09/30/2026
𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 – 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗜
The Village of Dwight is accepting applications for a full-time Public Works Maintenance II position.
𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗬: $𝟮𝟮.𝟲𝟴/𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥
𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦: IMRF pension; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, personal days, sick leave, and holidays.
𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 & 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦
Under direct supervision, performs skilled and semi-skilled labor in the maintenance of storm and sanitary sewers and water mains; performs skilled and semi-skilled labor in the care of parks and recreation areas; performs skilled and semi-skilled manual labor in street maintenance and certain refuse collection activities; and performs related duties as required and assigned by the direct supervisor and Public Works Director.
𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 & 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦
Cleans and maintains sewers; digs ditches and trenches; backfills holes and tamps fill material; lays pipe for storm and sanitary sewer lines; repairs breaks in sewer and water mains; caulks joints; assists with the maintenance and repair of sanitary sewer lift stations; cultivates, waters, and trims landscaped areas in Village-owned parks and other Village-owned property; hauls materials by truck; prepares and maintains Village baseball and softball diamonds using a variety of equipment; operates certain insecticide sprayers; performs preventive maintenance on equipment; repairs and maintains benches, tables, and guardrails; assists in the repair of streets, sidewalks, and Village-owned buildings; picks up Village-owned garbage containers and transports them to Village-owned dumpsters; picks up tree limbs and branches placed out by Village residents; places and repairs street signs and guardrails; repairs streets and alleys using hand tools to scoop and spread material on roadbeds and smooth surfaces; carries equipment, supplies, refuse, and other materials and loads or dumps materials into trucks; and operates trucks when hauling materials.
Participates in the Public Works on-call rotation and responds to after-hours emergencies and operational needs. Performs snow and ice removal duties, including operating snowplow trucks, as needed.
𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘, 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗦 & 𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦
Ability to operate air hammers, pumps, compressors, and similar powered equipment; ability to operate power mowers, tractor-towed mowers, pulled mowers, light trucks, and dump trucks; ability to use shovels, picks, post-hole diggers, saws, hammers, and other hand tools; ability to perform routine heavy manual labor for extended periods under severe weather conditions and in unpleasant physical environments; ability to lift 50 pounds; ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions; and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
Applicants must possess a Class B CDL, have a high school diploma or equivalent, have some knowledge of public works construction and maintenance tools, equipment, materials, and methods, and be able to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.
𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬:
Interested applicants must complete a Village of Dwight
Employment Application. https://dwightillinois.org/village-departments/employment/
Applications may be emailed to [email protected], dropped off at Village Hall, or mailed to:
Village Administrator
Village of Dwight
209 S. Prairie Ave.
Dwight, IL 60420
𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘:
Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026.
𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿
This job description is intended to indicate the kind of tasks and levels of difficulty that will be required of positions that are given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any.
