Highway Technician -III

Non-exempt (compensatory and/or overtime eligible; additional compensation to include annual work boot allowance); full-time; 40 hours per week;
Summer:
Monday – Thursday; 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.;
Winter:
Monday – Friday; 7:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.; full benefits

This skilled position is responsible for performing the complex repair and maintenance activities of roadways, roadside appurtenances, storm drainage systems, bridges, traffic signs or signals. Direction may be given to assigned Highway Maintenance Workers. Direction may be received from Assistant Foreman and other higher management classifications. Supervision is received from the assigned Foreman.

NOTE:

The upper pay range reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy. For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.

Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include:
  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

NOTE:

Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year.

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

• Operate, repair and maintain equipment such as ten ton and tandem axle dump trucks, bucket trucks with lifts up to 75 feet, herbicide spray trucks, street sweepers, roadside mowers, boom mower tractors, rollers, rubber tire loaders, gradall, back hoes, track hoes, graders, skid loader, etc.
• Perform light maintenance and safety checks on equipment; as required, make minor field repairs and adjustments.
• Operate various equipment during winter weather operations to pre-treat roadways and plowing snow.
• Repair and maintain pavements to include pothole patching, skin patching, mechanical base repair, spot paving, grinding, trench paving, asphalt and concrete application, etc.
• Repair and maintain stormwater drainage such as culvert replacement, roadside mechanical and non-mechanical pipe and ditch cleaning, manual shoulder grading, gravel road grading, sidewalk repair, etc.
• Vegetation maintenance such as weed abatement and vegetation removal; roadside chemical weed and pest control; native plant restoration and maintenance, ground and aerial tree trimming, etc.
• Remove litter and debris from roads and stormwater drainage canals; remove and dispose of hazardous objects from roadway (large animal, etc.).
• Operate power tools such as augers, chain saws, tampers, blowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters, welding…