Transportation Worker II - Onslow

State of North Carolina•299 Wilmington Hwy Onslow, NC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Worker II position within the Onslow County Maintenance Unit, located in Jacksonville, NC, involves a diverse range of progressively complex maintenance activities related to the preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of state-maintained roadways and roadside infrastructure. Responsibilities include the installation of traffic control and erosion control devices, clearing rights-of-way, grading roadways, maintaining unpaved roads, performing pavement repairs, installing drainage pipes, inspecting contract work, and monitoring manual labor activities. Participation in emergency response operations such as traffic accident cleanup, snow and ice removal, hurricane recovery, and other urgent situations as they arise is required. The role involves operating various heavy equipment, including bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, skid steers, tandem dump trucks, forklifts, front-end loaders, tractor trailers, motor graders, rollers, and other machinery as needed. Flagging operations to ensure safe traffic flow through work zones and performing manual labor for extended periods are also essential duties. Additional duties may be assigned as necessary. A working knowledge of the principals involved in the operation and use of assigned equipment is required, along with the ability to perform assigned tasks and follow oral and written instructions as directed by supervisors. Manual labor duties include, but are not limited to, operating chainsaws, shoveling, driving trucks, and litter pickup. The ability to operate the minimum amount of equipment required at the preceding level is essential. Employees at this level may also receive training in operating equipment associated with the specialist level for a limited portion of their time. Work may involve repeatedly lifting up to 50 pounds and requires the physical ability to climb, bend, traverse steep and uneven terrain, and work in extreme temperature conditions. The position requires working under adverse weather conditions—such as snow, ice, tornadoes, and hurricanes—and availability for emergency response, including extended hours, weekends, and holidays, with the possibility of emergency callback. Working conditions include exposure to extreme outdoor environments and potential hazards associated with highway construction sites, including heavy equipment operation and proximity to active traffic. Safety toe footwear is mandatory for this position. CDL-required equipment and trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions must be operated legally at the time of hire or within 360 days thereafter. Employment eligibility requires either possession of a current Class A CDL with N endorsement at the time of hire or obtaining the North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License through completion of on-the-job training and compliance with all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 383) within 360 days of the hire date. Pre-employment drug testing is mandatory. As a condition of employment, completion and signing of a release form (ALCDRG-01) and a background statement (ALCDRG-06) are required, authorizing NCDOT to verify controlled substances and alcohol testing with previous employers for the past three years. Offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of the NCDOT post-offer employment evaluation.

Requirements

Working knowledge of standard road maintenance and construction procedures
Knowledge of Work Zone Safety and NCDOT Workplace policies and procedures
Experience in the operation of at least 2 pieces of the following equipment: backhoe, tandem dump truck, motor grader, front end loader, forklift, force feed loader, asphalt distributor, asphalt patcher crack-sealing machine, track excavators, skid steer or sweeper
Experience in one of the following: shoulder and ditch maintenance, pipe installation or asphalt patching
Experience in snow and ice removal operations
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
Either possession of a current Commercial Driver’s License on the date of hire, OR the North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License must be obtained through completion of on-the-job training and all requirements mandated by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Federal Registry 49 CFR 383) within 360 days of the date of hire
Ability to operate assigned equipment
Ability to perform assigned tasks and follow oral and written instructions
Ability to operate the minimum amount of equipment required at the preceding level
Repeatedly lifting up to 50 pounds
Physical ability to climb, bend, traverse steep and uneven terrain
Ability to work in extreme temperature conditions
Availability for emergency response, including extended hours, weekends, and holidays, with the possibility of emergency callback
Safety toe footwear is mandatory

Nice To Haves

Possession of a current Class A CDL with N endorsement at the time of hire

Responsibilities

Installation of traffic control and erosion control devices
Clearing rights-of-way
Grading roadways
Maintaining unpaved roads
Performing pavement repairs
Installing drainage pipes
Inspecting contract work
Monitoring manual labor activities
Participation in emergency response operations (traffic accident cleanup, snow and ice removal, hurricane recovery, etc.)
Operating various heavy equipment (bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, skid steers, tandem dump trucks, forklifts, front-end loaders, tractor trailers, motor graders, rollers, etc.)
Flagging operations to ensure safe traffic flow through work zones
Performing manual labor for extended periods (operating chainsaws, shoveling, driving trucks, litter pickup)
Training in operating equipment associated with the specialist level for a limited portion of their time