TNHM05-2024-00496-Highway Maintenance Technician-Snow Plow Driver-Lusk - State of Wyoming

This position offers a: 

**$2,000 Hiring Bonus** See notes for eligibility

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

For information on the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s purpose, mission, vision, and values, please visit our website:
 https://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/administration/strategic_performance/mission_vision_values_1.html

Open pastures and beautiful sunsets are waiting for you in Lusk, Wyoming. Lusk has a handful of beautiful parks, an outdoor swimming pool, plunge, and golfing as well as easy access to Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, and Black Hills of South Dakota. Lusk is located in Niobrara County, the least populated county in Wyoming. Wyoming also has no state income tax.

• Maintains and operates complex equipment safely and proficiently.
• Trains incumbents in the operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Provides work direction to Highway Maintenance Assistant employees.
• Under limited supervision, flags traffic and sets up traffic control devices.
• Operates single and tandem axle trucks, equipped with stripers, auger, aerial lift equipment, or provided with plows, wing plows, sander, and chemical systems to remove snow and ice from roadway surface.
• Responsible for rehabilitation of roadway surfaces and traffic control devices such as signs and highway striping.
• Responsible for maintenance of equipment and facilities at the rest area, including water and wastewater treatment.
• Attends and completes all required training to obtain/maintain necessary certifications, perform inspections, and learn new skills.
• Communicates information to update others as to work status and/or process effectiveness.
• Utilizes special computerized equipment.
• Performs duties involved in removing snow and ice from roadways.
• Responsible for adhering to all safety standards, policies, and procedures including the correct use of all associated personal protective equipment.