Transportation Worker I - Division 11
About The Position
The Transportation Worker I performs work primarily involving standard hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment used in preventative maintenance, repair, and construction of roads and roadside features in North Carolina’s highway and roadway systems. Work may include flagging and assisting with maintenance and repair projects; inspecting work and ensuring work-zone safety; participating in snow and ice removal; assisting paint crews; erecting road signs; and assisting Electronics Technicians with signal maintenance and installation. Duties may also involve vegetation control, debris removal, grass and wildflower installation and maintenance, and assisting with carpentry, welding, steel fabrication, or concrete work. The position requires work in adverse weather, including snow, ice, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and may involve extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays. Employees work outdoors in extreme environmental conditions and face hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and traffic. Safety-toe footwear is required. The selected candidate must be able to legally operate CDL-required equipment and trucks with manual and automatic transmissions at hire or within 360 days of hire. A current CDL at hire or a North Carolina CDL obtained through on-the-job training and completion of applicable federal requirements within 360 days is required. Employment is contingent on satisfying driver-record standards, pre-employment drug testing, signing the required release and background statement for prior-employer substance and alcohol testing checks, and successfully completing the NCDOT post-offer employment evaluation.
Requirements
- High school education, a General Educational Development Diploma, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Possess a current Commercial Driver’s License at hire, or obtain a North Carolina CDL through on-the-job training and meet applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations requirements within 360 days of hire.
- Be able to legally operate CDL-required equipment and trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions at hire or within 360 days of hire.
- Meet the stated driver-record standards: no more than two moving-violation convictions in the past three years and no alcohol- or drug-related traffic-offense convictions in the past five years.
- Have a valid, current driver’s license appropriate for the vehicle operated; North Carolina residents must have a North Carolina license, while employees permanently residing in adjacent states may use a valid appropriate license from their state of residence.
- Provide driving records from relevant states if the applicant has held an out-of-state driver’s license in the past ten years or currently holds an out-of-state license.
- Complete pre-employment drug testing.
- Sign the required release form and background statement permitting checks with previous employers regarding controlled-substances and alcohol testing for the past three years.
- Successfully complete the NCDOT post-offer employment evaluation.
- Wear safety-toe footwear.
- Work outdoors in extreme environmental conditions and around highway construction hazards, heavy equipment, and traffic; work in adverse weather and potentially extended hours, weekends, and holidays.
Nice To Haves
- Experience operating power tools such as chainsaws, weed eaters, skill saws, drills, compactors, and jackhammers, and/or using small hand tools such as shovels, rakes, brooms, post-hole diggers, hammers, screwdrivers, and torches.
- Experience performing manual labor.
Responsibilities
- Operate hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment for road and roadside maintenance, repair, and construction.
- Inspect work and help ensure safety in work zones.
- Participate in snow and ice removal, including pushing snow.
- Flag and assist with maintenance and repair projects using standard tools and equipment.
- Assist paint crews, erect road signs, and assist Electronics Technicians with signal maintenance and installation.
- Perform vegetation control and debris removal.
- Assist with grass and wildflower installation and maintenance.
- Assist with carpentry, welding, steel fabrication, or concrete work as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
