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Form of workPerforms entry-level and routine maintenance work. Work involves physical labor tasks such as: plant and landscape maintenance, maintenance of comfort stations and rights-of-way, minor equipment repair, and assisting with roadway repair. Employees at this level perform assignments following specific instructions and are subject to frequent review by the immediate supervisor.
Essential Duties:
- Assists in repairing and erecting signs and repairing drums and/or barricades; as required moves items related to these duties.
- Assists in warehousing and supply functions.
- Assists with repairs to potholes, roadway shoulders and edges, guardrails, signs, and other related work.
- Assists with traffic control to include placing and gathering cones, flagging traffic, and other related work.
- Operates light equipment. (Must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid driver's license.)
- Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.
- Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
- Performs minor maintenance and repairs on equipment.
- Performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees, brush and mowing, fertilizing and watering, as required moves items related to these duties.
- Performs some carpentry work.
- Performs some clerical duties.
- Repairs and installs posts and mailbox supports, as required moves items related to these duties.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Must be a student in high school or other educational institution or accepted into a college, university or educational institution.
Other Conditions:
- Must be at least 16 years of age, a student currently enrolled in high school or any institution of higher education to include
a trade/vocational school. - Employees at least 18 years of age with valid driver's license may be assigned driving duties and may
use power tools.
Competencies:
- Some skill in using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
- Ability to:
- Communicate effectively
- Follow verbal and written instructions
- Follow applicable safety standards, practices and procedures
- Protect sensitive and confidential information
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Required to wear protective hard hat, or other personal protective equipment/devices.
- Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
- 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
- Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
- Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
- Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
- Standing-prolonged periods of time
- Close Visual Acuity-work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts
- Close Visual Acuity-using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts
- Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)
- 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.
