Agency Division Job Classification Title Transportation Worker II (S) Position Number 60026515 Grade NC05 About Us North Carolina State Government is one of the state’s largest employers, with over 76,000 employees all working toward a common goal: a safer and stronger North Carolina. We are a large organization comprised of various agencies, offices, and universities, each providing important public services.
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Find your next opportunity today! Description of Work Please note that all positions close at 12:00 AM on the posted closing date. You must apply by 11:59 PM prior to the posted closing date. This is a repost. Previous applicants will need to reapply to be considered. Posting is for Transportation Worker II in Henderson Bridge Maintenance. Work will consist of a wide range of progressively responsible tasks in the preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of bridges, pipes, and culverts in Henderson and Polk counties.
The role requires a broad range of skills across various functional areas, including pile driving, carpentry, concrete work, and machine operation. Responsibilities include the repair and replacement of culverts, bridges, large diameter pipes, bulkheads, and pile clusters. Additional tasks involve sandblasting, lead paint removal, painting, steel fabrication, and straightening steel beams, as well as trenching, shoring, bushing, clearing and grubbing.
The position requires the ability to stand and walk on uneven terrain, climb, lift a minimum of 50 lbs., and communicate effectively. Candidates must not be afraid of heights and will be exposed to extreme conditions such as ice, snow, dust, extreme heat and cold, heavy traffic, and construction equipment. Safety toe footwear is needed. Position requires work during any adverse weather such as snow and/or ice, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.
which can lead to working extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays. Employee will be subject to outside extreme environmental conditions, in addition to hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and highway traffic. Additionally, candidates must be available for emergency call-back situations that may occur outside of normal working hours. The 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 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. As part of the hiring approval process, NCDOT will run a driver license check after conducting interviews, but prior to offering a position.
Prospective drivers must meet the following standards to be eligible to operate NCDOT vehicles: • No more than two convictions of moving violations within the past three years No convictions of an alcohol or drug related traffic offense within the past five years • Valid, current North Carolina driver’s license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated (Note: Employees permanently residing in adjacent states may operate a DOT vehicle using a current, valid, appropriate driver's license from their state of residence.) • If a driver applicant has possessed an out-of-state driver’s license in the past ten years, the driver’s record from the state(s) involved shall be obtained.
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