Transportation Maintainer 2 (40 Hour) #261021-2346FM-001

State of Connecticut; Avon (CT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth and development

Healthy work/life balance

Award winning agency CTDOT

Job summary

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is hiring Statewide CDL Drivers for Highway Maintenance across District 4 locations, including Avon. To qualify you must hold a CDL Class A or B with Tanker and Airbrakes, plus a valid MEC.

Be prepared for winter overtime and emergency duties; positions are on-site with a Monday–Friday, first shift schedule. Applicants invited to interview should bring CDL details and CTDOT- CDL-1 form; district locations include Avon and nearby towns.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A or B with Tanker and Airbrakes endorsements.
• Must have a valid Medical Examiners Card (MEC).
• Must list license number, class, expiration date, and issuing state in the application.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain heavy equipment and trucks as listed in the job addendum.
• Assist on larger equipment and be willing to respond to emergency duties including snow/ice removal.
• Work automation includes night shifts and possible overtime during winter season.

Skills

CDL Driver

Snow removal

Mechanical aptitude

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Introduction

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is hiring Statewide CDL Drivers for all of our Highway Maintenance locations! If you currently hold a Commercial Driver License (CDL) and are seeking a career in transportation and highway maintenance, come join a great team of employees dedicated to keeping our roads and highways safe and improving travel throughout Connecticut.

The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT), is accepting applications for CDL Driver/Highway Maintenance Worker (Transportation Maintainer 2) positions within District 4. Check out our locations:

• To qualify for a desired location, you must live within 30 miles of the garage locations listed below. *30-mile radius is acceptable for Bridge location.

District 4

• Avon
• Beacon Falls
• Cornwall
• Danbury
• East Granby
• Litchfield
• New Milford
• North Canaan
• Southbury
• Thomaston
• Torrington Bridge
• Torrington S & M
• Waterbury
• Winsted/Winchester

Position Requirements

*You must possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A or B with Tanker and Airbrakes endorsement. The Tanker endorsement is needed at the time of hire. You must also have a valid Medical Examiners Card (MEC). Your application will not be reviewed if you do not list your license number, class, expiration date, and issuing state in the "Licenses and Professional Certifications" section of your application.

Note: Candidates selected for Bridge positions must meet the following requirements, as required under OSHA Standard 1910.134:

• Must be medically cleared for a respirator.
• Cannot have facial hair.
• Must meet equipment weight requirement.
• Night work required.

Military members and recently honorably discharged veterans who possess at least two years' experience in operating a commercial motor vehicle as part of their military job requirements may qualify for these opportunities based on meeting the CDL Skills Test Exemption for Military Applicants (Military Skills Test Waiver Form) as outlined on the CT DMV website.

• CDL Drivers will maintain small and less complex mechanical equipment or assist on larger equipment.
• Must be willing to accept assignment to emergency duties, including snow and ice removal, whenever your services are needed; this includes mandatory winter overtime from November 1 through April 30 (no out of state vacations will be approved during this period).
• Various storm events will require employees to stay at work for the duration of the storm. At times, this could be up to a period of several days, including holidays and weekends.
• Applicants invited to interview will be required to produce a copy of their CDL Class A or B, a valid MEC, and a thoroughly completed Connecticut Department of Transportation Commercial Driver Supplement (CTDOT-CDL-1) form, as well as a copy of their Master Application.

What We Can Offer You

• Our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• Working for an award winning agency! CTDOT was recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Monday - Friday
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• First Shift, 7:30 am to 4 pm
• On-site work environment

About Us

As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five bureaus. CTDOT is guided by its mission to improve lives through transportation. Our infrastructure and transit systems are essential to the safety and mobility of Connecticut residents, and our work strengthens both economic and community development. CTDOT is committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, and individuals with broad-ranging backgrounds and life experiences are encouraged to apply.

Learn more about our mission, vision, and values!

Watch the video below to see what it's like to be a State of CT employee!

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for performing a variety of moderately skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, and repair of state roadsides, roadways, bridges, airports, and other departmental facilities; operates and maintains complex mechanical equipment; works as a moderately skilled mechanic in garages in the routine repair of mechanical equipment.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Trucks

• Three (3) ton to nine (9) ton trucks, dump, platform or refuse with or without winch;
• All of the above when using the following attachments:
• Snow plows;
• Duo Dump Truck;
• Crash Attenuators;
• Trailers and towed equipment (except tilt bed trailers);
• Pickup, (to include two (2) & four (4) wheel drive vehicles) when using:
• Trailers or towed equipment;
• Snowplows or hopper type spreaders;
• Bridge utility truck;
• Compressor trucks;
• Aerial bucket trucks;
• Wreckers with winch;
• Tandem/10-Wheel Dump Truck.

Equipment

• Bituminous curbing machines;
• Pothole Patcher;
• Tractor Mowers with single flail;
• Wood chippers;
• Chain saws;
• Culvert cleaning machines;
• Compressors, and/or compressor tools;
• Concrete mixers;
• Concrete vibrators;
• Hydraulic or engine driven tools;
• Test Boring;
• Class twenty four (24) tractor including attachments;
• Wing plow or other side mounted attachments;
• Fork lift.

Duties

• Survey monument setting;
• Burning and cutting with acetylene torch;
• Flagger (traffic control);
• May assist a Material Storage Supervisor with stores section material handling;
• Performing moderately skilled tasks in one or more of the following areas or trades:
• Construction;
• Maintenance;
• Mechanical repair;
• Electrical;
• Carpentry;
• Masonry;
• Welding;
• Plumbing;
• Painting;
• Relief ferry mate, drawbridge attendant and/or rest area attendant;
• In addition to other duties, may assist a Transportation General Supervisor, Transportation Garage Supervisor, or Transportation District Electrical Supervisor in preparing and checking various reports or operating a two-way radio in a District Maintenance unit;
• Wildlife hazard control;
• Radio monitoring and communication;
• Escort vendors, contractors, etc. in secure areas (state owned airports only);
• In addition to other duties, may function as a guard/watchperson or be required to receive training in, stand by for and respond to fire and/or crash emergency situations at state-owned airports;
• Performs related duties as required .

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Knowledge of
  • the construction, maintenance, and repair techniques of roadsides, roadways, bridges, or airports;
  • the processes and materials used in the construction and maintenance trades;
• Skills
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • use and make routine repairs to complex mechanical equipment;
  • operate equipment as listed on the attached addendum;
  • understand and follow written and oral instructions;
  • utilize computer software.

Minimum Qualifications - General Experience

One (1) year of experience in the construction, landscaping, commercial driving, snow plowing, maintenance and repair of roadsides, roadways, bridges or airports, in work involving the operation and care of mechanical equipment or work in one of the recognized maintenance trades.

Minimum Qualifications - Substitutions Allowed

• Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of the subject requirements in one of the maintenance trades may be substituted for the General Experience.
• Successful completion of the Transportation Maintenance Registered Apprenticeship Program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with snow removal.
• Experience with landscaping.
• Experience with construction.
• Experience driving CDL vehicles.

Special Requirements

• Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.
• Incumbents in this class must be willing to accept assignment to emergency duties, including snow and ice removal, whenever their services are required.

Character Requirements

At state airports: In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

Physical Requirements

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness in order to perform the duties of the class.
• A physical examination will be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Incumbents in this class are exposed to extremes of weather conditions, to frequent lifting of heavy weights, to highly dangerous road and traffic conditions, including exposure to heights when working on bridges, to poison ivy, insect bites and allergy irritants during summer months, and to loud and potentially dangerous machinery.
• The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.