Posted: Mar 25, 2025
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Highway Worker

County of Door - Sturgeon Bay, WI
Full-time
Salary: $25.11 Hourly
Application Deadline: Apr 6, 2025
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Apply today to demonstrate your talent as a Highway Worker!

 We are currently seeking individuals who are
dedicated, responsible, teachable, and resilient,
and currently hold a CDL, (Class B and C) to join our team. 
As a Highway Worker, you are responsible for current road maintenance and operating various highway construction equipment. The variety of functions related to highway operations and maintenance include patching pavement, crack filling, removing debris, brushing, litter pick up, operating mowing equipment, routine mechanical maintenance on mowing equipment, traffic control, lawn care, cleaning shop and equipment, and other routine labor work.  Assigned tasks vary from day to day and from season to season. Regular attendance and punctuality along with being prepared to commence work at designated work locations, on the assigned or scheduled days and hours is expected.  This position is responsible for providing truthful and accurate written and verbal communications.
Don't miss this opportunity - apply to join the Highway team today!
**This position is open until filled.**
Door County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Essential & General Job Functions:
Work Schedule: This is a full time, non-exempt position. General work hours 6:00AM-4:00PM Monday - Thursday (straight 10s) and 7:00AM-3:00PM Monday - Friday (straight 8s). Additional and on call hours as determined by Department.

Essential Job Functions 
  1. Perform general routine maintenance on County, State, and Local roadways.
  2. Operate single, tandem, tri, quad axle trucks and semi-tractor with dump bodies. 
  3. Operate grader, front end loader, or truck for winter snow and ice control.
  4. Operate a variety of department construction and maintenance equipment including but not limited to skid steers, loaders, rollers, compactors, chain saws, crack filling equipment, shouldering equipment, tractors, mowers, sweepers and sign truck.
  5. Operate hot mix asphalt equipment and crushing equipment. 
  6. Control traffic around highway construction areas.
  7. Maintain, install, and inventory signs and sign equipment.  
  8. Maintain and repair department equipment, facilities, and materials.
  9. Perform general mechanic maintenance duties to include but not limited to, changing oil, greasing machinery, changing grader blades, welding, and using cutting torch.
  10. Complete other manual and clerical duties related to highway operations as may be required.
  11. Observe proper safety rules and traffic laws to avoid employee injuries and traffic accidents.
  12. Responsible for data entry as it relates to daily work assignments and scheduled work days/hours. 
General Job Functions
  1. Perform a variety of highway operations and maintenance functions.
  2. Complete a daily accounting of labor, equipment, and material used on specific projects for billing services to clients.
  3. Ability to operate small tractors and mowing equipment.
  4. Ability to operate riding lawn mowers with hydrostatic drive.
  5. Ability to operate a variety of small equipment for routine road maintenance.
Training, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Training and Experience
  1. High school diploma or equivalent.
  2. Valid Commercial Wisconsin driver’s license required with Class B and C; Class A and endorsement N is desirable. 
  3. Licensed Miner as required by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) must be obtained within one year of hire.     
  4. Training or skill in welding and mechanics is beneficial.  
 
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
  1. Ability to read, comprehend, and communicate, both verbally and in writing.
  2. Ability to operate road construction equipment in a safe and effective manner. 
  3. Ability to read a grade level. Requires basic knowledge of road construction, demonstrated with six (6) to twelve (12) months of progressive road construction work experience.
  4. Knowledge of traffic laws and weight limits.
  5. Knowledge of the location of state, county, city and town roads.
  6. Capable of performing varied assignments from one day to another.
  7. Ability to use tact and courtesy in maintaining an effective working relationship with department employees, county supervisors, county officials, and general public.