Transportation Worker II – 3 Openings!
| Location | Bunn, 6006 Highway 39 South |
| Date Posted | September 25, 2024 |
| Category |
Banking / Financial / Real Estate
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| Job Type |
Full-time
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| State | North Carolina (NC) |
Description
How to Apply
You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/ypprrref by Oct 1.
This posting is for 3 openings and your application will be considered for ALL of them!
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The Challenge
We are looking for 3 experienced transportation workers to join our East Wake County Maintenance team.
In this role, you will:
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- Perform maintenance tasks in preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of state-maintained roads and roadside feature.
- Install traffic & erosion control devices.
- Clear right of ways.
- Perform roadway grading and machining of unpaved roads.
- Lead pavement repair, pipe installation, and other drainage tasks.
- Inspect contract work and monitor manual tasks.
- Provide emergency response including traffic accident clean-up, snow and ice removal, hurricane cleanups, and other emergencies.
- Operate equipment, including bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, skid steers, tandem dump trucks, forklifts, front end loaders, tractor trailers, motor graders, rollers, and other heavy equipment.
- Perform flagging operations to safely guide traffic through work zones.
- Perform manual labor for extended time.
What You Bring
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- Knowledge of Intermediate Work Zone Safety.
- Traffic control installation experience.
- Experience in 1+ of the following: shoulder and ditch maintenance, pipe installation, or asphalt patching.
- Snow and ice removal operations experience.
- Experience operating 2+ pieces of the following equipment: backhoe, tandem dump truck, motor grader, front end loader, forklift, force feed loader, asphalt distributor, crack sealing machine, track excavator, skid steer, or sweeper.
- Working knowledge of the principals involved in the operation and use of equipment.
- Ability to perform assigned tasks and to follow verbal and written instructions as directed.
- Ability to perform manual labor, including operating chain saws, shoveling, driving trucks and litter pickup.
- Ability to work well in extreme hot and cold weather.
- Agility to climb, bend, and traverse steep/uneven terrain.
- Strength to repetitively lift 50 pounds.
- A Class A Commercial Driver's License with Tanker (N) endorsement. (Don't have it? Still apply! You can get it after you are hired through our on-the-job training program within 360 days of hire.)
- Safety toe shoes.
Notes
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- We may require work during non-traditional work hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- This role is subject to emergency call backs.
- You will be subject to extreme environmental conditions and hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and highway traffic.
- We will conduct a pre-employment drug test and a background check of your previous employers for the past 3 years for drug/alcohol abuse.
Education & Experience
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- High school/GED diploma, and
- 3+ years of relevant experience; or
- An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Questions?
Call me: Lisa Griffin at 919-340-1230.
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