Highway Maintenance Worker 1 Summer Seasonal - District 5 (Coshocton, Fairfield, Guernsey, Knox, Licking, Muskingum, & Perry Counties)

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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5th largest interstate system and the 2nd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency’s vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.

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Official Position Description:
This is a repost. Applicants who applied for the previous posting do not need to re-apply.
A Physical Ability Test (PAT) Test will be given for the Highway Maintenance Worker 1 position and candidates MUST pass the PAT test in order to be considered for employment. PAT candidates will be selected based in part on meeting the prescribed minimum qualifications, including education and/or experience or licensure requirements of this position. Applicants selected to take the test will be notified by email, per the email address provided on the application, of the exact time and location to report for the test administration.

Maintains & completes daily log & work record; cleans, repairs & performs general maintenance on equipment needing minor repairs &/or adjustments by using various hand tools (e.g., wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers); when necessary, relieves employees during emergency situations; operates radio in state vehicle & base station at county location; answers telephone; takes & delivers messages; assists county operations clerk at garage locations; performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Flags & directs vehicular traffic through highway maintenance & construction work sites on State & Federal highway & interstate routes; follows established safety procedures to control moving traffic with various traffic control devices & structures (e.g., barricades, cones, signage, pavement markings, electrical warning devices); performs general labor by using various hand tools (e.g., shovels, rakes) in maintenance & repair of highways (e.g., patches potholes, spreads berm gravel, repairs & paints guardrails, picks up trash/litter & places in dumpster); operates state vehicle to travel to work sites.

Performs general maintenance on equipment, building structures & grounds &/or custodial work (e.g., sweeps garage floor; uses mower to mow grass & uses weedeater to trim around sidewalks, trees & shrubs; maintains & trims shrubbery & trees; washes windows; cleans offices; removes trash; shovels snow from sidewalks, steps & pedestrian walkways; rakes leaves; paints building structures; cleans & refuels equipment).

This Position is Unclassified per Section 124.11(A)(29)

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary. Note:If involved in driving motorized snow & ice control equipment, must also have valid commercial driver?s license. In accordance with Section 124.11(B)(2) of Revised Code, Director of Administrative Services has determined this classification to be unskilled labor class & therefore exempt from written examination. -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Requires Valid Driver's License

Knowledge of addition & subtraction; highway maintenance & traffic control safety practices*. Skill in operation of hand tools*; operation of motorized snow equipment*. Ability to recognize unusual or threatening conditions & take appropriate action; read simple sentences; cooperate with co-workers on group projects; demonstrate strength to lift 50-100 pounds. (*) DEVELOPED AFTER EMPLOYMENT.

A Physical Ability Test (PAT) Test will be given for the Highway Maintenance Worker 1 position and candidates MUST pass the PAT test in order to be considered for employment. PAT candidates will be selected based in part on meeting the prescribed minimum qualifications, including education and/or experience or licensure requirements of this position. Applicants selected to take the test will be notified by email, per the email address provided on the application, of the exact time and location to report for the test administration.

Supplemental Information:

• A Physical Ability Test (PAT) Test will be given for the Highway Maintenance Worker 1 position and candidates MUST pass the PAT test in order to be considered for employment. PAT candidates will be selected based in part on meeting the prescribed minimum qualifications, including education and/or experience or licensure requirements of this position. Applicants selected to take the test will be notified by email, per the email address provided on the application, of the exact time and location to report for the test administration.
• Valid Driver's License required to operate State Vehicle.
• Applicants must apply online at careers.ohio.gov to be considered for the position. Internal applicants must apply through my.Ohio.gov portal.
• ALL ANSWERS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUPPORTED BYTHE WORK EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION PROVIDED ON YOUR CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION.
• This position is overtime eligible per FLSA Standards.
• The final applicant accepted for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis prior to appointment to test for illegal drug use. Medical marijuana is prohibited as a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test. An applicant with a positive test result will not be offered employment, per section 3719.01 & 3719.41 of Ohio revised code.
• This position is temporary and does not include medical benefits or paid time off.

All candidates applying for employment opportunities should be authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship for an employment visa is not currently available for positions with the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.