The Kansas Department of Transportation is looking for dependable, trainable, team players with good communication skills to become part of our family.
KDOT is currently hiring a Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee in Russell.
Position duties & responsibilities: Maintain highways & facilities through activities such as repairs, resurfacing, mowing. Operate dump trucks, small & medium-size loaders, tractor, rollers & power brooms to perform various maintenance tasks. Operate a loader or truck-mounted plow & spreader in snow & ice control operations. Perform manual labor associated with maintenance activities, including the operation of miscellaneous equipment such as chain saws, weed eaters, pumps, compressors, jackhammers, generators, power tools & various hand tools. Setup & remove temporary traffic control & serve as flag person for maintenance work zones.
Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee
- Base Annual Salary: $40,872.00
- Base Hourly Pay: $19.65
Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee – Class B CDL
- Base Annual Salary: $41,870.40
- Base Hourly Pay: $20.13
Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee – Class A CDL
- Base Annual Salary: $42,806.40
- Base Hourly Pay: $20.58
- A Class B CDL must be obtained within 90 days of hire and maintained.
- A Class A CDL must be obtained within one year of hire and maintained. KDOT provides CDL training at no cost to the employee.
- This position is subject to pre-employment physical capacity testing. The selected candidate will be required to pass the screening as a condition of employment.
- This CDL position is subject to drug and alcohol testing under the authority of the US Department of Transportation. The selected candidate will be required to pass a DOT pre-employment/pre-duty drug test as a condition of employment in this position. (This position will also require you to participate in random testing,
Benefits:
- Annual $450 Personal Protection Equipment allowance
- Paid Vacation Leave & Paid Sick Leave & Paid State Holidays
- Group health, dental, vision.
- Basic Life Insurance provided by the State/Optional Group Life Insurance at a reasonable cost.
- Retirement and deferred compensation programs
- On-the-job training programs
- Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
- Educational Assistance Program
KDOT works to foster diversity and looks forward to applications from all qualified applicants. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Application may be completed on-line at http:/www.jobs.ks.gov.
Kansas Tax Clearance Certificate required in accordance with Executive Order 2004-03. Each applicant (even non-residents) who is selected for a State of Kansas job vacancy must apply for a Tax Clearance Certificate within 10 days from the date of the offer letter by accessing the Kansas Department of Revenue's (KDOR) website at
Kansas Department of Revenue - Tax Clearance (ks.gov).If you need assistance with the tax clearance, please contact KDOR at (785)296-3199 or by email at
kdor_specialprojects@ks.gov.
Paper applications are available at any KDOT office and may be sent to Kansas Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 350, Norton, KS 67654. Indicate Requisition# 218190 on the application form. Position closes Dec. 22nd, 2025
