Transportation Worker IV – 2 Openings!
| Location | Durham, 1069 Prison Camp Road |
| Date Posted | September 24, 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
This posting is for 2 openings and your application will be considered for BOTH of them!
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The Challenge
We are looking for 2 experienced Transportation Worker IV's to join our Durham County Maintenance team.
In this role, you will:
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- Perform a wide range of maintenance tasks in preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of state-maintained roads.
- Install traffic & erosion control devices.
- Clear rights of way.
- Perform roadway grading and machining of unpaved roads.
- Do pavement repair, pipe installation, and other drainage tasks.
- Inspect contract work and monitor manual tasks.
- Operate equipment including bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, skid steers, tandem dump trucks, front end loaders, tractor trailers, motor graders, rollers, and other heavy equipment.
What You Bring
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- Knowledge of Intermediate Work Zone Safety & NCDOT Workplace Safety policy and practices.
- Experience in 1+ of the following: shoulder and ditch maintenance, pipe installation, or asphalt patching.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and train others in equipment operations and direct the daily activities of a work crew.
- Experience in snow and ice removal operations.
- Experience operating at 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 principles involved in the operation and use of the equipment.
- Ability to perform tasks and to follow verbal and written instructions as directed by supervisor.
- Strength to repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds.
- Agility to climb, bend, and traverse steep and uneven terrain.
- Able to work in extreme temperature conditions.
- A Class A Commercial Driver's License with N endorsement required. (Don’t have it? Still apply! You can get it through our on-the-job training within 360 days of hire!)
- Safety toe shoes.
Notes
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- You will be involved in emergency response including traffic accident clean-up, snow and ice removal, and other emergencies as they occur.
- This role is subject to emergency call back and scheduled night work during adverse weather or other extreme circumstances.
- We may require work during non-traditional work hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- A pre-employment drug testing is required, and we will do a background check of your employers for the past 3 years for controlled substances/alcohol testing.
Education & Experience
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- High school/GED diploma, and
- 6+ years of relevant experience; or
- An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Questions?
Call me: Kathleen Bowes at 919-536-6150.
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