Transportation Maintenance Tech I or II

About the role

Performs routine transportation operations or maintenance support work such as roadway maintenance and repair; light and heavy equipment operation; preventive and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; and helping the public during emergency situations. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.

Responsibilities

• Assists in identifying, repairing and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs basic welding as needed; uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products related to these activities.
• Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; assists stranded motorists as required.
• Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
• Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.
• Moves/picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.
• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader (one and a quarter cubic yard or less), pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing and minor repairs on equipment and completes various required reports including timekeeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, and PMI.
• Sands or cleans bridges and roads, posts warning signs, helps the public and performs other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents, and hazardous material spills.

Additional responsibilities (Transportation Maintenance Tech II)

• Assists in inspecting traffic control devices and their placement at construction project sites for compliance with specifications for devices; safety laws, rules, regulations and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: No education required.

Experience:

• Transportation Maintenance Tech I: No experience required.
• Transportation Maintenance Tech II: 1 year of experience in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work experience. Related technical training or education from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid driver’s license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a Commercial Class “A” Driver’s License with an “N” Endorsement or obtain a CDL “A” License within 120 calendar days from date of employment.
• US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within 120 days of employment.

Competencies

Transportation Maintenance Tech I

• Knowledge of: Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work; materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance; the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes.
• Skill in: Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems; using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade; operating light and heavy highway equipment; maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others.
• Ability to: Communicate effectively; follow verbal and written instructions.

Transportation Maintenance Tech II

• Knowledge of: Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures.
• Skill in: Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems; using applicable hand and power tools, equipment and mechanical devices of the trade; operating light and heavy equipment; maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.
• Required to wear protective gear, including respirator, hard hat, steel-toed boots, and other equipment or devices.
• Subject to extreme cold and heat (below 32°F and/or above 100°F for more than one hour).
• Subject to noise and vibration; hazards including moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals.
• Physical demands may include sedentary, light, or medium work depending on assignment:
  • Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools.
  • Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs.
  • Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
• Additional physical activities: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, repetitive motion, close visual acuity, and visual acuity for operating motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
• Must be able to report for duty within 60 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

Conditions of Employment

• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions; subject to random drug testing.
• This is a Safety Impact position.
• Must be able to report for duty within 60 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.