The annual event helps get temporary employees to meet extra winter road maintenance needs.
The job, which lasts five months, involves repairing traffic signs, snow removal and other duties. It starts at $20 an hour. There are also a limited number of on-call snow plow driver positions, which make $24 per hour. Commercial Driver's Licenses are required for all these jobs.
The job fairs will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the following locations:
Traffic Management Center – 8620 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219
Indianapolis Sub District Office – 7105 S. Brookville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46239
Cloverdale Sub District Office – 10 High St. Cloverdale, IN 46120
Crawfordsville Office – 139 W 300 N Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Terre Haute Sub District Office – 5693 East Sony Drive Terre Haute, IN 47802
Gary Sub District Office – 7601 Melton Rd, Gary, IN 46403
LaPorte Office – 315 East Boyd Boulevard, LaPorte, IN 46350
Plymouth Sub District Office – 2845 Jack Greenlee Dr., Plymouth, IN 46563
Ft Wayne Office – 5333 Hatfield Rd, Ft Wayne, IN 46808
Wabash Sub District Office – 1290 Manchester Ave, Wabash, IN 46992
Elkhart Sub District Office – 58905 Co Rd 9, Elkhart, IN 46517
Fall City Sub District Office – 5701 US 31, Clarksville, IN 47129
Bloomington Sub District Office – 2965 N Prow Rd, Bloomington, IN 47404
Potential candidates can be interviewed onsite. More details on available seasonal jobs can be found on the state’s online job board.
Despite the state’s tight labor market, Northeast Region Public Relations Director Hunter Petroviak said there are few positions INDOT is struggling to hire.
“We have a handful of jobs that we do need to fill,” Petroviak said. “But we're in no means in a position where we're facing such a shortage that we're not going to be able to maintain or improve roads.”
The department offers “appealing” pay scales, benefits and opportunities for advancement in both these temporary and other long-term positions, he said.
“I think the good news for people, too, is that [often] these seasonal positions can turn into full-time jobs,” Petroviack said. “So, starting out at this level can lead to many more opportunities down the road.”
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School bus and light truck drivers get around $18 an hour, while heavy or transit bus drivers' median hourly pay is around $23. INDOT’s seasonal jobs offer pay starting at $20.
The department is confident it will fill enough of the seasonal winter jobs, Petroviack added. But they are prepared to expand hiring efforts, potentially with a second set of job fairs, if goals aren’t immediately met.
“Even if we happen to not get just as many people as we'd like to have on board, winter operations will not be in jeopardy,” he said. “If there's a major winter storm or something in one of our districts, we’re able to pull some people from other neighboring districts.”
The department does not offer CDL training to unlicensed applicants for these seasonal jobs because they are so short. But, Petroviak said that training is sometimes available for full-time positions in the department.
“Give us a chance, come talk to the people who are going to be there to facilitate these hiring fairs,” he said. “You never know until you try.”