The Portage County Highway department is hiring Seasonal General Laborers! These are great positions, especially if you enjoy working outdoors. 

Starting pay:  $24.71 / hour

What are the primary job duties?

• Perform manual road construction and maintenance tasks.
• Install and remove snow fence
• Replace guardrail, road patching
• Cut brush, tar cracks, use hand and small power tools
• Collect refuse from various roadways and other similar manual tasks.
• Operate light and medium duty equipment for plowing, sanding, salting as well as for the transporting of maintenance materials.
• Operate industrial tractors for roadside maintenance
• Drive quad and tri axle trucks engaged in the transportation of construction and maintenance materials.
• Operate higher level equipment in accordance with established procedures

What are the minimum qualifications?
 

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Commercial Drivers License with Air Brake Endorsement (CDL-Class B) required.
• Safe driving record is required.
• Class A Manual CDL with air brake and tanker endorsements is strongly preferred. 
• Experience working physically demanding duties.
• Experience operating heavy equipment preferred.
• Ability to perform hard physical labor for extended periods of time in adverse weather conditions.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

Portage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer