Transportation Maintainer 2 (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Avon, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is hiring Transportation Maintainer 2 employees for highway maintenance locations in District 4. This role performs moderately skilled work in the construction, maintenance, and repair of state roadsides, roadways, bridges, and other departmental facilities. Employees operate and maintain complex mechanical equipment and may perform routine mechanical repairs. Work includes operating trucks and equipment, completing maintenance-trade tasks, and supporting emergency response needs. The role is based onsite and is listed as full time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, on the first shift from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bridge positions require night work. Employees must accept emergency assignments, including snow and ice removal, and mandatory winter overtime from November 1 through April 30. During storms, employees may need to remain at work for several days, including weekends and holidays. Applicants must hold a valid Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License with airbrake endorsement, a Tanker endorsement by the time of hire, and a valid Medical Examiner’s Card. Applicants must provide their license number, class, expiration date, and issuing state in the application. Candidates selected for Bridge positions must be medically cleared to use a respirator, have no facial hair, and meet the equipment weight requirement. The position involves operating and working with a broad range of trucks and equipment, including dump and platform trucks, snowplows, trailers, aerial bucket trucks, chain saws, wood chippers, compressors, concrete equipment, hydraulic or engine-driven tools, and forklifts. Duties may include traffic control, survey monument setting, material handling, construction and maintenance work, mechanical repair, electrical and carpentry tasks, masonry, welding, plumbing, painting, radio monitoring, and other related assignments. At state airports, duties may also include wildlife hazard control, escorting vendors and contractors in secure areas, and responding to fire or crash emergencies. The work can involve extreme weather, frequent heavy lifting, hazardous road and traffic conditions, heights while working on bridges, poison ivy, insect bites, allergy irritants, and loud or potentially dangerous machinery. A physical examination is required. Employees may be required to complete asbestos-removal training and use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

Requirements

Valid Commercial Driver’s License, Class A or B, with airbrake endorsement.
Tanker endorsement required by the time of hire.
Valid Medical Examiner’s Card.
Provide the CDL license number, class, expiration date, and issuing state in the application.
At least one year of experience in construction, landscaping, commercial driving, snow plowing, maintenance and repair of roadsides, roadways, bridges, or airports involving operation and care of mechanical equipment, or experience in a recognized maintenance trade.
Ability to use and make routine repairs to complex mechanical equipment and operate the equipment listed for the class.
Knowledge of construction, maintenance, and repair techniques for roadsides, roadways, bridges, or airports, and of processes and materials used in construction and maintenance trades.
Interpersonal, oral communication, and written communication skills.
Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions and use computer software.
Willingness to accept emergency duties, including snow and ice removal, whenever required.
Adequate physical strength, stamina, agility, and visual and auditory acuity; employees must maintain the physical fitness needed to perform the work. A physical examination is required.
For Bridge positions: medical clearance for a respirator, no facial hair, and ability to meet the equipment weight requirement.
Applicants invited to interview must provide a copy of their CDL, valid Medical Examiner’s Card, completed CTDOT-CDL-1 form, and a copy of their Master Application.

Nice To Haves

Experience with snow removal.
Experience with landscaping.
Experience with construction.
Experience driving CDL vehicles.
Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma completing the subject requirements in a maintenance trade may substitute for the general experience requirement.
Successful completion of the Transportation Maintenance Registered Apprenticeship Program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may substitute for the general experience requirement.
Military members and recently honorably discharged veterans with at least two years of commercial motor vehicle operating experience as part of their military duties may qualify through the CDL Skills Test Exemption for Military Applicants, subject to the applicable waiver.

Responsibilities

Perform moderately skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work on roadsides, roadways, bridges, airports, and other departmental facilities.
Operate trucks and complex mechanical equipment, including trucks fitted with snowplows, spreaders, trailers, and other attachments.
Maintain equipment and perform routine repairs to complex mechanical equipment.
Perform tasks in construction, maintenance, mechanical repair, electrical work, carpentry, masonry, welding, plumbing, and painting.
Perform snow and ice removal and accept emergency duty assignments when needed.
Perform traffic control and flagging duties.
Set survey monuments and perform material handling, including possible assistance in a stores section.
Monitor and communicate by two-way radio and assist with reports when assigned.
Perform wildlife hazard control and, at state airports, escort vendors and contractors in secure areas.
At state airports, possibly serve as a guard or watchperson and stand by for or respond to fire or crash emergencies.
Perform other related duties as assigned.