Highway Maintenance Technician - CDL Driver/Equipment Operator - Miles City

Highway Maintenance Technician - CDL Driver/Equipment Operator - Miles CityThe Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is recruiting for a Maintenance Technician in the Miles City Section. This position performs a variety of work as a laborer, lead worker, equipment operator, and truck driver for highway maintenance activities. Operates various trucks and a variety of heavy equipment to perform culvert placement and installation/cleaning, landslide removal, crack/mastic sealing, fence building or bridge repair, guardrail or sign installation, luminaire maintenance, roadway repair, vegetation and roadside maintenance, pavement marking and striping operations, and snow and ice control. This position is part of a career ladder with career advancement opportunities.Benefits of working for MDT and the State of Montana include: culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance, health, dental, and vision insurance, access to Montana Health Centers, low-cost clinics for state employees and their families, state retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation), employees in this position receive overtime compensation or compensatory time for all time in a pay status over 40 hours in a workweek, paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays, eligibility for public service student loan forgiveness.Required Education and Experience: a valid Montana Commercial Operators License (Class A, Type II) with no restrictions, a tank endorsement and a valid Medical Examiner's Certificate (MEC). Applicants with a learner's permit have 30 days to obtain the necessary Montana Commercial Operators License. Maintenance Tech Level I ($29.59): one (1) year experience driving heavy truck or operating construction equipment. Maintenance Tech Level II ($30.09): also requires one (1) year of documented experience from another city, county, or other state highway road department where you were employed for the purpose of road maintenance. Maintenance Tech Level III ($30.59): also requires three (3) or more years of documented experience from another city, county, or other state highway road department where you were employed for the purpose of road maintenance.The successful applicant must live or relocate within 45 road miles of the Miles City Section House (217 N 4th St - Miles City, MT 59301) and must have a telephone or be reasonably accessible to the section headquarters.