Hourly Laborer (Part-Time) - Hague & Potomac Mills

Title: Hourly Laborer (Part-Time) - Hague & Potomac Mills

State Role Title: Transportation Operator I

Hiring Range: $16.19 - $26.29/hour

Pay Band: 1

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Hague 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!

VDOT’s Fredericksburg District has an exciting opportunity available in its Northern Neck Residency. We are seeking qualified candidates to fill Hourly Laborer positions. These positions assist with repairs and maintenance of State roadways and their surrounding right of ways. You will perform highway maintenance activities such as patching potholes, litter and debris removal, and tree trimming, as well as laboring on larger roadway construction projects such as culvert replacements. Duties of the position will include extensive use of hand and power tools such as shovels, rakes, blowers, tampers, and chainsaws, as well as operation of medium to heavy duty equipment. Performs manual labor, always practices safety, and works as part of a team as well as independently. We are looking to fill two vacancies with this posting. One position will report to the Hague Area Headquarters, and one will report to the Potomac Mills Area Headquarters.

This position is an hourly/wage position. Wage employees may not work more than 29 hours per work week on average over the course of a year and are limited to 1,500 hours withing a 12-month period. No state benefits are provided.

Required skills for job & position:
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of hand-held and power tools
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of light and medium equipment used for highway
maintenance and repair
• Ability to perform preventive maintenance and minor equipment repairs
• Ability to read and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor and lift up to 50 pounds regularly
• Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment, materials, methods, and procedures

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor
• Skill in the operation, maintenance of light and medium equipment used for highway
maintenance and repair
• Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment, materials, methods, and procedures
• Skill in the operation, maintenance of hand-held and power tools
• Ability to read, follow oral and written instructions

 

Additional Considerations

• Experience in equipment operation and performing preventive maintenance
• A combination of training, experience, or education in maintenance, construction or related
field
• Experience with emergency operations to include snow removal, storms, and accident
clean-up
• Experience performing roadway maintenance or construction activities

 

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.

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