Transportation Maintenance Tech IV - Panhandle

Texas Department of Transportation; Texas; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Department of Transportation in Texas is seeking an experienced Equipment Operator to support advanced transportation operations and maintenance. The role covers heavy and light equipment, roadway maintenance, and emergency response to protect the traveling public.

The position requires independent work, a valid Texas driver's license and CDL for equipment operation, and the ability to train others. Pre-employment requirements include safety courses and compliance with DOT standards.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in transportation support or roadway maintenance.
• Valid Texas driver9s license; must be able to drive state vehicle.
• Must have Texas Commercial Driver's License (CDL) for equipment operation at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Operates complex heavy equipment including motor grader, excavator, bulldozer, crane.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections and routine servicing on equipment.
• Sands or cleans bridges/roads; posts warning signs and assists the public during emergencies.
• Trains other employees.
• Completes time-keeping, PMI and equipment reports.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Roadway maintenance

Preventive maintenance inspections

Equipment safety compliance

Communication & teamwork

Tools

PMI procedures

Equipment maintenance reporting

Job description

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

Essential Duties:

• 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.
• Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader one and a half cubic yards or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.
• 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 preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing and minor repairs on equipment and completes various required reports including time-keeping, 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.
• Trains other employees.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

None required

Experience:

3 years of experience in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, 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:

Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Must have a valid Texas Commercial Driver's License for equipment operation at time of application

Competencies:

Extensive knowledge of:

• Basic traffic management and control procedures
• maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes.

Expert skill in:

• 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

Proficient skill in:

• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively
• Follow verbal and written instructions.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes

Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions

Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour

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

Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling

Standing-prolonged periods of time

Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position

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.

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.