Equipment Operator/Laborer, CDL Required (Seasonal/Temporary) in Chicago, Illinois at Skyway Concession Company

Position Summary
At Skyway Concession Company LLC (“SCC”), we uphold our core values of Safety, Ownership, Collaboration, Integrity & Stewardship, and Innovation, and seek team members who embody these principles in their work every day. This position involves a variety of highway maintenance duties performed under detailed instructions. Employees operate maintenance equipment and must exercise caution to prevent injury or equipment damage. The work requires frequent standing, bending, lifting, shoveling, and moving materials—often involving moderate manual dexterity and considerable physical effort. The incumbent regularly works outdoors in all weather conditions and is frequently exposed to fumes, exhaust, noise, vibrations, dust, dirt, and fast-moving traffic.

Essential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)
• Patches, chips, seals, and blacktops roads.
• Trims around hedges and signs and cuts down and removes dead trees.
• Mows grass along road shoulders and rights-of-way.
• Loads and dumps crushed stone, sand, and salt from trucks.
• Operates various types of equipment requiring moderate training; examples include, but are not limited to: trucks that may be equipped with abrasive spreaders, oil distributors, or bucket rigs; tractors that may be equipped with mowers, scrapers, spreaders, sweepers, or loaders; bush hogs, trenchers, post drivers, jackhammers, portable pavement marking machines and tar kettles, street sweepers, and front-end loaders.
• Cleans storm drains, sewers, bridge decks, piers, and culverts.
• Aids in cleaning highways after accidents and removes trash from roadsides.
• Assists in performing various winter maintenance activities, such as operating and maintaining snow and ice removal equipment, sign, guardrail, and fence repair, and other related functions as assigned.
• Ensures proper care and cleaning of equipment as instructed by the supervisor.
• Obeys all safety policies and procedural guidelines.
• Performs patrolling duties as assigned.
• SCC operates 24 hours a day and offers various work shifts. This position is subject to a twenty-four (24)-hour call.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• High school diploma or GED.
• Working knowledge of highway maintenance practices preferred, but not required.
• Ability to use various hand tools and materials used in highway maintenance.
• Ability to operate a variety of highway maintenance equipment ranging from small power tools to large vehicular equipment requiring moderate training.
• Knowledge of traffic laws applicable to light and heavy equipment.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Must possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with air-brake endorsement.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
This position operates in a field environment. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to communicate, sit, stand, and use standard office equipment.
• This role may also involve occasional lifting of 50–75 pounds, walking, or exposure to outdoor conditions, depending on operational needs.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.