Road Maintenance Worker

Salary : $23.04 - $34.95 Hourly

Location : Bellingham, WA 98226

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 202400192

Department : Public Works

Division : Maintenance & Operations

Opening Date : 02 / 25 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 16 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

Summary

Come join our team today! Steady employment, consistent schedule, excellent benefits, great teammates, advancement opportunities.

Whatcom County Public Works is recruiting for the Road Maintenance Worker position. This position works in the Maintenance & Operations division at the Central Shop, 901 West Smith Road, Bellingham.

Road Maintenance Workers work on a variety of crews helping ensure the safety of citizens by performing maintenance of roadways, and road structures including, bridges and ferry docks. Crew assignments may also include cleaning and maintaining ditches and culverts to ensure proper stormwater drainage systems or performing roadside vegetation maintenance, including removal of hazardous trees and mowing and performing other labor intensive duties, and flagging.

Key duties include :

• Providing traffic control sign placement and flagging to guide public safely through work zones.
• Digging ditches, raking asphalt, patching potholes, clearing brush and operating chainsaws.
• Providing essential roadway emergency services during snow, floods or other severe weather events.
• Operating a variety of equipment and machinery, including dump trucks, power sweepers and mowers.

Position works Monday-Thursday, 6 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm. in the summer months. The rest of the year, the schedule is Monday - Friday 7 : 30 am to 4 : 00 pm.

Supervisor : Road Crew Leader

Public Works Seniority Division : Central Shop

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MCBA Wage Table :

Typical hiring rate is step 1 - 3. Hiring rate depends on qualifications. This position receives annual pay increases to the next step in the associated salary range (apx. 3.8%) subject to satisfactory performance, in addition to any negotiated Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA).

Qualifications

Requires two years of recent work experience in any one or combination of the following areas : construction, road maintenance, logging, landscaping, traffic control, vehicle and equipment maintenance or other related field that directly involves the skills required to operate equipment, use hand and power tools, and perform manual labor common to road maintenance and construction.

Must possess a certified Washington State Flagging and Traffic Control Card at time of hire.

Must have a driving record that meets County standards.

Must have, or obtain within 18 months of employment, a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

We can hire you without a CDL, and will provide training to obtain your CDL.

Must pass federally mandated Department of Transportation Commercial Driver's License (CDL) random drug and alcohol tests.

Must be eligible to cross between the United States and Canada.

At its sole discretion, Whatcom County may consider combinations of education, experience, certifications, and training in lieu of specifically required qualifications contained herein.

Whatcom County offers excellent benefits at no cost to employees, including :

This position may require travel to Canada. Canadian officials prohibit entrance into Canada for various reasons. The most common problem is having been convicted of a crime or convicted of driving while under the influence of drugs of alcohol. Based on this information and your personal experiences, are you eligible to cross between the United States and Canada?

Do you have at least 2 years of recent work experience in any one or combination of the following areas : construction, road maintenance, logging, landscaping, traffic control, vehicle and equipment maintenance or other related field that directly involves the skills required to operate equipment, use hand and power tools, and perform manual labor common to road maintenance and construction?

Please describe your applicable experience that directly involves the skills required to operate equipment, use hand and power tools, and perform manual labor common to road maintenance and construction. Include a list of equipment you have experience using.

Do you possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL)?

Please list any CDL endorsements you hold (if applicable) :

Are you willing and able to work overtime or shift extensions during peak workloads, emergencies and critical conditions?

Are you willing and able to obtain an Enhanced Driver's License or Passport, and maintain throughout employment?

Are you willing and able to sit or stand for long periods of time, outside in all types of weather?

Are you willing and able to run, shovel and dig?

Are you willing and able to frequently lift and carry items weighing up to 50 lbs, and up to 100 lbs. with assistance?

Do you have a current Washington State Flagging and Traffic Control Card? If so, please state the expiration date.

Required Question

Salary : $23 - $35