Hiring seasonal snowbirds employment opportunities

WENONA – The Illinois Department of Transportation is looking to hire 98 seasonal positions to help with snow and ice removal in Mercer, Henderson, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Warren and Woodford counties. Applications for snow removal operators and winter salaried highway maintainers, also known as snowbirds, must be completed online at https://illinois.jobs2web.com.

Both full-time winter highway maintainers and hourly winter highway maintainers are being hired to help maintain more than 45,000 lane miles statewide during the winter months. The positions are required to promptly respond to emerging weather situations for snow and ice removal and be ready to work in emergency conditions at any time, including nights, weekends and holidays. The starting salary for full time is $6,044 per month, and hourlies are paid $27.79 an hour.

IDOT staff will be onsite to answer questions and assist in the application process at a job fair:

Monday, Sept. 29
​4-6 p.m.
​IDOT’s Maintenance Yard
​3095 County Road 800 North
​Wenona, IL
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Applicants must have a valid commercial driver’s license and email address and undergo a criminal background check. A pre-employment physical and vision test as well as drug and alcohol screening are required. A new law provides for veterans’ preference for these seasonal positions, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Applicants will be selected based on availability, job-related experience and qualifications. For additional information, including the application process, positions available in specific districts, details on pay and potential for benefits, please click here.

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