Transportation Maintenance Worker 6-E8 (Sign Shop) - Bay Region

State of Michigan•Saginaw, MI

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About The Position

This position performs region-wide sign shop activities, including fabricating, installing, and maintaining traffic signs and special pavement markings. It also performs bridge and culvert maintenance, including repairs to concrete and steel substructures and superstructures, and maintenance on the Zilwaukee Bridge. Roadside duties include pesticide spraying, planting, trimming, and removing trees and shrubs; maintaining roadside parks and rest areas; and assisting Region Electricians with maintenance and installation of energized traffic devices. During winter, duties continue and may include snow and ice removal and related road maintenance at a Bay Region highway maintenance garage. The position operates vehicles or vehicle/trailer combinations with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, such as a snowplow. The listed salary range spans the entry-level Transportation Maintenance Worker 6 rate through the experienced E8 rate. Candidates are assessed for the level for which they qualify based on education and experience. A CDL is required at appointment. Continued employment requires obtaining and maintaining a CDL Group A with an N or X endorsement and no air-brake restrictions within 12 months of hire. E8 employees must receive approval for satisfactory completion of the MDOT TMW Work Element training and certification program. This is a test-designated position. The selected candidate may be required to pass a pre-employment or pre-appointment drug test and physical, when applicable, and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing. Criminal and driving records may also be checked. MDOT does not participate in E-Verify or sponsor visa applications.

Requirements

Education typically acquired through completion of high school.
A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is required at appointment.
Within 12 months of hire, obtain and maintain a CDL Group A with an N or X endorsement and no air-brake restrictions.
Transportation Maintenance Worker 6: No specific type or amount of experience is required.
Transportation Maintenance Worker 7: One year of experience equivalent to a Transportation Maintenance Worker 6 or Laborer E6, with experience in roadway, roadside, bridge, or sign maintenance, or pavement marking.
Transportation Maintenance Worker E8: Two years of experience equivalent to a Transportation Maintenance Worker, including one year equivalent to a Transportation Maintenance Worker 7; or one year of skilled trades experience at the E9 level.
For E8, the MDOT Statewide Work Element Coordinator must approve satisfactory completion of the MDOT TMW Work Element training and certification program.
The position requires operation of a vehicle or vehicle/trailer combination with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more.
The selected candidate may be required to pass a pre-employment or pre-appointment drug test and physical, if applicable; random drug and alcohol testing applies during employment. Criminal and driving records may be checked.

Responsibilities

Fabricate, install, and maintain traffic signs and special pavement markings across the region.
Perform bridge and culvert maintenance, including repairs to concrete and steel substructures and superstructures and maintenance on the Zilwaukee Bridge.
Spray pesticide; plant, trim, and remove trees and shrubs; and maintain roadside parks and rest areas.
Assist Region Electricians with maintenance and installation of energized traffic devices.
Perform snow and ice removal and related road maintenance at a Bay Region highway maintenance garage when assigned during winter.
Operate vehicles or vehicle/trailer combinations with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, such as a snowplow.