About the Job:

As the Highway Technician, you will be responsible for performing general highway maintenance duties that keep Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) assets in good working condition to ensure customer satisfaction. You will perform snow and ice removal and other winter operations duties as required. You may serve in various highway specialty areas like bridge maintenance, heavy equipment operations, construction, traffic maintenance and testing duties depending on the job assignment. A CDL is required for this position.

A Day in the Life:

The essential elements of the job duties:

• Comply with all Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) safety policies and procedures.
• Operate basic highway maintenance/ traffic equipment to maintain, repair and clean highways and rights-of-way.
• Move and load supplies and materials.
• Perform winter operations duties including snow and ice removal.
• Perform emergency response activities such as clean-up, traffic control, lane closures, placement of signs and erecting barricades.
• Perform regular inspections and routine equipment maintenance such as: minor repairs, preventative maintenance, refueling, and pre-trip inspections.
• Perform miscellaneous labor tasks.

These additional duties may be performed depending on the job assignment:

Traffic Inventory Specialist:

• Maintain, repair, and install traffic signs, route markers and pavement markings.
• Receive, inspect, and record new materials, supplies, and equipment arriving in District Traffic for distribution (e.g., signs and sign hardware, lighting poles, arms, and luminaries).
• Maintain perpetual inventory of supplies and dispense the required materials. (e.g., traffic signal equipment, signs and sign hardware).
• Operate and maintain new computerized inventory control system.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

What You'll Need for Success:

This person must have the following requirements to be considered for employment:

• High School Diploma or High School Equivalent (HSE).
• Must have valid commercial driver’s license (CDL) or ability to obtain within 90 days.
• Pass and submit to a drug test as a condition of employment.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform physical activities such as lifting, dragging, stooping, standing, and walking for long periods of time.
• Must be able to endure exposure to inclement weather.
• Ability to operate specialty traffic equipment (e.g. bucket trucks, paint equipment, etc.)
• Ability to follow directions and work as part of a team.

These additional requirements may be required depending on the job assignment:

• Knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to inventory control computer systems.
• Ability to understand system of bookkeeping procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports: