Highway Maintenance & Traffic Control Operator (CDL)

South Carolina Department of Transportation; South Carolina; On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

South Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking personnel for Lexington Maintenance to operate tandem trucks, install and maintain traffic signs, and perform pavement markings. The role includes ensuring safety, keeping records, and responding to emergencies.

Candidates must have 6 months of related work experience, a Class A CDL within six months, and be able to lift up to 50 lbs. The work is outdoors, often during overtime, nights, or weekends in inclement weather.

Qualifications

• Six (6) months of related work experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• Requires attainment of a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of placement in the position.
• The physical demands for the essential functions of this position involve bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, grasping and physically manipulating objects of varying size, shape, weight, and material.

Responsibilities

• Operate a tandem truck to haul materials to and from the job site.
• Pickup materials from vendors and deliver to job site or stock pile at the section shed.
• Perform preventive maintenance on the truck and keep it neat; maintain records of the work.
• Erect and replace official traffic control signs on the department's right-of-way in conformance with the SC MUTCD.
• Set up traffic control for road closures and work zones; use signs, barricades, cones, or barrels to warn motorists of hazards ahead.
• Operate a small hand machine or paint machine to place pavement markings as needed; work in various weather conditions.

Job description

South Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking personnel for Lexington Maintenance to operate tandem trucks, install and maintain traffic signs, and perform pavement markings. The role includes ensuring safety, keeping records, and responding to emergencies.

Candidates must have 6 months of related work experience, a Class A CDL within six months, and be able to lift up to 50 lbs. The work is outdoors, often during overtime, nights, or weekends in inclement weather.