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St. Clair County (IL)
Highway Maintenance Worker
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What they do
A Maintenance Helper or Assistant assists maintenance mechanics. Repairs and maintains equipment and machines, such as cars or heating systems. May assemble or adjust machines as directed by a head mechanic.
$38,406 / year median in Illinois
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Under immediate supervision . Responsible for operating vehicles from pick-up trucks, to and including tractor trailer vehicles used for hauling heavy equipment. Requires occasional heavy lifting, performs all tasks pertaining to maintaining and repairing the County Roads and Bridges system. Requires ability to stand for prolonged periods of time when flagging, patching, trimming, etc. Cleans culverts, digs trenches, shovels various materials to include carrion. Spread s patching materials from the back of dump trucks (requires lifting and turning with weight in excess of 40lb), Fill s and operate s crack filling machines (requires lifting blocks weighing 50lb each to height of 4ft. Manually handles the placement of Rip Rap in ditch areas which may be in excess of 50 lb. each. Cuts grass , trim s weeds, brush , and trees both manually and with chain saws. Handles concrete, rock, asphalt and associated saws, compactors, grinders, consolidators, for patching and repairs, which result s in heavy lifting and turning. Picks up trash from County Right of Way and keeps Maintenance Facility Yard, buildings and trucks and/or equipment used cleared of trash and debris. Operate s snow removal trucks equipped with snowplows and salt spreaders, may be required to work 16 hr. shifts for prolonged periods as needed during snow removal operations, at which time employee will be alone in the truck.