Transportation Worker II - Mecklenburg

Dept of Transportation

State Hwy Administrator - Div of Hwys

Transportation Worker II (S)

60021241

NC05

Please note that all positions close at 12:00 AM on the posted closing date. You must apply by 11:59 PM prior to the posted closing date.

This posting is for a Transportation Worker II in the Mecklenburg Maintenance Unit at the Newell Maintenance Yard. This role focuses on maintaining and repairing state-maintained roads in Mecklenburg County. Daily work includes setting up work zones, installing traffic control devices, repairing asphalt, clearing debris, assisting with drainage and pipe installation, and operating equipment such as asphalt distributor, asphalt patcher, backhoe, crack sealing machine, force feed loader, forklift, front end loader, motor grader, skid steer, sweeper, tandem dump truck and tractor excavator. The job also involves manual labor, monitoring inmate work crews, and responding to emergencies like snow, ice, and downed trees. It requires working in difficult terrain and weather, lifting up to 50 lbs, and being available for nights, weekends, holidays, and is subject to emergency call backs. Safety toe shoes are required.

Prospective drivers must meet the following standards to be eligible to operate NCDOT vehicles:
• No more than two convictions of moving violations within the past three years
• No convictions of an alcohol or drug related traffic offense within the past five years
• Valid, current North Carolina driver’s license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated (Note: Employees permanently residing in adjacent states may operate a DOT vehicle using a current, valid, appropriate driver's license from their state of residence.)
• If a driver applicant has possessed an out-of-state driver’s license in the past ten years, the driver’s record from the state(s) involved shall be obtained. Such applicants and those who currently possess an out-of-state driver’s license will be responsible for providing their driving records from the appropriate states.

The selected candidate must be able to legally operate CDL required equipment/trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions at the time of hire or within 360 days of hire date. Either possession of a current Class A Commercial Driver’s License with N endorsement on the date of hire, OR the North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License must be obtained through completion of on-the-job training and all requirements mandated by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Federal Registry 49 CFR 383) within 360 days of the date of hire. Pre-employment drug testing required. As a condition of employment, a release form (ALCDRG-01) and a background statement (ALCDRG-06) must be completed and signed allowing the NCDOT to check with previous employers for the past three years about controlled substances and alcohol testing. As part of the hiring approval process, NCDOT will run a driver license check after conducting interviews, but prior to offering a position.

Offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of NCDOT post offer employment evaluation.

Pamela Hines Aldridge