The Kansas Department of Transportation is looking for a dependable, trainable, team player with good communication skills to become part of our family!

KDOT is currently hiring a Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee in Norton, Kansas, with the Norton District Paint Crew.

 Job responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Operates KDOT equipment including trucks, mowers, loaders.
• Performs manual work associated with maintenance of highway systems: including, but not limited to, erecting and replacing signs, erecting fence and guardrail, painting, patching, loading or unloading supplies, servicing rest areas, and litter pickup.
• Receives training in operation and maintenance of equipment, and highway repair methods and procedures.
• Services equipment.
• Performs other related work as assigned, such as emergency operations during snow and ice control operations.
• Due to the nature of the work, this position may/will be required to work additional hours when needed, including nights and weekends. Additional hours will be assigned by the supervisor depending upon the needs of the agency.

Compensation:

• Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee
  • Base Annual Salary: $41,288.00
  • Base Hourly Pay: $19.85
• Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee – Class B CDL
  • Base Annual Salary: $42,286.40
  • Base Hourly Pay: $20.33
• Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee – Class A CDL
  • Base Annual Salary: $43,243.20
  • Base Hourly Pay: $20.79

Benefits:

• Work-Life Balance Programs
  • Paid Leave: Vacation, Holidays, Parental, Military, Sick, Funeral, and Jury Duty
  • Employee Assistance Program
    • For help managing daily life at no cost to you
  • Voluntary Benefits: Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• First-Day Coverage
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Tax Advantage Accounts: HSA, HRA, FSA with qualifying plans
• Life Insurance
  • Employer paid basic group life
  • Option group life insurance available at a reasonable cost.
• Retirement
  • KPERS and Deferred Compensation
• Other Benefits
  • Personal Protection Equipment allowance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid on-th-job training programs
  • Personal and Professional Development Opportunities
  • Employee discounts with the STAR Program
  • And more!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee: 
  • Valid Driver’s License at the time of appointment
• Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee – B: 
  • CDL Class B license with tanker and air brake endorsements
• Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee – A: 
  • CDL Class A license with tanker and air brake endorsements

Post-Offer/Pre-Employment Requirements:

• 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.
  • In exchange for KDOT paying the costs and expenses of the CDL training, employees will be required to sign a repayment agreement. 
• 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, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, return-to-duty, and follow-up testing.)
• Any Commercial Driver who has received a Confirmed Positive Result or the Equivalent and has not successfully completed all Rehabilitation Program requirements and follow-up testing requirements is not eligible for this position. (Per SOM 2.1.10).
• 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 www.kdor.ks.gov/apps/taxclearance/Default.aspx . 
  If you need assistance with the tax clearance, please contact KDOR at (785) 296-3199 or by email at kdor_specialprojects@ks.gov

KDOT works to foster diversity and looks forward to applications from all qualified applicants.

Application may be completed on: jobs.ks.gov

Paper forms are available at any KDOT office and may be sent to Kansas Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 350, Norton, KS 67654. Indicate Requisition # 222117 on the application form. Position closes: August 6, 2026.