Transportation Worker IV – Roadside Environmental

State of North Carolina • Forsyth County, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Worker IV will work in the Division 9 Roadside Environmental Unit in Forsyth County, North Carolina. The position helps plan, organize, and schedule work activities, materials, and equipment needs for Roadside Environmental crews throughout Division Nine. Work includes pesticide applications; seeding and mulching; tree pruning and removal; and installing and maintaining plant beds and the NC Wildflower Program. The employee must ensure pesticide storage, application, and disposal comply with NCDA rules and regulations and NCDOT policies and procedures.

The position maintains accurate FR-11 records of labor hours, equipment hours, inventory used, work locations, and work accomplished. It adjusts work assignments, trains employees on the job, conducts daily crew safety meetings, and determines materials, techniques, and tools for standard work assignments. The employee also assists higher-level supervisors in investigating and responding to public concerns and recommending solutions.

Work involves exposure to all types of weather and may require climbing, bending, walking, and operating equipment on uneven terrain and slopes. The position is subject to emergency callback, scheduled night work, and work during adverse weather or other extreme circumstances. Safety-toed shoes are required. The employee must be able to legally operate CDL-required equipment and trucks with manual and automatic transmissions at hire or obtain a North Carolina CDL within 360 days of hire, completing required on-the-job training and federal requirements. Employment is contingent on a successful post-offer employment evaluation; pre-employment drug testing and a review of driving records are required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and six years of experience operating equipment directly related to the area of specialization, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Possess a current Commercial Driver's License on the date of hire, or obtain a North Carolina CDL through on-the-job training and meet federal requirements within 360 days of hire.
• Meet NCDOT driver eligibility standards, including holding a valid, current, appropriate driver's license and meeting the stated driving-record criteria.
• Pass required pre-employment drug testing and the post-offer employment evaluation.
• Sign release and background statement forms permitting checks with previous employers regarding controlled-substances and alcohol testing for the past three years.
• Wear safety-toed shoes.
• Be able to work in all types of weather and perform climbing, bending, walking, and equipment operation on uneven terrain and slopes.
• Be available for emergency callback, scheduled night work, and work during adverse weather or other extreme circumstances.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of vegetation management, including shrubs, trees, and fertilizer, using sound horticultural practices.
• Experience applying herbicides and pesticides according to label requirements and using proper storage and disposal techniques.
• Experience operating pesticide applicator trucks, tractors, and utility vehicles.
• Experience leading subordinates and directing daily work-crew activities.
• Experience installing wildflower beds, other landscape plantings, and reforestation.

Responsibilities

• Help plan, organize, and schedule work activities, materials, and equipment needs for Roadside Environmental crews.
• Perform and coordinate pesticide applications, seeding and mulching, tree pruning and removal, and installation and maintenance of plant beds and the NC Wildflower Program.
• Ensure pesticide storage, application, and disposal comply with NCDA rules and regulations and NCDOT policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate FR-11 records of man hours, equipment hours, inventory used, locations, and work accomplished.
• Adjust work assignments and train employees on the job.
• Conduct daily safety meetings with crews.
• Determine appropriate materials, techniques, and tools for standard work assignments.
• Assist higher-level supervisors with investigating and answering public concerns and recommending solutions.
• Operate CDL-required equipment and trucks as authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED