Permanent Highway Maintenance Worker 1 (HMW1) or Highway Technician 1 (HT1), Mercer County: PN 20049705

The selected candidate will be placed in the classification in which they meet minimum qualifications.

What You Will Do

• You will serve the public and work to make the roads in Ohio safer.
• You will attend training to obtain CDL licensure; if not already a licensed CDL holder.
• You will perform highway maintenance activities; including flagging, pothole patching, repairing guardrails, litter pickup, mowing.
• You will perform snow & ice operations.
  
  

Benefits To You

• Enjoy an excellent work/life balance.
• Receive paid time off with vacation, sick and personal leave.
• Receive 11 paid holidays per year.
• Receive regular pay increases; 1st increase after 4 months.
• Receive an extensive benefits package; including Medical and FREE Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance after completion of eligibility period.
• Experience growth opportunities within organization.
• Participate in employee tuition reimbursement programs.
• Receive a pension plan with 14% employer contribution.
  
  

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Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment

Highway Maintenance Worker 1:

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary. Must obtain Class B Commercial Drivers License with tanker endorsement without airbrake restriction

Highway Technician 1

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions; ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in operation of basic equipment. Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with tanker endorsement without airbrake restriction.

• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above. In accordance with Section 124.11(B)(2) of Revised Code, Director of Administrative Services has determined this classification to be unskilled labor class & therefore exempt from written examination. Note: If involved in driving motorized snow & ice control equipment, must also have valid commercial driver’s license.
  
  

In accordance with Section 124.11(B)(2) of Revised Code, Director of Administrative Services has determined this classification to be unskilled labor class & therefore exempt from written examination.

Note: If involved in driving motorized snow & ice control equipment, must also have valid commercial driver’s license

Job Skills: Highway Maintenance

Technical Skills: Transportation

Professional Skills: Active Learning, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Verbal Communication, Written Communication

Organization

Transportation - District 01

Agency Contact Name and Information

aubrey.mcdonald@dot.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

Jul 13, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Work Location

District 1 Garage - Mercer Cty

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Mercer County-Celina

Compensation

HMW1 $21.48 or HT1 $22.29

Schedule

Full-time

Work Hours

7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Classified Indicator

Classified

Union

OCSEA

Technical Skills

CDL, Highway Maintenance, Transportation