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MADISON TOWNSHIP-FAIRFIELD COUNTY Road Maintenance Worker in Lancaster, Ohio
Road Maintenance Worker Job Requirements
Madison Township, Fairfield County
Job Description:
Under the supervision of the Madison Township Board of Trustees, the employee would perform manual tasks in maintenance, construction and repair of township roads, buildings, and right-of -ways. The Road worker must be able to operate Class B truck, plow, heavy equipment, hand tools, mowers, and other various equipment.
Duties:
(In addition to the duties listed below, there is an exhaustive list of the types of work performed by this job class)
Performs mowing and trimming of grass, pulls weeds, trims trees, hedges, and bushes; Sprays herbicide; Operates power mowers, weed eaters, and snow removal equipment; Clears snow and ice; Cleans parking lots and grounds.
Patch Roads with hot and cold patch mix, resurface roads, grading and graveling roads. Performs maintenance repair items as a plumber, electrician, carpenter, painter, or other required tasks. Assist with janitorial work as needed. Using a variety of equipment, haul fill dirt, salt, asphalt, stone materials, supplies, and other personnel to and from work sites, clean ditches, dig ditches for installation of pipe and tile, install or removes pipe and other construction materials, load trucks with road materials such as stone or salt, load and unload construction materials and road surface materials; transport equipment.
Repair road surfaces by applying various blacktop compounds, tar, stone, using a rake, shovel, or other handheld tools
Construct and repair guardrail, culverts and ditches
Erect and repair fencing, dig post holes, erect road signs
Clean roadside brush and trees to maintain roadway appearance, including litter pickup
Cut roadside brush and trees to maintain roadway appearance
Establish appropriate work zone signing
Flag traffic in or around a job site
Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections of vehicles and equipment
May assist in the light maintenance and repair of vehicles
Provide written reports, as needed
Qualifications:
Knowledge of general maintenance, construction, tools, and equipment;
Knowledge of the occupational hazards involved and the safety precautions necessary in performing maintenance, construction and repairs work;
Ability to perform the specialized semi-skilled maintenance and repair;
Ability to perform strenuous work, including heavy lifting;
Ability to operate heavy construction and related equipment;
Ability to carry out oral and written instructions;
Participation required in random drug and alcohol testing;
Willing to work outside of normal work hours which are 7:00 a.m. -- 3:30 p.m. Monday- Friday
High school diploma and/or GED
Class B Ohio Commercial Driver's License
Background Check and Drug Screening Required