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Highway Maintenance Specialist

Houston County, MN

Caledonia, MN | Full Time

$49k-66k (estimate)

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Highway Maintenance Specialist

Houston County Minnesota

Caledonia, MN | Full Time

$48k-64k (estimate)

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Highway Maintenance Specialist

$48k-64k (estimate)

Full Time 6 Months Ago

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Houston County Minnesota is Hiring a Highway Maintenance Specialist Near Caledonia, MN

The Houston County Highway Department is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time Maintenance Specialist position. Duties include but are not limited to: snow plowing, road and culvert repair; and highway right-of-way maintenance. Current wage range is $23.19 - $30.51 per hour, plus benefits. Please see below for application instructions.

Position Purpose:

Reporting directly to the County DOT Engineer and taking direction from the Highway Maintenance Foreman, the Highway Maintenance Specialist (HMS) performs a variety of road construction and bridge maintenance. The HMS operates bulldozers, motor graders, backhoes, front-end loaders, skid steer loaders, industrial tractors with mowers, sand pull and screen plant, rubber-tired roller, powered broom, and shoulder disc. May work individually or as a group depending on job requirements.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

The Highway Department is responsible for 263 miles of County highways, 180 bridges, 1 Judicial Ditch, 1 airport, and 2 parks. The HMS performs the majority of work duties outdoors and is subject to working for extended periods of time under adverse weather conditions. Hours frequently vary depending upon the season and may include weekends.

** The Highway Maintenance Specialist performs work duties both indoors and outdoors and is subject to working for extended periods of time under adverse weather conditions including darkness and may be required to traverse through and work in rugged terrain of road construction projects. Using appropriate PPE, must be able to work under adverse environmental conditions (dust, smoke, and noise) from construction materials and equipment.

Essential Duties

Equipment Operation Operate a tandem dump truck to haul highway maintenance materials such as sand, gravel, rip?rap, etc. Plow snow with blade attachments and wing on assigned routes, parks, and airport Spreading sand and salt mixture on icy roads; towing equipment such as tandem axle and triple axle trailers for moving heavy equipment Operate a motor grader to smooth, shape, and spread gravel on gravel?surfaced roads; reshaping ditch bottoms, and plowing snow from roadways Operate bulldozer, backhoe, front end loader, skid steer loader, industrial tractor rubber-tired roller, powered broom, and shoulder disc to accomplish road maintenance projects such as culvert repairs, road ditch cleaning and reshaping, repairing washed out roads, culvert cleaning, removing rock slides Load and fill trucks with necessary supplies such as gravel, sand, and salt, etc. Operate sand pull and screening plant	50%
Culvert/Sign Installations Install new culverts (up to 8 feet in diameter) including metal, reinforced concrete, and plastic pipe Install cattle passes, bridge approaches, and guard rails (both plate beam and triple cable) Install temporary and permanent highway signage and barricades Paint of concrete, asphalt and timber bridge decks, concrete and timber abutments and wings	15%
Road Repair Repair damaged and worn segments of asphalt roads such as pot hole repairs, patching, sealing cracks, replacing eroded shoulders, etc. using hot and cold asphalt patching material, rip?rap, gravel and other asphalt sealant Apply calcium chloride treating dust problems on crushed rock to County and township roads	10%
Brush Cut/clear brush and trees from County right of ways or any County property Remove fallen trees from roads using chain saws, chipper, axes, bulldozer, backhoe, etc. Weed and grass control along roads, in ditches, around bridges and guard rails using spent industrial tractors with flail, rotary, disc, weed eaters and herbicides Remove other debris from roadside ditches, culverts and County property as required	10%
Equipment Maintenance Clean, maintain, and perform minor mechanical repairs toassigned vehicles and heavy equipment as required such as changing oil, greasing, checking/ changing tires, filters, replace belts, and hydraulic hoses, checking fluid levels, weld broken parts Perform daily mandatory federal DOT vehicle inspections on road licensed heavy equipment Maintains records of all maintenance and repairs performed	5%
Road Inspections Perform road safety inspections for icy, slippery, snow cover, downed trees and other motoring hazards; may take immediate corrective action or inform supervisors of problem Inspect road conditions during the performance of other tasks for present or future problems requiring repair such as eroding shoulders, clogged drainage ditches, broken signs, failed culverts, potholes in roads and bridge decks, etc.; may take immediate corrective action or inform supervisors of problem Determine need for additional inventory of sand, salt, rock, gravel, etc. and travels to supplier for additional supplies if inventory is not sufficient to meet requirements. Responsible for maintaining accurate inventories and following established inventory reporting procedures; and other duties as assigned	5%
Property Maintenance Maintain and repair all County owned properties as necessary Clean shop area, ensures fire extinguishers, flares, power cords, electrical outlets and other safety related items are maintained in a serviceable condition; report non?conforming safety related items to Foreman and supervisors	5%

This description describes the general list of responsibilities is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position and classification and are intended only as an illustration of the various types of work performed. The position description is subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change.

Education and Experience

High school diploma/GED
Class A Commercial Driver’s License and clean driving record
Tanker Endorsement

Other Pre-Employment Standards/Requirements

Pass a criminal history background check
Pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test

Post-Employment Certifications, Experience

MSHA Mining Certification (24-hour new miner and 8-hour annual refresher)
Depending on the specific duties of the operator:
Cross train in use and operation all County owned Highway equipment.

Additional Preferred Experience

Highway maintenance and/or heavy road construction experience
Some post-secondary training from an accredited Technical or Community College in a construction or highway maintenance related field

Persons with Disabilities

The above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act the following represents the Physical/Environmental Demands and Work Environment

FUNCTION	N/A	<25%	25% - 49%	50% - 74%	>74%
Outdoor Work Environment	X
Office Environment	X
Sitting	X
Standing, Walking	X
Simultaneous/Repetitive Hand Movements	X
Typing/Data Entry	X
Close Vision (Near Acuity)	X
Distance Vision (Far Acuity)	X
Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)	X
Accommodation (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)	X
Hearing/Speech	X
Sedentary (Exert up to 10 pounds of force)	X
Light (Exert up to 20 pounds of force)	X
Lifting, carrying or pushing of objects up to twenty-five (25) pounds	X
Lifting, carrying, or pushing of objects over fifty (50) pounds	X
Adverse movements such as overhead, bending, reaching	X

NOTICE

A County employee in this position may encounter not public data as defined by Minnesota and federal law in the course of his/her work. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that is necessary to fulfill the defined job duties. While data is being accessed, the employee shall take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data is not accessed by unauthorized individuals. Once the work purpose to access the data is reasonably finished, the employee must properly store and secure the not public data in accordance with applicable County policies as well as Minnesota and federal law. All employees are expected to become familiar with and comply with the requirements of the County’s Data Practices and Data Security Policies.

Status: Non?exempt
Job Category: Operators
Banding: B23-2
Labor group: 49ers
Date last reviewed: 7/2010, 04.2020, 07.2021
To Apply: submit your online application to Houston County by 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 12, 2024, by clicking the green "APPLY" button on this page. Please attach a cover letter to your application file. If special accommodations are needed to complete this application, please contact the Houston County Personnel Department at 507.725.5822.

Houston County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

SALARY

$48k-64k (estimate)

POST DATE

01/11/2024

EXPIRATION DATE

07/12/2024

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