Job Description
Shawano County is organized according to Chapter 59 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The following is the County's Mission Statement and Policy on Quality:
"The primary mission of Shawano County is to provide all County citizens with cost-effective, prompt and high-quality County services. Quality is the extent to which a product or service conforms to requirements and meets or exceeds customer expectations."
*It is the policy of Shawano County to recruit and select the most qualified persons for positions in the County's service. Recruitment and selection shall be conducted in an affirmative manner which ensures open competition and provides equal employment opportunity as protected by state or federal law. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment or employment process because of a disability, please notify Human Resources to ensure appropriate accommodations can be made.
Shawano County is pleased to offer our full-time employees (30+ hours/week) a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Paid Time Off - Earn just under 5 weeks in your first year when working 40 hours/week
- Nine (9) Paid Holidays
- Health Insurance including vision coverage with option of a high or low deductible health insurance plan.
- County-funded Health Reimbursement Account or HSA depending on health plan selection.
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Gym Membership Discounts
- Dependent Flexible Spending Account
- Dental Insurance
- Long and Short-Term Disability
- Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance
- State Pension Plan
- Deferred Compensation (457) Retirement Plans
Shawano County is pleased to offer our part-time employees (regularly scheduled to work 24-29 hours/week) a comprehensive benefits package:
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Life Insurance
- State Pension Plan
- Gym Membership Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary Examples of work to be performed are: Safe operation and maintenance of heavy equipment including, motor graders, hydraulic excavators, rubber tire backhoe, front-end loaders, asphalt screed, shouldering machine, chip spreader, screening plant, rock breaker and crusher, tractors/mowers, paint truck, articulated off road dump trucks, bulldozers, soil and asphalt compactors, power brooms and street sweepers. Other work to include plowing snow, spreading salt and sand, grading shoulders, cleaning culverts, patching roads, maintenance of bridges, putting up and removing snow fence. Performs any other related highway maintenance and construction work as required.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
Perform construction, maintenance and repair work on Town, County and State Highways.
Operates automated machine guidance on equipment.
Operate equipment used in highway construction and maintenance.
Plow snow and salt / sand icy Town, County and State roads as assigned.
Perform daily operator maintenance checks and preventative maintenance.
Perform minor repair on machinery and equipment.
Perform traffic control and flagging as needed.
Operate a chainsaw for brush / tree cutting along road right-of-way.
Responsible for the maintenance of bridges.
Manual labor such as shoveling, carrying, moving and lifting materials as needed.
Performs any other highway maintenance and construction work as assigned.
Requirements: -High School Diploma or GED.
-Three to five years related experience.
-Requires a valid Wisconsin driver's license with CDL (proper endorsements) and adequate insurance as required by County Policy. MSHA certification. Have or have the ability to obtain tanker endorsement within 3 months of employment.
Other details - Pay Type Hourly
- Min Hiring Rate $25.52
- Max Hiring Rate $29.17
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Hourly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Flexible hours,