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9 Jul 2024

Full-Time Transportation Worker – 3+ Openings – Entry Level!

NC Department of Transportation – Posted by Dan Smithfield, North Carolina, United States

Job Description

How to Apply
You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/mpdtjf6c by August 2.
This posting is for 11+ openings, and your application will be considered for all of them!
Want to interview for this job?  Come to our NCWorks Hiring Event!
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!
Don’t miss our ONE DAY ONLY Hiring Event for NCDOT Johnston County.
Apply, get screened, interview, and get a job offer. All in one day!
NCDOT Johnston County Hiring Event
Thurs, July 25
10am to 2pm
NCWorks Career Center
8998 US HWY 70
Business West
Suite 100
Clayton, NC 27520
We aim to hire 11 Transportation Workers! 17 people were hired at our last event!
Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/NCDOTJohnstonHiring2024
NEW HIGHER SALARY: $31,200 – $51,525
The Challenge
We are looking for entry-level transportation workers to join our Highway Maintenance team in Johnston county.
 
In this role, you will learn to:
    • Use standard hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment in the preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of roads and roadside features for the NC highway and road systems.
    • Conduct inspections, ensure work zone safety, and participate in snow & ice removal.
    • Perform flagging and assist with maintenance/repair project completion through the use of tools and equipment such as tractor with attachments, curb machine, cutoff saw, dump truck, small wheel and sheep foot rollers, vibrator roller compactor, pulverizer mixer, and pneumatic tire roller.
    • Work with paint crews.
    • Install road signs.
    • Assist Electronics Technicians with signal maintenance and installation.
    • Operate hand tools for sign installation and replacement and a dump truck, broom tractor, paint line removing machine, thermoplastic machine, trencher, and edge-line paint gun operation.
    • Perform vegetation control, debris removal, and pushing snow.
    • Operate a tractor with attachments, a mower, and dump/flatbed truck.
    • Assist in grass and wildflower installation and maintenance.
    • Assist with carpentry, welding, steel fabrication, or concrete work.
 
What You Bring
    • An interest in a career in Transportation Construction, and commitment to a safe work environment.
    • Experience performing manual labor and operating power tools such as a chainsaws, weed eaters, skill saws, drills, compactors, jackhammers, etc.
    • A Commercial Driver’s License with Tanker “N” endorsement. (Don’t Have This?  STILL APPLY: You can get through our on-the-job training program within 360 days from your date of hire.)
 
Notes
    • You will be working in any bad weather, such as snow and/or ice, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. that may lead to working extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays.
    • You will at times be working outside in extreme environmental conditions in addition to hazards at highway construction sites, including heavy equipment and highway traffic.
    • A pre-employment drug test is required, and we will check with previous employers for the past 3 years about controlled substances and alcohol testing.
    • Safety toe footwear is required.
 
Education & Experience
    • High school/GED diploma; or
    • An equivalent combination of education and experience.
 
Questions?
Call us: Joan Holland at 919-209-1110 for Maintenance, Wendy Hawley at 252-640-6413 for Bridge Maintenance, or Katherine Beasley at 252-640-6530 for Roadside Environmental.
 
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How to Apply

You MUST apply at  https://tinyurl.com/mpdtjf6c

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Award Winning, Construction, engineering, Entry Level, Government, great place to work, high school, Living Wage Employer, ncdot, Public Sector, and Veteran Friendly. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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