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This position is located at the Winona Shop, 5300 W. Highway 61, Winona, MN 55987. Winona County is accepting applications for this position until 4:00 p.m. December 3, 2024; however, preference will be given to those that apply by 4:00 p.m. November 21, 2024. This position starts at $24.93/hour (DOQ) with advancement up to $32.25/hour. Characteristics of Class: Work is performed under the general direction of the Highway Maintenance Superintendent. This position requires some independence and judgment in the absence of the Superintendent/Crew Leader (Highway). An employee in this classification operates heavy and light equipment and uses manual labor in the maintenance and repair of the County's highway, bridges and drainage systems. This position is occasionally required to traverse rough and irregular terrain by foot. This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility. This position may provide some limited work direction to subordinate highway maintenance workers. The Highway Maintenance Superintendent or Crew Leader (Highway) provides assignments, direction and special instructions. Examples of Duties: Any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples listed in their relative order of importance include all the duties which may be found in positions of this class. * Maintains and repairs county roads and bridges which includes performing one or more of the following activities: installing and repairing culverts, repairing road washouts, plowing snow, sanding/salting roads, digging trenches, patching blacktop, brush cutting, hauling crushed rock, and installing concrete pipes. * Operates one or more of the following: motor grader, front-end loader, backhoe, sign truck, crawler cat, tractor, bobcat, bulldozer, and be familiar with their various capabilities. * Maintains and operates portable power plant, screening plant, and stacking conveyors. * Performs duties in extreme weather and often in the dark to provide the safest driving conditions for the traveling public. * Represents the County in a positive, appropriate manner to the general public. * Maintains shop buildings and grounds. Routine service to vehicles and equipment. * May order, fabricate, repair, install, or adjust highway warning, information and construction signs along the county highway system. * May serve as Department Safety Officer. * Maintains in-house and field inventories of all signs. * May serve as the lead worker for annual or semi-annual physical inventory of all materials and supplies. * Any other duties as assigned.