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Form of workGeneral Transportation Tech I:
Performs routine transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: roadway maintenance and repair; light and heavy equipment operation; preventive and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; and helping the public during emergency situations. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.
General Transportation Tech II:
Performs moderately complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: maintenance contract and/or material and process inspections; roadway maintenance and repair; light and heavy equipment operation; preventive and minor maintenance on equipment, traffic control; and helping the public during emergency situations. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.
The essential duties for the General Transportation Tech I include:
Assists in identifying, repairing and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs basic welding as needed; as required uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products related to these activities.
Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; assists stranded motorists as required.
Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.
Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.
Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a quarter cubic yard 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 timekeeping, 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.
Performs other job responsibilities as assigned
Additional duties for General Transportation Tech II include:
Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.
Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.
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 yard or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.
Minimum Qualifications for General Transportation Tech I:
Education: None in formal education
Experience: NONE
General Transportation Tech II requires the following:
Education: None in formal education
Experience: 1 year in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime 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.
Licenses and/or Certifications required for General Transportation Tech I:
Valid Driver License at time of application - This position requires driving a state vehicle.
Must have a *Commercial Class "A" Driver License (CDL) with an N Endorsement, and with no restrictions, or have obtained within 120 calendar days from date of employment.
The following License is required for the General Transportation Tech II:
Commercial Class "A" Driver License (CDL) with an N Endorsement, and with no restrictions at time of application - This position requires driving a state vehicle.
Preferred Qualifications:
Commercial Driver's License
The required competencies for the General Transportation Tech I include:
Some knowledge of:
Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Maintenance concepts, methods, policies, and requirements
Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes
Some Skill in:
Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files and reports
Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
Using of light and heavy highway equipment
Maintaining a safe working relationship
Ability to:
Follow verbal and written instructions
Additional competencies for General Transportation Tech II include:
Considerable knowledge of:
Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures
Proficient skill in:
Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
The physical requirements and working conditions for the General Transportation Tech I include:
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
Subject to noise
Subject to vibration
Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
Standing-prolonged periods of time
Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
Pushing-using upper extremities to press against object with force to move in a direction
Grasping-applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
Close Visual Acuity-work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts
Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
Additional physical requirements and working conditions for the General Transportation Tech II include:
Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
Works in narrow aisles or passageways
Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine
Crawling-moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
Pulling-using upper extremities to exert force moving objects in a sustained motion
Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
Feeling-determining size, shape, temperature or texture of objects
Talking- expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures
Conditions of Employment:
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- This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
- Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position 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 30minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.
