What are the responsibilities and job description for the HIGHWAY MAINTAINER - SNOW REMOVAL OPERATOR-DISTRICT 5 position at State of Illinois?
Job Requisition ID: 49913
Closing Date: 10/06/2025
Agency: Department of Transportation
Class Title: HIGHWAY MAINTAINER - 18639
Salary: $27.79 Hourly
Job Type: Hourly
Category: Part Time TEMPORARY ON-CALL
County: DeWitt; Champaign; Douglas; Edgar; McLean; Piatt; Vermilion
Number of Vacancies: 88
Bargaining Unit Code: Non Bargaining Unit
Position Locations:
Monticello Team Section, 676 E. Old Route 47, Monticello, IL 61856 (Piatt County)
Clinton Team Section, 6121 State Highway 54, Clinton, IL 61727 (Dewitt County)
Bloomington Team Section, 2621 S. Veterans Parkway, Bloomington, IL 61701 (McLean County)
Towanda Team Section, 203 Old Route 66, Towanda, IL 61776 (McLean County)
Leroy Team Section, 503 South East St., LeRoy, IL 61752 (McLean County)
Paris Team Section, 13473 IL Hwy 133, Bldg. B, Paris, IL 61944 (Edgar County)
Tuscola Team Section, 1200 East US Highway 35, Tuscola, IL 61953 (Douglas County)
Fithian Team Section, 1518 E. 1800 North Road, Fithian, IL 61844 (Vermilion County)
Danville Team Section, 510 Ave. C, Danville, IL 61832 (Vermilion County)
Champaign Team Section, 201 Eisner Rd., Champaign, IL 61822 (Champaign County)
Leverett Team Section, 160 E. Leverett Rd., Champaign, IL 61822 (Champaign County)
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Why Work for Illinois?
Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking to hire temporary Snow Removal Operators for the 2025/2026 Snow and Ice Season. The Snow Removal Operators (hourly snowbird) performs a variety of tasks related to the maintenance, repair and upkeep of roads, bridges and other related structures and features.
Essential Functions
- Operates CDL Class A or B licensed vehicles.
- Assists in emergency snow and ice control.
- Assists in servicing, washing, and making minor repairs of equipment such as trucks, tractors, snowplows, salt spreaders, compressors, graders and other light highway equipment.
- Performs routine housekeeping duties and other tasks associated with the general care of the headquarters grounds.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four years of high school.
- For seasonal employees only, possession of a Class B CDL with appropriate endorsements, to include X or N and no airbrake restrictions, is acceptable for a period of two years. At the beginning of the third year from the initial hire date, a seasonal employee must possess a Class A CDL with appropriate endorsements, to include X or N and no airbrake restrictions.
- Requires one year driving experience immediately preceding appointment free of incidents which could result in license suspension or revocation.
Conditions of Employment
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
- Requires successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, a pre-employment physical examination, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening as well as on-going random drug and alcohol screenings.
- Requires the ability to perform arduous labor outdoors in a variety of adverse conditions including, but not limited to, hot, cold, wet, windy, muddy, confined spaces, active construction sites, climbing steep terrain, roadways open to traffic and wading in water while dealing with adverse environmental conditions such as poisonous plants, animals, insects, rodents and snakes.
- Requires the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions while maintaining productive working relationships.
- This position is considered medium work as defined by the US Dept. of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(c)). Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Operations employees are subject to call at any hour of the day or night on any day of the year in order to respond to emergencies outside of normal work hours. As a result, negotiated rate employees are required to work reasonable amounts of overtime when necessary. Any bargaining unit employee who may be required to engage in a call out shall respond to the call as quickly as practicable but in no situation can the response time exceed 45 minutes.
About the Agency
The IDOT team works diligently to provide safe, cost-effective transportation for Illinois in ways that enhance quality of life, promote economic prosperity and protect our environment. We are problem solvers and leaders, constantly searching for innovations and improvements in support of our commitment to providing the best multimodal transportation system for Illinois.
Our team fosters a culture of inclusivity. We value diversity and hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards as we work together for a common purpose. Team members frequently collaborate with colleagues and others outside the department to best meet customer needs.
We invite qualified applicants to apply to become part of our team. We are confident that you will take pride in serving Illinois and its residents and visitors.
Work Hours: As needed, Non-Permanent, Non-Benefit / On-call (October 16 – April 15, dates are dependent on weather)
District 5 Personnel at: DOT.D5WinterApplications@illinois.gov or 217/466-7326
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
- donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
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