Job Description

Department: Highways

Pay: $20.72 per hour
$43,097 annually

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday- 7:00am-3:30pm; 4701 S. West Street

Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits

Performs routine and complex maintenance, repair, and construction work on concrete, wood, and steel bridges. Installs reinforced concrete boxes, and participates in snow and ice removal operations.

Construction, maintenance and repair of concrete, wood, and steel bridges

• Sets forms; places and ties steel
• Pours and finishes concrete
• Dismantles, moves and erects all types of bridges
• Replaces wooden floors, steel members; replaces or repairs abutments, curbs, gutters, and retaining walls
• Assists in the repair, maintenance and erection of guard rails
• Performs manual work associated with bridge, concrete and box work

Operates heavy equipment in the performance of bridge work and box installation

• Excavates, digs, fills and backfills during bridge and box work
• Learns to operate crane to set boxes and erect bridges
• Operates hand and power tools associated with bridge work
• Conducts basic preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Wears PPE and follows local, state and federal safety regulations

Participates in snow and ice removal operations

• Operates a dump truck with plow and spreader to clear roads of snow and ice
• Operates motor grader for snow and ice removal
• Operates loader to load materials for snow and ice removal
• Maintains equipment in good condition
• Ensures equipment is cleaned, fueled and loaded for follow on shift
• Reports problems immediately to shift supervisor

Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent. Valid Kansas Commercial Driver’s License, Class A w/tanker and air brake endorsement or the ability to gain one within three months.

Preferred Qualifications: One year road construction related experience.

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