Highway Maintenance Technician Apprentice (CDL Training)

IdahoPTV; Cataldo (ID); On-site; USD 28,998 - 33,255; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking a Transportation Technician Apprentice - Highway Maintenance in District 1, Cedars Shed/Cataldo, Idaho. This 3-5 year horizontal career path blends on-the-job training and classroom instruction, with progression through steps and wage increases.

You will perform entry-level traffic services and highway maintenance, operate power tools and equipment, and complete inspections and material testing.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license.
• Experience operating vehicles with manual transmissions.

Responsibilities

• Perform entry-level traffic services activities such as snow plowing, striping, and replacing and repairing traffic signs and posts.
• Perform entry-level technical highway maintenance and engineering work.
• Operate a variety of power tools and light and heavy highway and construction equipment to maintain roadways, signs, bridges and other transportation facilities.
• Conduct routine inspections and field tests on construction and maintenance projects.
• Conduct sample and routine material testing.
• This work involves physically demanding tasks such as clearing brush and lifting and carrying heavy objects.
• This work involves working in all types of weather conditions, under hazardous conditions, on congested highways, around operating equipment and in a noisy environment.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Experience operating vehicles with MAN

Job description

The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking a Transportation Technician Apprentice - Highway Maintenance in District 1, Cedars Shed/Cataldo, Idaho. This 3-5 year horizontal career path blends on-the-job training and classroom instruction, with progression through steps and wage increases.

You will perform entry-level traffic services and highway maintenance, operate power tools and equipment, and complete inspections and material testing.