Highway Maintenance Tech I

Texas Department of Transportation • Jacksboro, TX

1d

About The Position

Performs routine maintenance support work such as: roadway maintenance and repair; light and heavy equipment operation; preventive and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; and helping the public during emergency situations. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.
Essential Duties:
The essential duties for the General Transportation Tech I include:
Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a quarter cubic yard or less, pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
Sands or cleans bridges and roads, posts warning signs, helps the public and performs other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents, and hazardous material spills.
Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

• No education required.
• GTT I = No experience required
• Experience must be in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent). Related technical training or education from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications.
• Valid driver’s license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must obtain a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement, within XX calendar days from date of employment.
• Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within XX days of employment. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions.
• Must be able to report for duty within 60 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.
• Required to work weekends and holidays.
• Required to work hours other than 8 to 5.
• RFequired to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment provided by employer and comply with all safety requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Commercial Driver’s License
• Some knowledge of: The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Maintenance concepts, methods, policies, and requirements, Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes
• Some Skill in: Using of light and heavy highway equipment, Maintaining a safe working relationship
• Ability to: Follow verbal and written instructions

Responsibilities

• Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
• Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a quarter cubic yard or less, pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
• Sands or cleans bridges and roads, posts warning signs, helps the public and performs other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents, and hazardous material spills.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed