaping