Operator Maintenance - Shipman AHQ *$3,000 Sign on bonus available to qualified CDL applicants*

Title: Operator Maintenance - Shipman AHQ *$3,000 Sign on bonus available to qualified CDL applicants*

State Role Title: Transportation Operator II

Hiring Range: $39,448 - $64,103

Pay Band: 2

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Shipman AHQ

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

What drives you? Whether it’s knowing the work you do makes a difference, having great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging tasks, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to your professional development...At the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), we have something for YOU!

Job Duties

VDOT's Lynchburg District Shipman Area Headquarters is looking for a highly skilled Operator Maintenance to drive improve and maintain infrastructure for the Virginia Department of Transportation! As the successful candidate, you will perform a combination of skilled equipment operations, preventive maintenance and heavy manual labor while conducting roadway maintenance activities. This position is considered essential.

Core Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work as part of a team clearing drainage, removing debris, cutting brush, and roadway maintenance.
  
• Operate equipment such as, but not limited to, dump trucks, backhoes, graders, tar distributers, rollers, loaders, mowing tractors, etc.
  
• Use hand and power tools and perform manual labor tasks.
  
• Respond to emergencies blocking roads, such as traffic accidents and debris, to provide traffic control and perform activities to reopen the road. Emergency response may require work outside of normal business hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
  
• Set up work zones and perform traffic control, focusing on proper work site protection.

In addition to a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, a $3,000 sign-on bonus is available for qualified candidates who have a current CDL. Current VDOT employees are not eligible for the sign-on bonus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
  
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of hand and power tools.
  
• Safety shoes required.
  
• Ability to obtain CDL and DOT medical card within 11 months of employment and maintain thereafter. Must comply with DOT and VDOT policies and standards when operating CDL equipment.
  
• Ability to read and follow oral and written instructions.
  
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of light, medium, and heavy duty equipment used for highway maintenance and repair.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
  
• Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment, materials, methods, and procedures.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in emergency operations to include snow removal, storms and accident clean-up.
  
• Experience performing preventive maintenance and minor equipment repairs.
  
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Maintenance, Vehicle Operations or related field desired.
  
• Experience in roadway maintenance and construction.
  
• Valid Commercial Drivers License with appropriate endorsements.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore,
advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonw