Part-Time Maintenance and CDL Equipment Operator (VDOT - Salem Residency)

Title: Part-Time Maintenance and CDL Equipment Operator (VDOT - Salem Residency)

State Role Title: Transportation Operator II

Hiring Range: $18.97 - $24.00 *Based on Experience

Pay Band: 2

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Salem Residency

Agency Website: https://www.VirginiaDOT.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Put your CDL to work with VDOT right here in your own community! Successful Part-time Maintenance Operator candidates can operate diverse hand and power tools (chain saw, weed eater) and heavy equipment (such as dump trucks, loader, backhoe, tractor w/ attachments) and will participate as a working team member clearing drainage pipes and ditches, cutting brush, pot-hole patching, setting up work zones, and other diverse skilled and manual labor tasks required to complete road maintenance projects

As a Maintenance Operator, you will:
*respond to emergency roadway and severe weather events to prepare and operate equipment for snow and ice removal and other types of hazardous road conditions
*prepare/clean up work zones and perform traffic control
*demonstrate proper work site safety and protection techniques
*complete pre-trip inspections, perform preventive maintenance on diverse equipment

Hourly (part-time) positions do not qualify for classified benefits package. These positions can work up to 1400 hours between May 1 and April 30 per year.

VDOT is an emergency response agency and this position is key to fulfilling this agency requirement. This position will be called upon to work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations such as inclement weather, flooding, and/or traffic incidents..

Minimum Qualifications

You may meet minimal qualifications if you have:

*ability to follow safety policies, procedures, and programs
*knowledge of roadway and roadside related maintenance equipment, materials, and methods
*demonstrated experience in operation of equipment comparable to that used in highway
maintenance/construction activities
*ability to perform heavy manual labor, including frequently lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs
*skill in the operation and maintenance of hand and power tools
*ability to obtain CDL and DOT medical card within 11 months of employment and maintain
thereafter; ability to travel independently to assigned work locations
*ability to work in inclement weather and to respond to accidents, and emergency/disaster
response, etc. during/after normal work hours including nights, weekends, and holidays

Additional Considerations

Other considerations include:

*valid CDL and applicable endorsements
*recent experience with heavy manual labor and heavy equipment operation
*experience performing preventive maintenance and minor equipment repairs
*experience operating heavy equipment performing emergency operations – to include snow
removal, and storm and accident response and clean-up
*Flagger certification and work zone set-up experience.

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.

Multiple part-time Maintenance Operator positions may be hired form this advertisement over the posting period.

Skills demonstration and background check is required if selected as a finalist. This includes:
*Employment reference check and work history verification
*DMV Records Check
*Fingerprint-based criminal history records check with VA State police and FBI
*Federal DOT pre-employment physical

Additionally required for CDL holders:
*Full Query drug and alcohol history in FMCSA Clearinghouse – Register at: FMCSA
Clearinghouse.
*Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening

Safety shoes and other personal protective equipment (PPE) required in performance of job duties.

This position is designated as essential and, as such, all duties associated with this job are required during emergency situations which may include, but are not limited to, inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations.

Performance of these duties may require work outside of normal business hours including nights, weekends and holidays. VDOT will determine when essentia