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NEW HIGHER SALARY: $37,782 – $66,120
The Challenge
We are looking for an experienced Transportation Worker IV to join our Forsyth County Maintenance team.
In this role you will:
Perform a wide range of maintenance tasks in preventive maintenance, repair, and construction of state-maintained roads and roadside features.
Set up work zones.
Install traffic control devices.
Repair asphalt pavements.
Clear right of ways of debris and hazards.
Assist with pipe installation.
Operate hand and power tools.
Operate construction equipment, including an asphalt maintainer, asphalt patch truck, tandem dump truck, crack sealing machine, rollers, sweepers, skid steer, and backhoe.
Transport and monitor work done by inmates.
Monitor work done by other transportation workers.
Respond to emergencies, such as snow and ice removal, downed trees, and traffic control cleanup, during normal business hours, during emergency callbacks, and for scheduled night work.
What You Bring
Knowledge of Intermediate Work Zone Safety & NCDOT Workplace Safety policy and practices.
Experience in 2+ pieces of the following equipment: backhoe, tandem dump truck, motor grader, front end loader, forklift, force feed loader, asphalt distributor, asphalt patcher, crack sealing machine, track excavators, skid steer, or sweeper.
Demonstrated ability to supervise and train others in equipment operations and to direct work crew daily activities.
Experience with 1+ of the following: shoulder and ditch maintenance, pipe installation, or asphalt patching.
Experience in snow and ice removal operations.
Communications skills to effectively communicate in English.
Ability to work well when exposed to extreme conditions, such as ice, snow, difficult terrain, dust, extreme heat, cold, high volumes of traffic, and heavy construction equipment.
Safety toe shoes.
Agility to climb, bend, and traverse steep and uneven terrain and work in extreme temperature conditions.
Ability to get a Class A Commercial Driver’s License with Tanker (N) endorsement. (Don’t have it? Still Apply! You can earn it through our on-the-job training within 360 days of hire).
Ability to obtain and maintain a valid inmate card.
Notes
We will conduct a pre-employment drug testing and background check of your employers for the past 3 years for controlled substances/alcohol testing.
Education & Experience
High school/GED diploma, and
6+ years of relevant experience; or
An equivalent combination of education and experience.