Transportation Worker I - Division 7
About The Position
Transportation Worker I positions with the North Carolina Department of Transportation involve operating standard hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment to maintain, repair, and construct roads and roadside features. Work may also include inspections, maintaining work-zone safety, and snow and ice removal. Duties may include flagging; assisting with maintenance and repair projects; operating tractors and attachments, rollers, trucks, pavement and paint equipment, trenchers, and other tools; assisting paint crews and electronics technicians; installing and replacing signs; controlling vegetation and removing debris; mowing; and assisting with grass and wildflower installation and maintenance. Work may also involve carpentry, welding, steel fabrication, or concrete activities. The position requires working in adverse weather and may involve extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays. Employees work outdoors in extreme conditions and face hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and traffic. Safety-toe footwear is required. The selected candidate must be legally able to operate CDL-required vehicles and equipment with manual and automatic transmissions at hire or within 360 days after 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. Candidates must meet NCDOT driving standards. Pre-employment drug testing and a post-offer employment evaluation are required; candidates must also authorize checks with previous employers regarding controlled-substance and alcohol testing.
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 Commercial Driver’s License through on-the-job training and meet applicable federal requirements within 360 days of hire.
- Be legally able to operate CDL-required vehicles and equipment with both manual and automatic transmissions at hire or within 360 days of hire.
- Meet NCDOT driver standards: no more than two moving-violation convictions in the past three years and no alcohol- or drug-related traffic convictions in the past five years.
- Hold a valid, current driver’s license appropriate for the vehicle operated; employees permanently residing in an adjacent state may use an appropriate valid license from their state of residence.
- Provide driving records from relevant states if the applicant has held an out-of-state license within the past ten years or currently holds one.
- Complete required pre-employment drug testing and post-offer employment evaluation; sign forms authorizing checks with previous employers regarding controlled-substance and alcohol testing.
- Work outdoors in extreme environmental conditions and around highway construction hazards, including heavy equipment and traffic; safety-toe footwear is required.
- Ability or willingness to work extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays during adverse weather conditions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience operating power tools such as chainsaws, weed eaters, skill saws, drills, compactors, or jackhammers, and/or small hand tools such as shovels, rakes, brooms, post-hole diggers, hammers, screwdrivers, or 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 work-zone safety.
- Participate in snow and ice removal.
- Flag and assist with completing maintenance and repair projects using standard tools and equipment.
- Assist paint crews and electronics technicians with signal maintenance and installation.
- Install and replace road signs.
- Perform vegetation control, debris removal, mowing, and 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
