Transportation Worker IV - Duplin CME
About The Position
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking a Transportation Worker IV for the Duplin County Maintenance team. This role performs progressively responsible maintenance, repair, and construction work to support the safety and reliability of state-maintained roads and roadside features. The employee also serves as a lead worker for a highway maintenance crew and is expected to follow oral and written instructions and complete assigned work safely and effectively. The position requires operating various types of heavy equipment and trucks. Employees must be able to climb, bend, traverse steep and uneven terrain, work in extreme temperatures, repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds, and occasionally exert up to 100 pounds of force. Safety-toe footwear is required. The role is subject to emergency callback and may require work at night, on weekends, and on holidays. Applicants must be legally able to operate CDL-required equipment and trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions either upon hire or within 360 days of employment. A valid Commercial Driver’s License is required at hire, or a North Carolina CDL must be obtained through on-the-job training within 360 days, along with compliance with applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Pre-employment drug testing is required, and applicants must authorize verification of their controlled-substance and alcohol testing history with prior employers for the preceding three years. NCDOT will check driver licenses after interviews and before making an offer.
Requirements
- High school diploma or General Educational Development diploma 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 Motor Carrier Safety Regulations requirements within 360 days of hire.
- Be able to legally operate CDL-required equipment and trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions by the date of hire or within 360 days of employment.
- Meet driver eligibility standards: no more than two moving-violation convictions in the past three years and no alcohol- or drug-related traffic-offense convictions in the past five years.
- Provide driving records from other states if required because of out-of-state license history or current out-of-state license.
- Complete required authorization forms for NCDOT to verify controlled-substance and alcohol testing history with prior employers for the previous three years.
- Pass pre-employment drug testing.
- Ability to climb, bend, traverse steep and uneven terrain, work in extreme temperatures, repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds, and occasionally exert up to 100 pounds of force.
- Wear safety-toe footwear.
- Work nights, weekends, holidays, or emergency callbacks when required.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Intermediate Work Zone Safety and NCDOT Workplace Safety policies and practices.
- Experience in shoulder and ditch maintenance, pipe installation, or asphalt patching.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and train others in equipment operations and direct a work crew’s daily activities.
- Experience in snow and ice removal operations.
- Working knowledge of standard road maintenance and construction procedures.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventive maintenance, roadway repair, and construction tasks.
- Install traffic-control and erosion-control devices.
- Clear rights of way, grade roadways, and machine unpaved roads.
- Repair pavement and install pipes; perform drainage work.
- Conduct snow and ice removal.
- Inspect contract work and oversee manual labor activities.
- Serve as a lead worker for a highway maintenance crew.
- Operate heavy equipment, including bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, skid steers, tandem dump trucks, front-end loaders, tractor trailers, asphalt maintainers, motor graders, and rollers.
- Follow oral and written instructions and complete assigned tasks safely and effectively.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
