Transportation Maintenance Tech I or II - Livingston, Groveton or Shepherd

About the role

The Transportation Maintenance Tech I and II positions involve performing routine transportation operations and maintenance support work, including roadway maintenance and repair, light and heavy equipment operation, preventive and minor maintenance, traffic control, and assisting the public during emergency situations. Essential duties include assisting in identifying, repairing, and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports, and posts; using and moving equipment/tools; providing support to local law enforcement officials; assisting stranded motorists; maintaining highways and rights-of-way; and performing various tasks as directed during emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Assists in identifying, repairing, and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports, and posts.
• Uses and moves equipment/tools, materials, and products related to these activities.
• Supports local law enforcement officials at accident sites.
• Assists stranded motorists as required.
• Provides traffic control by placing and gathering cones, warning signs, and barricades; flagging traffic.
• Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs skilled roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers, and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.
• Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards, and comfort stations.
• Drives to remove/pick up litter and roadway debris.
• 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 and 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.
• Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a half cubic yard or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.
• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications for Transportation Maintenance Tech I include: No formal education required; No experience required. For Transportation Maintenance Tech II, 1 year of experience is required. Experience must be 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 per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications include: A valid driver’s license at the time of application; A Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" endorsement or having obtained a CDL "A" License within 120 calendar days from date of employment.

Qualifications

Education: No formal education required. Experience: Transportation Maintenance Tech I = No experience required; Transportation Maintenance Tech II = 1 year experience. Licenses and Certifications: Transportation Maintenance Tech I = Valid driver’s license at the time of application; Transportation Maintenance Tech II = Commercial Class "A" Driver's License at time of application, must have or obtain an "N" endorsement within 120 calendar days from date of employment. Conditions of Employment: US Military CDL Equivalent. Physical Requirements and Working 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 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour. Subject to noise and vibration. Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals. Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation. Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs. Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc. Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling. Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist. Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s). Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication. Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment. Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures.