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Highway Technician 1- Summer Seasonal 2021 (District 4-Ashtabula, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit & Trumbull Counties), Various PN's at STATE OF OHIO in Akron, Ohio

Posted in Transportation 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time





Job Description:

 

Seasonal Highway Technician/CDL Driver

ODOT District 4 is now accepting applications for Highway Technician 1 Summer Seasonal Employees                                                                                        (District 4 serves Ashtabula, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit & Trumbull Counties in Northeast Ohio)

Who We Are:

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5th largest interstate system and the 2nd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency’s vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.

ODOT's Mission Statement:
To provide easy movement of people and goods from place to place. We will:
• Take care of what we have

• Make our system work better

• Improve safety

• Enhance Capacity

What You Will Do:

Operate basic equipment related to snow and ice removal, and roadway maintenance
• Perform emergency response, clean-up, traffic control

• Serve the public and work to make the roads in Ohio safer

Who we are looking for:

• Safety Driven
• Enjoys working outdoors

• Honest, accountable, trustworthy, and respectful

• A positive team player

YOU MUST HAVE A CLASS "A" OR CLASS "B" COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH TANKER ENDORSEMENT & WITHOUT AIR BRAKE RESTRICTIONS.

Benefits to you:

• At least a 14% employer contribution in to your OPERS pension plan
• Work/Life Balance
• The opportunity to work on an important mission

Official Position Description:

Operates basic equipment (i.e., see glossary for identification of basic equipment) & performs general highway maintenance duties which vary by season (e.g., constructs, improves, maintains, repairs & cleans highways &/or roadways & right-of-ways to include excavating & grading ditches, digging channels & cleaning waterways, cuts brush, grass & other vegetation, applies chemicals to vegetation, patches & seals berm & pavement, mixes mortar & concrete, shovels backfill, installs & repairs catch basin & stream channel & completes other drainage work, screens bleeding surface, reshapes/digs ditches/trenches, pours hot tar, removes trash, cleans & repairs highways &/or roadways & right-of-ways, mows grass, moves & loads supplies & materials & completes other related highway maintenance assignments, operates any combination of basic equipment to haul trash), performs snow & ice control & related maintenance duties by operation of snow plow with spreader, brine dispensing equipment, dump truck with attachments, maintains, repairs & installs traffic signs & pavement markings on inter-state, federal & state highways &/or roadways (e.g., repairs/replaces/straightens street &/or traffic signs & other route markers; installs & repairs guardrails). 
 

Performs emergency response & clean up & performs traffic control (e.g., flags traffic through work zone or around accident site; sets lane closures; places high water signs; erects barricades); receives training (on the job & formal) in various types of construction inspection activities (maintenance related inspection items).

 

Performs minor repairs & maintenance on equipment (e.g., sharpens; sands; paints; refuels; lubricates; checks tires for wear & pressure; replaces light bulbs; washes & cleans trucks & equipment to prevent rusting); changes tailgates & snowplow blades; conducts pre-trip inspections of equipment. 

 

Performs miscellaneous labor & bookkeeping tasks; operates two-way radio/base station; telephones crews for emergencies; cleans offices & garage; keeps daily records & logs (e.g., fuel sheets, material check sheets); responds to general inquiries from public (e.g., gives directions; explains traffic delays; explains work underway); assists stranded motorists (e.g., telephones for needed assistance); performs general labor & maintenance functions at garage; loads & unloads freight; arranges stock in warehouse; moves equipment.

These are seasonal, temporary positions not to exceed 1,000 hours. Based on operational need you may be required to work nights, weekends, & holidays &/or be on call.

A Physical Ability Test will be given will be given for the Highway Technician 1 position and candidates MUST pass in order to be considered for employment. PAT candidates will be selected based in part on meeting the prescribed minimum qualifications, including education and/or experience or licensure requirements of this position. Applicants selected to take the test will be notified by email, per the email address provided on the application, of the exact time and location to report for the test administration.

All qualified applicants must apply online & must meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Please make sure to list all of your experience on the application form in order to be considered for employment.

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & decimals, percentages & fractions; ability to read, write & speak common English vocabulary; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in operation of basic equipment. 

 

Note: Applicant must have valid Commercial Driver’s License at the appropriate level pursuant to approved position description on file to operate motorized equipment of size & type regulated by section 4506 of Ohio Revised Code.

 

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above. 

 





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