Highway Worker

To be considered for this position please apply on our website: https://www.co.langlade.wi.us/government/employment/highway-worker/

LANGLADE COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION

HIGHWAY WORKER

Department: Highway

Reports to: Patrol Superintendent and/or Highway Commissioner

Grade/Wage: Grade 15, $23.00-29.00/hour

FLSA Status/Hours: Non-Exempt, 40 Hours per week

Revised: 3/12/2025

Summary:

Do you like making a difference in the community you live in? Do you like working outside? Do you like having a variety of tasks that change with the seasons? Do you like 3-day weekends? The Langlade County Highway Worker is the position for you! Responsibilities include operating a dump truck to plow snow and haul materials, manual labor associated with the road construction and maintenance and potentially operating a skid steer, grader, and front-end loader.

Hours: 6:00 am-4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday, with a short-paid lunch period.

Ability to respond to calls to work at any time of day or night, especially with winter storms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily and in a timely manner. The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required or assigned.

• Operate a dump truck to plow snow and haul materials.
• Potential to operate equipment such as grader, skid steer, and front-end loader.
• Cutting brush and trees, shoveling construction material, handling rocks, installing geo-fabric and snow fence.
• Vehicle maintenance including greasing, oil change, washing, etc.
• Working as part of a paving crew, brushing crew, crack-sealing crew, gravel-crushing crew, etc.
• Operating various small tools and power equipment, including chain saws, blowers, pumps, generators, shovels, rakes, and trimmers.
• General maintenance in and around shop facilities including mowing lawn, shoveling snow, painting, and miscellaneous carpentry.
• Janitorial and cleaning duties such as sweeping, handling garbage, cleaning shop areas, break rooms and bathrooms.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience;

High school diploma or equivalent required. Must possess and maintain a valid CDL with A & B endorsements.

Preferred Qualifications:

Technical or Vocational degree from an accredited college in roadway construction/maintenance, heavy equipment operation, building construction, truck driving or an apprenticeship program in one of the cited trades. One (1) year of experience in roadway construction/maintenance, heavy equipment operation, building construction, or truck driving.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to use/learn to use equipment and tools utilized for highway construction, maintenance and repair.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to exercise good judgment.
• Ability to organize work and develop work procedures with minimum supervision.

Technological Skills:

Working knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office Suite.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The employee must have the ability and stamina to travel long distances on foot over sometimes difficult terrain in all types of weather.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions.
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

Langlade County is an Equal Opportunity Provider/Employer. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $29.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekends as needed
• Year round work

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23 - $29