Transportation Worker 2 Traffic Control - District 7

State of West Virginia; West Virginia; Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The State of West Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking a Transportation Worker 2 in Traffic Control. Based at the District Seven Sign Shop, the role supports multiple counties with sign maintenance, installation, and traffic management tasks.

Responsibilities include receiving work orders, installing and repairing signs, setting up lane closures and detour signage, and flagging in work zones. A CDL is required within six months; wage starts at tier 1 hourly rate of $18.39.

Qualifikationen

• No formal education required.
• Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in roadway maintenance, traffic control, equipment operation or fabrication, comparable to the work performed by the Division of Highways.
• CDL will be required within six months of employment.

Aufgaben

• Receive and execute work orders for daily tasks, equipment, and materials.
• Assist with installation and repairs of signs on breakaway supports per state standards and specifications.
• Follow traffic control procedures and worksite safety, and assist with flagging motorists in work zones.

Kenntnisse

Traffic control experience

Sign installation

Equipment operation

Ausbildung

No formal education required

Jobbeschreibung

Disclaimer-this position will be considered classified-exempt and “at will.”

The Transportation Worker 2 Traffic Control in this position works out of the District Seven Sign Shop and has multiple reporting locations throughout Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur, and Webster Counties. Under general supervision, an employee in this class performs manual and skilled work maintaining and repairing roadway signs. Key responsibilities include receiving and executing work orders for daily tasks, equipment, and materials. The worker is responsible for assisting with the installation and repairs of signs on breakaway supports in accordance with state standards and specifications. The employee must follow all procedures for traffic control and worksite safety, assist with monitoring material inventories, report material usage and needs to the supervisor, and report on the status of work performed to the crew supervisor. Will help with the installation of new or repaired electronic traffic signal systems, setting up lane closures, road closures, and detour signage, as well as flagging motorists through the work zones. May operate motorized highway maintenance equipment such as skid steer, end loader, utility tractor, aerial bucket truck, front-end loader, man lifts, hydra platform, and tandem-axle truck. May be exposed to hazardous working conditions and inclement weather. Performs other related duties as required.

• The selected applicant will be placed in a U.S. Department of Labor apprenticeship program. Progression through the apprenticeship program is dependent upon hours completed, proficiency in work, training completed, as well as maintaining and/or obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• The WVDOT is responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance, and regulation of over 35,000 miles of state roads. This duty may necessitate employees working irregular hours, shifts, weekends, and more than 40 hours per week, occasionally without prior notice.
• In the area of assignment of Traffic Control, a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) will be required within six (6) months of employment.
• Tier 1 hourly rate: $18.3938

Preference may be given to Candidates with these qualifications

REQUIRED TRAINING/EDUCATION:

• No formal education required.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in roadway maintenance, traffic control, equipment operation or maintenance, or the fabrication of aluminum / other metal parts / other fabricated materials, comparable to the work performed by the Division of Highways.
• Traffic Control Experience Substitution: Successful completion of an approved vocational school program in the area of assignment may be substituted for the required experience in the specified functional area.