SEASONAL STATE WORKER
Title:Seasonal State Worker
Location:Laporte
Salary/Pay:$11.25 per hour
Description:Summer Seasonal positions working in the Construction Department during the period of May 1 through November 30, within the LaPorte District which includes the following 6 Sub districts:  LaPorte, Monticello, Plymouth, Rensselaer, Winamac and Gary.  Operates basic highway maintenance and traffic equipment and performs general highway maintenance duties.  These vary by season.  Constructs, maintains, repairs and cleans highways and/or roadways and right-of-ways to include excavating and grading ditches, digging channels and cleaning waterways; cuts brush, grass and other vegetation; applies chemicals to vegetation; patches and seals shoulders and pavement; mixes materials for concrete; shovels backfill; installs and repairs drainage structures and completes other drainage work; reshapes/digs ditches/trenches; places hot asphalt materials in pavement cracks; removes trash, mows grass, moves and loads supplies and materials and completes other related highway construction/maintenance assignments.  Operates any combination of basic equipment to haul trash; dump truck with attachments; maintains, repairs and installs traffic signs and pavement markings on interstate, federal and state highways and/or roadways (e.g., repairs, replaces and/or straightens street and traffic signs and other highway route markers); installs and repairs guardrails.
Qualifications:Valid Drivers License in state of residence Minimum age 18 years High School Diploma or GED Ability to lift 50 pounds CDL preferred Equal Employment Opportunity The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer
To Apply:Apply at www.indot.in.gov

Date Posted: 04/13/2010