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Thruway Maintenance Worker, Trainee 1, 2, 3

New York State Thruway Authority · Leeds, NY · 1 wk ago
On-siteManufacturing$21.89/hrFull-time

About the Role

This position involves a wide range of maintenance and construction tasks related to highways, bridges, and facilities. Work is performed as part of a Teamsters bargaining unit.

Responsibilities

  • Paving, patching, and right-of-way maintenance
  • Underdrain installation, shoulder and slope restoration
  • Crack pouring and drainage structure repair
  • Repair and erection of fences, lighting, guide rails, delineators, and signs
  • Building temporary structures and chutes for debris removal
  • Fabricating and erecting scaffolding, cribbing, staging, and shoring
  • Performing concrete and steel repairs, including removal of concrete with pneumatic tools and sandblasting steel and concrete
  • Painting and stream channel maintenance
  • Operating gasoline and diesel-driven construction equipment and vehicles for bridge, highway, and facility operations, maintenance, and construction activities
  • Operating snow and ice control equipment, including front-end loaders, trucks with plows, spreaders, and tractors

Requirements

The position has multiple levels with varying qualifications:

Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 1 - 36 Month Traineeship

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Possession of a valid NYS Commercial Driver License Class B Permit with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction

Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 2 - 24 Month Traineeship

  • One year as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 1, or
  • Possession of a Commercial Driver License Class B with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction, and six months of experience operating construction equipment vehicles, and twelve months of experience in carpentry, masonry, welding, ironwork, or other trade related to bridge construction or repair, or
  • A valid Commercial Driver License Class B with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction and eighteen months of experience operating construction equipment and vehicles

Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 3 - 12 Month Traineeship

  • One year as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 2, or
  • Possession of a Commercial Driver License Class B with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction, and twelve months of experience operating construction equipment and vehicles, and eighteen months of experience in carpentry, masonry, welding, ironwork, or other trade related to bridge construction or repair

Thruway Maintenance Worker: Journey Level

  • Satisfactory completion of a three-year Thruway Maintenance Worker Traineeship, or
  • Possession of a New York State Commercial Driver License Class B with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction, and one year of experience operating construction equipment and vehicles, and two years of experience in carpentry, masonry, ironwork, welding, or other trade related to bridge construction or repair

Benefits

  • Extensive benefits package, including paid time off and sick leave incentive
  • Membership to the NYS Retirement System
  • 90% tuition assistance
  • Free onsite employee parking

Pay

The salary range includes base pay and geographic pay components:

  • Base Pay: $21.89 (hiring rate) up to $27.00 (job rate)
  • Geographic Pay: $3.37

Traineeship starting salaries:

  • $25.26 (Trainee 1)
  • $26.87 (Trainee 2)
  • $28.46 (Trainee 3)
  • $30.37 (Journey Level)

For current New York State employees, salary is based on the candidate’s salary at the time of hire.

Eligibility for Employment

Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout employment. If appointed, you will be required to verify your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. as mandated by federal law. The New York State Thruway Authority does not use E-Verify and cannot provide sponsorship for employment visa statuses (e.g., H-1B, self-sponsorship, STEM OPT).

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