Highway Maintenance Technician I

Job Description

This Opportunity

Seeking a full-time Highway Maintenance Technician to perform maintenance support for local roadways and highways. Join our team and grow with us as we provide best in-class services that help clients solve their most complex challenges!

Your Impact

Performs landscape maintenance duties such as mowing, herbicide and fertilizer application, weed control, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, tree trimming, and pruning

Cleans and grades ditches, stormwater drainage structures, highway road shoulders, slopes

Performs general maintenance duties such as fence repair, sign repair and replacement, and litter and debris removal

Performs Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) / temporary traffic control

Provides after-hours emergency incident response during scheduled on-call rotation

Conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections

Performs preventative maintenance on company vehicles or equipment

Operates a variety of mechanical equipment such as bed edgers, commercial mowers (z-turns and bush hogs), tractors, mini-excavators, skid steers, gators, blowers, dump trailers, chain saws, line trimmers, forklifts, and more

Drives company trucks, towing trailers and rolling arrow boards if necessary

Logs maintenance work-order information and checklists manually and electronically

Loads and unloads equipment, supplies, tools, and material

Uses all equipment, tools, materials, and supplies safely

Performs other duties as assigned

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

18+ years of age

1+ year of experience working in roadway operations, construction, utilities, or landscaping

Must be able to effectively communicate with managers and coworkers in English

Possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License (or obtain within 90 days of hire)

Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 25 lbs. regularly

Ability to walk, stand, or sit for extended periods of time

Possess good oral and written communication skills

Willingness to work multiple shifts and varying hours, including nights, weekends, and overtime

Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions

Ability to work along local roadways, interstates, and/or highways with commuter traffic passing by at varying rates of speed

Obtain MOT certificate (coursework and certification paid for by LBS)

Successful results of pre-employment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen

Must be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate’s start date