Seasonal Highway Laborer

Are you passionate about keeping our roads safe and looking for an exciting and fulfilling outdoor job? We’re looking for a few dedicated Seasonal Highway Laborers to join our team this summer. This is your chance to play a role in maintaining and improving the roads that keep our communities connected.

• Performs duties as assigned such as various highway improvement, maintenance and repair work
• Operates mowers and other equipment as directed
• Consults with supervisor(s) to obtain project or procedure changes
• Performs manual work
• Performs preventative maintenance in accordance with prescribed methods for vehicles, motorized equipment and hand tools assigned to the Highway Department
• Performs related work, including labor and semi-skilled assignments

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year experience working with a variety of equipment/tools related to this position; preferred

• Knowledge and skills to use the following small equipment: measuring devices including measuring tape, mobile radio and small hand tools such as shovel, pick, axe, and weed eaters
• Proficient skills in the operation of various types of light equipment

• Ability to work odd hours and week-ends as needed
• Ability to work overtime as needed
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with fellow employees and the public
• Ability to read, write, understand, follow and issue oral and written instructions in the English language
• Ability to keep neat, clear and accurate records

• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas in spoken and written format so individuals may effectively understand and convey communications
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Inductive and deductive reasoning – ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions; includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together and deciding if an answer makes sense