Highway Technician

About This Role

Perform general maintenance on Indiana highways and interstates, including debris removal, pothole filling, snow plowing, and traffic control to ensure roads are clean and safe. This is an entry-level position with opportunities for career advancement within the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all safety policies and procedures of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)
• Operate basic highway maintenance and traffic equipment to maintain, repair, and clean highways and rights-of-way
• Move and load supplies and materials
• Perform winter operations duties, including snow and ice removal
• Perform emergency response activities such as clean-up, traffic control, lane closures, and placement of signs and barricades
• Perform regular inspections and routine equipment maintenance, including minor repairs, preventative maintenance, refueling, and pre-trip inspections
• Perform miscellaneous labor tasks
• Maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers, and pavement markings (for Traffic Inventory Specialist assignment)
• Receive, inspect, and record new materials, supplies, and equipment in District Traffic for distribution (for Traffic Inventory Specialist assignment)
• Maintain perpetual inventory of supplies and dispense required materials using a computerized inventory control system (for Traffic Inventory Specialist assignment)

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a valid Class A or Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) within 90 days of employment
• Ability to pass a drug test
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to perform physical activities such as lifting, dragging, stooping, standing, and walking for long periods of time
• Ability to endure exposure to inclement weather
• Ability to operate specialty traffic equipment (e.g., bucket trucks, paint equipment)
• Ability to follow directions and work as part of a team

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to inventory control computer systems
• Ability to understand system of bookkeeping procedures

Benefits