Transportation Worker II - Durham Co Maint

State of North Carolina•Durham, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a Transportation Worker II in the Durham County Maintenance Unit in Durham, North Carolina. The role performs a range of progressively responsible maintenance tasks involving preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of state-maintained roads and roadside features. Work may include installing traffic and erosion control devices, clearing rights of way, grading roads, machining unpaved roads, repairing pavement, installing pipes and performing other drainage work, inspecting contract work, and monitoring manual tasks. The employee may also perform other assigned duties. The position responds to emergencies, including traffic-accident cleanup, snow and ice removal, hurricane cleanup, and other events. The employee operates heavy equipment and trucks, performs flagging operations to guide traffic safely through work zones, and performs manual labor for extended periods. Work may be required during adverse weather and may involve extended daily hours, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-back. The work takes place outdoors in extreme environmental conditions and around hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and highway traffic. Safety-toe shoes are required. The role may involve repeatedly lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing, bending, traversing steep and uneven terrain, and working in extreme temperatures. The employee must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle and hold a valid North Carolina Class A Commercial Driver’s License with an N endorsement, either at hire or within 360 days of hire through on-the-job training and completion of applicable federal requirements. The selected candidate must be able to operate CDL-required vehicles and equipment with both manual and automatic transmissions. Employment is contingent on required driving-record review, pre-employment drug testing, and successful completion of the post-offer employment evaluation. Candidates must sign releases allowing NCDOT to check with prior employers about controlled-substance and alcohol testing for the preceding three years.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Educational Development diploma and three years of experience operating equipment directly related to the area of specialization, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Working knowledge of principles involved in operating and using 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.
Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle and hold a valid North Carolina Class A Commercial Driver’s License with N endorsement at hire, or obtain the North Carolina CDL through on-the-job training and applicable federal requirements within 360 days of hire.
Ability to operate CDL-required vehicles and equipment with both manual and automatic transmissions at hire or within 360 days of hire.
Must meet NCDOT driver eligibility standards: no more than two moving-violation convictions in the past three years and no alcohol- or drug-related traffic conviction in the past five years.
Must provide applicable out-of-state driving records if the applicant held an out-of-state license in the past ten years or currently holds one.
Must complete pre-employment drug testing and the post-offer employment evaluation, and sign releases and a background statement permitting checks with prior employers regarding controlled-substance and alcohol testing for the past three years.
Must be able to perform manual labor, including lifting up to 50 pounds repeatedly, climbing, bending, traversing steep and uneven terrain, and working in extreme temperatures.
Must wear safety-toe shoes.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of basic work-zone safety and traffic control.
Experience in shoulder and ditch maintenance, pipe installation, or asphalt patching.
Experience operating at least two of the following: asphalt distributor, asphalt mixer, asphalt patcher, crack sealing machine, ditching machine, forklift, force feed loader, front-end loader, skid steer, street sweeper, tandem dump truck, or tractor “A” boom mower.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive maintenance, repair, and construction work on state-maintained roads and roadside features.
Install traffic and erosion control devices and clear rights of way.
Grade roadways and machine unpaved roads.
Repair pavement and install pipes or perform other drainage work.
Inspect contract work and monitor manual tasks performed.
Respond to traffic accidents, snow and ice, hurricanes, and other emergencies, including cleanup and removal work.
Operate heavy equipment and trucks as assigned, including bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, skid steers, tandem dump trucks, forklifts, front-end loaders, tractor trailers, motor graders, and rollers.
Perform flagging operations to guide traffic safely through work zones.
Perform manual labor, including chain-saw operation, shoveling, truck driving, and litter pickup.
Follow supervisor instructions and perform other assigned duties.
Work extended hours, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-back when required.