Highway Maintenance Worker ; HMWor Highway Technician , Franklin County, P

Permanent Highway Maintenance Worker 1 (HMW1) or Highway Technician 1 (HT1)

The selected candidate will be placed in the classification in which they meet minimum qualifications.

Agency: Transportation - District 06

Location: United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation: HMW1 $ 20.85 or HT1 $ 21.64

Schedule: Full‑time
• Days 7:30 am‑4:00 pm or Nights 11:00 pm‑7:30 am

Union: OCSEA

Primary Skill: Highway Maintenance

Technical

Skills:

CDL, Highway Maintenance, Transportation

Professional

Skills:

Active Learning, Flexibility, Listening, Teamwork

• You will serve the public and work to make the roads in Ohio safer.
• You will attend training to obtain CDL licensure if not already a licensed CDL holder.
• You will perform highway maintenance activities including flagging, pothole patching, repairing guardrails, litter pickup, mowing.
• You will perform snow & ice operations.

• Enjoy an excellent work/life balance.
• Receive paid time off with vacation, sick and personal leave.
• Receive 11 paid holidays per year.
• Receive regular pay increases; 1st increase after 4 months.
• Receive an extensive benefits package, including medical and FREE Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance after completion of eligibility period.
• Experience growth opportunities within organization.
• Participate in employee tuition reimbursement programs.
• Receive a pension plan with 14% employer contribution.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full‑time and part‑time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio benefits, visit the Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
• Education and development opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public retirement systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & optional deferred compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

• Highway Maintenance Worker 1: Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction and in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary. Must obtain Class B Commercial Driver’s License with tanker endorsement without airbrake restriction.
• Highway Technician 1: Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions; ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary; 3 mo training or 3 mo experience in operation of basic equipment. Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with tanker endorsement without airbrake restriction.

• This position is overtime eligible based on FLSA standards.
• All bargaining unit new hires must serve a one (1) year probationary period.
• All 3rd shift employees receive a 0.60 cent shift differential.
• Position will be filled pursuant to the provision of the OCSEA/AFSCME Contract.
• The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
• All final applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to appointment. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment. This position is also subject to federal testing regulations pursuant to 49 CFR Part 40 (Federal Drug and Alcohol Regulations) and 49 CFR Part 382 (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) which prohibits the use of marijuana, including medical marijuana.
  
  Medical marijuana is prohibited as a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test for final applicants in this position.
• In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations 382.703, selected applicants for this position are required to register as a driver in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)…