Highway Maintenance Worker

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission • Menallen Township, PA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

This is skilled manual work performing a variety of roadway maintenance activities. The position operates heavy construction and maintenance equipment, emergency response vehicles, small mechanically operated equipment, and hand tools to maintain roadway infrastructure, facilities, grounds, and automotive equipment. The role also responds to accidents and incidents to support traffic control, repair property damage, and assist customers. Employees receive instructions at the start of an assignment and carry out work using accepted practices and procedures, with periodic supervisory inspections. Section operations may be scheduled 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Where that schedule applies, employees select a shift assignment by seniority from a pre-established workweek that may include non-daylight schedules.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent certification.
• Valid Class A commercial driver's license (CDL), or a valid Class B CDL with a Class A learner's permit. A Class A CDL road test must be passed by the end of the trial period for current employees or probationary period for new hires.
• CDL or permit must have an N or X endorsement authorizing operation of tank vehicles.
• CDL or permit must not have an E restriction (prohibiting manual-transmission commercial vehicles), a K restriction (restricting the driver to intrastate driving; applicable to Trevose, Homewood, and Searights locations only), an L or Z restriction (prohibiting commercial vehicles equipped with airbrakes), or an O restriction (prohibiting truck tractor/semi-trailer combinations).
• Valid Medical Examiner's Certificate (DOT Physical Card).
• One year of experience operating a tractor-trailer, construction, maintenance, or heavy agricultural equipment, or any combination of these.
• Ability to lift heavy objects repeatedly and perform sustained manual labor under adverse weather conditions.
• Physical capability to stand, stoop, walk, lift up to 75 pounds, and carry heavy tools and equipment when necessary.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment required for assigned maintenance activities.
• Competencies include customer service, regular and predictable attendance, customer/client focus, motivation, reliability, teamwork orientation, safety, flexibility, attention to detail, and technical innovation.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy- and light-duty construction and maintenance equipment, including tractors, excavators, rollers, graders, backhoes, loaders, paint machines, tractor-trailer combinations, highway cleaning equipment, bridge inspection cranes, trucks, and other assigned equipment.
• Operate and maintain emergency response vehicles and equipment when assigned; respond to accidents and incidents; assist with traffic control; remove roadway debris; provide customer assistance; patrol the highway; and repair property damage.
• Perform manual labor on assigned projects and activities.
• Locate and correct defects in construction and maintenance equipment.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance on vehicles and equipment and assist mechanics with repairs.
• Operate PTC radio systems and telephones, receive and relay calls and messages, and perform routine clerical tasks as assigned.
• Assist with receiving, maintaining, and disposing of supplies and inventory; off-load deliveries; move inventory; pick up parts and supplies from vendors; and transport supplies between maintenance locations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED