Highway and Construction Laborer ($4,000 Hiring Incentive)
About The Position
The Highway and Construction Laborer series provides and preserves a safe and efficient transportation system for the traveling public, while serving the public courteously, considerately, and promptly. The position level will be assigned based on the applicant’s experience and qualifications. The position is based at the Sign Factory, 2104 S 22nd Ave, Phoenix, Arizona. The series ranges from Highway Operations Worker (entry level) through Highway Operations Tech 3 (full journey). Duties include operating motorized vehicles and equipment; pavement care and preservation; landscape care and preservation; roadside shoulder restoration and repairs; signing and striping; delivering equipment and materials; environmental compliance; and vehicle and equipment care. Tech 1 is an apprentice classification trained for more advanced duties; Tech 2 performs intermediate-level operational duties and/or lead responsibilities; and Tech 3 performs high-level operational duties and/or supervisory responsibilities. Tech 2 and Tech 3 may schedule, assign, and oversee subordinate work, inspect work, and train and guide staff. The position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive, subject to meeting the applicable criteria. Emergency call-outs may occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and employees must be able to respond to the maintenance yard within 30 minutes. Depending on assignment, work may involve extreme heat or cold, time away from the home base, rugged terrain, and high-speed traffic conditions. The role requires lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling 50 pounds and may require State Board of Pesticide Control licensing to dispense herbicides or pesticides.
Requirements
- Highway Operations Worker: obtain an Arizona Class A CDL permit within 90 days of hire and an Arizona Class A CDL within six months of hire.
- Highway Operations Tech 1–3: hold an Arizona Class A CDL for manual or automatic transmission and an N tanker endorsement before the start date; additional endorsements may be required based on assignment.
- Valid, current, unexpired, and appropriate driver’s license; employees driving on state business must meet applicable training, driving-record, and license-record-check requirements.
- CDL holders must register with the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and authorize ADOT to conduct limited queries for the duration of employment.
- Must be able to respond to the maintenance yard within 30 minutes for emergency call-outs, which may occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull 50 pounds.
- New State employees must successfully complete E-Verify.
- Highway Operations Tech 1: 1 year of job-related roadway/highway experience.
- Highway Operations Tech 2: 2 years of job-related roadway/highway experience.
- Highway Operations Tech 3: 3 years of job-related roadway/highway experience.
Nice To Haves
- Highway Operations Worker: six months of roadway/highway-related experience is preferred; relevant experience may include operating motorized vehicles and heavy-duty equipment and maintenance, roadway signing or striping, pavement care and preservation, roadway operations, tunnel maintenance, or landscape care and preservation.
- Highway Operations Worker: six months of experience in related fields is a selective preference.
Responsibilities
- Operate motorized vehicles and equipment.
- Perform pavement care and preservation.
- Perform landscape care and preservation.
- Restore and repair roadside shoulders.
- Perform signing and striping work.
- Deliver equipment and materials.
- Comply with environmental requirements.
- Care for and maintain vehicles and equipment.
- For Tech 2 and Tech 3 assignments, schedule, assign, and oversee subordinate work; inspect work; and train and guide staff.
- Respond to emergency call-outs and be able to reach the maintenance yard within 30 minutes.
Benefits
- Sick leave
- Vacation and 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child (pilot program)
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement plan through mandatory participation in the Arizona State Retirement System
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Optional short-term disability insurance
- Optional deferred compensation plans
- Optional supplemental life insurance
- Employee referral incentive, if eligibility criteria are met
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
