Roadway Maintenance Tech I-III (Borger)

Texas Department of Transportation; Börger; Vor Ort; EUR 35.000 - 45.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A state transportation agency in Niedersachsen, Germany is looking for individuals to perform routine transportation operations. Responsibilities include roadway maintenance, operating light and heavy equipment, and assisting the public in emergencies. No formal education is required, but experience in roadway maintenance or heavy equipment operation is preferred. Candidates must obtain a Class 'A' Driver's License within a specified time upon employment. A physically demanding job subject to various weather conditions, including emergency response requirements.

Qualifikationen

• No education required; basic experience preferred in roadway maintenance or heavy equipment operation.
• RMT II = 1 year experience in transportation engineering support or related work.
• RMT III = 2 years experience in relevant fields.

Aufgaben

• Assist in maintaining highways and repairing roads.
• Operate light and heavy equipment for maintenance tasks.
• Provide support at accident sites and assist stranded motorists.

Kenntnisse

Light equipment operation

Heavy equipment operation

Welding

Traffic control

Public assistance

Tools

Front-end loader

Dump truck

Pneumatic roller

Street sweeper

Jobbeschreibung

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; as required 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.
• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.
• 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.
• Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.
• Move/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.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Additional Duties RMT I

• 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.
• 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, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.
• Provides support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; and provides assistance to stranded motorists.

Additional Duties RMT II

• Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs highly skilled roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.
• Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, and profiling/milling machine.
• May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
• Trains other employees.

Minimum Qualifications

No education required.

• RMT I = No experience required
• RMT II = 1 year experience*
• RMT III = 2 years experience*

*Experience must be in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent). Related technical training or education from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications.

Licenses and Certifications

• RMT I-III: Valid driver’s license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• RMT I: Must obtain a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.
• RMT II-III: Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License at the time of application. Must have an "N" Endorsement or obtain an "N" Endorsement within 120 calendar days from date of employment.
• Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment. US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class "A" CDL within 120 days of employment. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver

Preferred Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications: Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement.

Competencies for Roadway Maintenance Tech I include:

• Some 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
• Maintenance concepts, methods, policies, and requirements
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes

Some Skill in:

• Using basic mathematical fundamentals
• 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 working relationship

Ability to:

• Follow verbal and written instructions
• Additional competencies forRoadway Maintenance Tech IIinclude:

Considerable knowledge of:

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes

Proficient skill in:

• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment

Additional competencies forRoadway Maintenance Tech IIIinclude:

Extensive 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

Expert Skill in:

• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Proficient Skill in:

• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• 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
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders,, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
• Grasping-applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment

Conditions of Employment

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions.

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to report for duty within 60 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.
• Required to work nights and weekends in emergency situations.
• Required to work weekends and holidays.
• Required to work hours other than 8 to 5.
• Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment provided by employer and comply all safety requirements.
• Must attend work regularly and observe approved work hours

Conditions of Employment Details

• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to report for duty within 60 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.
• Must be able to respond on nights and weekends in emergency situations.
• Must be able to respond on days and hours other than 8 to 5.
• Must be able to respond on days and hours within 8 to 5.

Conditions of Employment Summary

• Required to respond on nights and weekends in emergency situations.
• Required to respond on nights and weekends in emergency situations.