Maintenance Operator - Post Oak

Title: Maintenance Operator - Post Oak

State Role Title: Transportation Operator II

Hiring Range: $42,762 - $69,488

Pay Band: 2

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Post Oak AHQ

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

 

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, 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, we have something for YOU!

Are you able to operate power tools and heavy equipment (chain saws, trimming and chipping machines, dump truck, loader, backhoe, motor grader, tractor w/attachments) and perform manual labor? The Fredericksburg Residency is seeking individuals interested in joining our highway maintenance team. This position will report to the Post Oak Area Headquarters.

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
• Attend work zone training, prepare work zones and perform traffic control
• Demonstrate proper work site protection techniques: identify workplace safety hazards, make suggestions for improvement, wear proper personal protection equipment, maintain current knowledge of safety rules, regulations, laws and use equipment properly and safely
• Participate as a working team member performing manual labor including, clearing drainage, cutting brush, pot-hole patching, and fulfilling tasks required to complete road maintenance projects
• Complete pre-trip inspections, perform preventive maintenance and operate power tools and light to heavy equipment

VDOT is an emergency response agency, and this position is the core of this requirement, therefore you will work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations.

NOTE: This position requires approved safety shoes. Preference will be given to current CDL carriers.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment, materials, methods, and procedures
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor
• Ability to read and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• 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
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of hand and power tools
• Ability to perform safe/skilled operation and maintenance of light, medium, and heavy-duty equipment used for highway maintenance and repair

 

Additional Considerations

• Experience in roadway maintenance and construction
• Valid CDL with appropriate endorsements
• Experience in emergency operations to include snow removal, storms and accident clean-up
• Experience performing preventive maintenance and minor equipment repairs

 

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.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. For more information about our employment practices, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants”: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp

VDOT employees have shared Values and a Code of Ethics. http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to e