Transportation Maint Tech I-III - Claude

Taleo; Claude (TX); On-site; USD 46,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plans

Flexible work schedules

Paid leave and holidays

Health premiums paid

On-the-job training

Tuition assistance

Job summary

The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking Transportation Maintenance Technicians I, II, and III based in Claude, Texas. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals who appreciate hands-on work and teamwork in maintaining roadways.

Join a respected team, enjoy extensive benefits including health premiums paid 100% for full-time employees, and contribute to the safety of our roads. Whether you are new to the field or bring experience, apply to engage with your community actively.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate light and heavy highway equipment.
• Basic knowledge of industry safety standards and guidelines.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs roadway repairs.
• Assists local law enforcement at accident sites.
• Operates light equipment and performs minor maintenance.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Roadway maintenance

Traffic control

Basic welding

Public safety assistance

Tools

Front-end loader

Dump truck

Backhoe

Job description

Job Description

Position Information

Looking for a career where you can make a real impact every single day? TxDOT's Amarillo District is looking for a Transportation Maintenance Tech I, II, or III in our Vega Maintenance Office. This role is the perfect blend of hands‑on work, teamwork, and the satisfaction of knowing you’re helping keep our community moving safely and smoothly. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, this is your chance to work outdoors, learn valuable skills, operate cool equipment, and be part of a crew that takes pride in a job well done. If you’re ready for steady work, great benefits, and a role that actually matters, now’s the time to apply—come help us keep the roads you drive on every day in top shape!

Minimum Salary

45,521.00

Maximum Salary

71,055.00

Pay Basis

Yearly FLSA Status : Nonexempt

Work Locations

Armstrong Co Maint Sec 801 Hurley St 1 MI S OF US 287 ON SH 207 (E SIDE) Claude 79019

Travel

Yes, 25 % of the Time Shift : Day Job Shift Details : 40 hours/week; Monday - Thursday; Possible nights, weekends, holidays & hours other than 7-5:30 Location Flexibility : Onsite

Benefits and Perks

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans

• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules

• Paid Leave and Holidays

• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees

• On-the-Job Training

• Tuition Assistance Program

• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives

• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities

• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our Total Compensation Package website

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Performs highly complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: contract maintenance and/or material and process inspection; roadway maintenance and repair; operates light and heavy equipment; preventative and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; helping the public during emergency situations; and training other employees. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

The essential duties for the Transportation Maintenance Tech I include:

• 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.
• 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.
• Moves and picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader one and a quarter cubic yards or less, pneumatic roller, rotary broom. spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech II include:

Maintains signs; hauls highways materials and and rights-of-way; equipment to performs job sites. highly skilled roadway repairs: erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.

• Inspects materials materials, meet equipment, Department and specifications. production procedures in a manufacturing plant or at point of supply to ensure construction materials meet Deparment specifications.

Maintains picnic and rest areas. rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.

• Mows rights-of-way and picnic and reast areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.
• Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader one and a half cubic yards or more, tractor-trailor haul truck, large dragline shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech III include:

Trains other employees.

Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.

Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large excavator, heavy buldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, and profiling/milling machine.

Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

None

Experience:

TMT I = No experience required

TMT II = 1 year experience*

TMT 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 full time 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:

Transportation Maintenance Tech I

• 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 have obtained a CDL "A" License, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.

We offer company sponsored CDL training with $0 upfront monetary commitment. Earn your full salary while training with lodging, transportation and per-diem provided if necessary.

Transportation Maintenance Tech II-III

Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement at time of application.

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 Driver’s License

The required competencies for the Transportation Maintenance Tech I include:

Some knowledge of

Applicable industry safety standards. guidelines. and specification codes

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

Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Ability to

Follow verbal and written instructions

Additional competencies for Transportation Maintenance Tech II include:

Considerable knowledge of

Methods, procedures, equipment,, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work

The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures

Applicable industry safety standards, guidehnes, and specification codes

Using applicable hand and power tools. equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade

Using applicable electronic test equipment

Operating light and heavy highway equipment

Using basic mathematical fundamentals

Ability to

Follow verbal and written instructions

Additional competencies for Transportation Maintenance Tech III include:

Extensive knowledge of

Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance

The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates. expenses. technical survey data and engineering calculations

Using basic mathematical fundamentals

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

Ability to

Follow verbal and written instructions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Required to wear protective gear, including, respirator, hard hat, steal 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.

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

This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.

This is a Safety Impact position and you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test and will be subject to random drug testing.

Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.

Must be able to report for duty within 60 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

* The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position offered based on the applicant's work experience, skill level and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs .

Job

Maint/Skilled Craft/Ferry Ops

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Job Type

Standard

Job Level

Non-Management

Job Posting

Sep 28, 2026, 12:41:07 PM

Unposting Date

Oct 13, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

State Job Title/s : Transportation Mntnce Spec I/II/III State Job Code/s : 9305/9306/9307

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

Click on the appropriate occupational category to view the MOS codes .

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.