Transportation Worker II

State of North Carolina•Henderson, NC

14d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Transportation Worker II in Henderson Bridge Maintenance. The work involves a wide range of progressively responsible tasks in the preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of bridges, pipes, and culverts in Henderson and Polk counties. The role requires a broad range of skills across various functional areas, including pile driving, carpentry, concrete work, and machine operation. Responsibilities include the repair and replacement of culverts, bridges, large diameter pipes, bulkheads, and pile clusters. Additional tasks involve sandblasting, lead paint removal, painting, steel fabrication, and straightening steel beams, as well as trenching, shoring, bushing, clearing and grubbing. The position requires the ability to stand and walk on uneven terrain, climb, lift a minimum of 50 lbs., and communicate effectively. Candidates must not be afraid of heights and will be exposed to extreme conditions such as ice, snow, dust, extreme heat and cold, heavy traffic, and construction equipment. The selected candidate must be able to legally operate CDL required equipment/trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions at the time of hire or within 360 days of hire. As a condition of employment, a release form (ALCDRG-01) and a background statement (ALCDRG-06) must be signed allowing the NCDOT to check with previous employers for the past three years about controlled substances and alcohol testing. Safety toe footwear is needed. Position requires work during any adverse weather such as snow and/or ice, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. which can lead to working extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays. Employee will be subject to outside extreme environmental conditions, in addition to hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and highway traffic. Additionally, candidates must be available for emergency call-back situations that may occur outside of normal working hours.

Requirements

Ability to stand and walk on uneven terrain.
Ability to climb.
Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Not afraid of heights.
Ability to operate CDL required equipment/trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions at the time of hire or within 360 days of hire.
High school or General Educational Development diploma and three years of experience operating equipment directly related to the field of specialization; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Possession of a current Commercial Driver’s License on the date of hire, OR obtain the North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License within 360 days of the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience in pipe installation and installation of erosion control devices.
Working knowledge of standard bridge maintenance and construction procedures.
Experience in at least two pieces of Bridge Category B equipment (asphalt distributor, asphalt mixer, asphalt patcher, crack sealing machine, ditching machine, force feed loader, front end loader, lube truck, asphalt maintainer, post driver, skid steer, street sweeper, tandem dump truck, tractor “A” boom mower, truck w/aerial device).
Experience constructing formwork (such as concrete forms for bridge repair, sidewalks, curbs, and other construction related formwork) using skilled carpentry techniques.

Responsibilities

Preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of bridges, pipes, and culverts.
Repair and replacement of culverts, bridges, large diameter pipes, bulkheads, and pile clusters.
Sandblasting, lead paint removal, painting, steel fabrication, and straightening steel beams.
Trenching, shoring, bushing, clearing and grubbing.
Operating CDL required equipment/trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions.