Transportation Worker II

State of North Carolina•Harnett Mntnc Harnett, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will function as a Transportation Worker II, performing a wide range of progressively responsible maintenance tasks in the preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of state-maintained roads and roadside features. Responsibilities include installation of traffic and erosion control devices, clearing of right of way, roadway grading, machining unpaved roads, pavement repair, pipe installation or other drainage tasks, inspecting contract work, and monitoring manual tasks performed. Emergency responses include traffic accident clean-up, snow and ice removal, hurricane cleanup, and other emergencies as they occur. The selected candidate will operate various pieces of equipment including bulldozer, excavator, backhoe, skid steer, tandem dump truck, forklift, front end loader, trailer, motor grader, roller, and additional pieces of heavy equipment as needed. The selected candidate will perform flagging operations to safely guide traffic through work zones and perform manual labor for extended periods. This position requires work during adverse weather conditions such as snow, ice, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and emergency response, which can lead to working extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays. The position is subject to emergency callback. The selected candidate will be subject to outside extreme environmental conditions, in addition to hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and highway traffic. May perform a variety of other assigned duties. Safety toe shoes are required.

Requirements

Working knowledge of the principles involved in the operation and use of the equipment to which assigned
Ability to perform assigned tasks and to follow oral and written instructions as directed by supervisor
Manual labor includes, but is not limited to operating chain saws, shoveling, driving trucks and litter pickup
Must be able to operate the minimum amount of equipment required in the preceding level
Work may include lifting up to 50lbs repeatedly
Must have the ability to climb, bend, transverse steep and uneven terrain, and work in extreme temperature conditions
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 date
Either possession of a current Class A Commercial Driver’s License with N endorsement 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
Pre-employment drug testing required
As a condition of employment, a release form (ALCDRG-01) and a background statement (ALCDRG-06) must be completed and signed allowing the NCDOT to check with previous employers for the past three years about controlled substances and alcohol testing
Offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of NCDOT post offer employment evaluation
High school or General Educational Development diploma and (3) 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

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of standard road maintenance and construction procedures
Experience in one of the following: pipe installation, installation of erosion control devices, snow and ice removal, ditch maintenance or asphalt patching
Experience in at least two pieces of Category B Maintenance 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)
Knowledge of work zone safety and NCDOT Workplace policies and procedures
Employees at this level may train on and operate equipment associated with the specialist level for a small percentage of time

Responsibilities

Installation of traffic & erosion control devices
Clearing of right of way
Roadway grading
Machining unpaved roads
Pavement repair
Pipe installation or other drainage tasks
Inspecting contract work
Monitoring manual tasks performed
Emergency responses including traffic accident clean-up, snow and ice removal, hurricane cleanup and other emergencies
Operate various pieces of equipment including bulldozer, excavator, backhoe, skid steer, tandem dump truck, forklift, front end loader, trailer, motor grader, roller, and additional pieces of heavy equipment
Perform flagging operations to safely guide traffic through work zones
Perform manual labor for extended periods of time
Work during any adverse weather such as snow and/or ice, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.
Emergency response, which can lead to working extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays
Subject to emergency callback
Work in outside extreme environmental conditions, in addition to hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and highway traffic
Perform a variety of other assigned duties