H4094 - Operator Maintenance Wage
About The Position
Perform a combination of skilled equipment operations, preventive maintenance, and manual labor tasks in roadway maintenance. This role performs emergency roadway operations as an essential employee and may perform special duties as assigned. The position operates and maintains highway equipment and vehicles; performs roadway maintenance and construction work; installs, maintains, and removes traffic control devices; and helps keep work sites safe. Duties also include clearing roadways of snow, ice, and debris, cleaning up after accidents, providing traffic control, performing equipment inspections and maintenance, and assisting with inventory and records.
Requirements
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions and read and interpret work plans, specifications, plans, and sketches.
- Ability to complete accurate work documentation, maintain inventory records, and complete simple paperwork.
- Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
- Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment, materials, methods, and procedures.
- Knowledge and application of work-zone safety, traffic controls, and flagging operations, including the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
- Knowledge of federal and state regulations regarding traffic control devices.
- Possession of a CDL and DOT medical card, and ability to maintain them thereafter.
- Must comply with DOT and VDOT policies and standards when operating CDL equipment.
- Safety shoes are required.
- Skill in the operation and maintenance of hand and power tools.
- Skill in operating and maintaining light-, medium-, and heavy-duty equipment used for highway maintenance and repair.
- Must abide by VDOT's Code of Ethics and the Commonwealth's Standards of Conduct.
- VDOT positions require pre-employment screenings, which may include fingerprint-based criminal history and DMV record checks, work history verification, references, a pre-employment physical, and a drug screen.
Nice To Haves
- A combination of training, experience, or education in maintenance, construction, or a related field.
- Ability to perform preventive maintenance and minor equipment repairs.
- Skill in emergency operations, including snow removal, storms, and accident cleanup.
- Skill in roadway maintenance and construction.
Responsibilities
- Clear roadways of snow, ice, and debris, and clean up after accidents.
- Provide traffic control during roadway work and emergencies.
- Operate and maintain light-, medium-, and heavy-duty highway equipment and vehicles for maintenance and construction work.
- Determine and demonstrate proper work-site protection techniques; identify safety hazards and suggest improvements.
- Wear required personal protective equipment, use equipment safely, follow applicable safety rules and regulations, and maintain a clean, orderly, safe work environment.
- Apply MUTCD requirements for detours, lane closures, work zones, and traffic control devices.
- Participate as a working member of the crew and perform manual labor and other assigned maintenance tasks.
- Use hand and power tools to complete assigned tasks.
- Perform maintenance, repairs, replacements, and preventive maintenance on equipment.
- Complete pre-trip inspections for vehicles and equipment operated.
- Install, maintain, and remove traffic control devices for work zones, detours, and lane closures in assigned areas.
- Assist with tracking inventory and maintaining records.
- Perform special duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
