ODOT District 1 to hold hiring
events to find snowplow drivers
First event to be held tomorrow in Lima
LIMA (Oct. 2, 2018) – Each year, the kind of winter
we will experience is an unknown. Being fully prepared for whatever may come is
the reason the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is looking
for snowplow drivers and will hold three hiring events to find them.
The schedule of events is as follows:
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Wednesday, Oct. 3, from noon to 6
p.m. at the ODOT District 1 office, 1885 N. McCullough St., Lima.
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Wednesday, Oct. 10, noon to 6
p.m. at the ODOT Defiance County maintenance garage, 2340 Baltimore Rd.,
Defiance.
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Tuesday, Oct. 16, 3 to 7 p.m. at
the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage, 1645 Lima Ave., Findlay.
Interested applicants may apply for a total of 36
temporary positions available in Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding,
Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot counties.
During the events, applicants will undergo a driving
record check and must take a required physical abilities test prior to being
interviewed for a position.
Applicants must have a high school diploma or
equivalent; a valid class A or B commercial driver’s license (CDL) with a
tanker endorsement, without air brake restriction; and three months of training
or experience in basic equipment operation.
The salary is $17.05 per hour. These are temporary
positions and benefits are not provided.
Plowing snow is the primary need of the department,
said Kirk Slusher, deputy director for the Ohio Department of Transportation
District 1.
“We’re looking for people who can work 40 hours a
week from December to March, but on-call and part-time options may be
available,” he said. “If you have another job or only work weekends and you’d
like to work Monday through Thursday, we can perhaps accommodate that,” he
said.
It’s also not necessary to have experience in a
plow.
“If you meet the basic requirements, we will teach
you to plow,” said Slusher.
Those interested are encouraged to apply in advance:
transportation.ohio.gov/seasonal
The Ohio Department of Transportation
maintains the state's largest man-made asset – the transportation system.
ODOT's mission is to provide the safe and easy movement of people and goods
from place to place. As a $2.8 billion per year enterprise, ODOT invests the
bulk of its resources in system preservation through maintenance, construction
and snow and ice operations.
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