Highway Maintenance Technician I
Fort Lauderdale, FL 
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Posted 17 days ago
Job Description

This Opportunity

Seeking full-time Highway Maintenance Technicians to perform maintenance support for local roadways and highways. Join our team and grow with us as we provide best in-class services that help clients solve their most complex challenges!

Your Impact

  • Performs landscape maintenance duties such as mowing, herbicide and fertilizer application, weed control, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, tree trimming, and pruning
  • Cleans and grades ditches, storm water drainage structures, highway road shoulders, slopes
  • Performs general maintenance duties such as fence repair, sign repair and replacement, and litter and debris removal
  • Performs Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) / temporary traffic control
  • Provides after-hours emergency incident response during scheduled on-call rotation
  • Conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections
  • Performs preventative maintenance on company vehicles or equipment
  • Operates a variety of mechanical equipment such as bed edger, commercial mowers (z-turns and bush hogs), tractors, mini-excavators, skid steers, gators, blowers, dump trailers, chain saws, line trimmers, forklifts, and more
  • Drives company trucks, towing trailers and rolling arrow boards if necessary
  • Logs maintenance work-order information and checklists manually and electronically
  • Loads and unloads equipment, supplies, tools, and material
  • Uses all equipment, tools, materials, and supplies safely
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

  • 18+ years of age
  • 1+ year of experience working in roadway operations, construction, utilities, or landscaping
  • Must be able to effectively communicate with managers and coworkers in English
  • Possess and maintain a valid Driver's License (or obtain within 90 days of hire)
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 25 lbs. regularly
  • Ability to walk, stand, or sit for extended periods of time
  • Possess good oral and written communication skills
  • Willingness to work multiple shifts and varying hours, including nights, weekends, and overtime
  • Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
  • Ability to work along local roadways, interstates, and/or highways with commuter traffic passing by at varying rates of speed
  • Obtain MOT certificate (coursework and certification paid for by Versar)
  • Successful results of pre-employment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen
  • Must be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate's start date




Versar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Versar does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of: race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by country, regional or local law

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
16 To 18 (USD) Hourly
Required Experience
18+ years
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