How to Apply

You MUST apply online at https://bit.ly/3pC3k7A to be considered.

This posting is for 7+ openings, and your application will be considered for all of them!

NCDOT is a Great Place to Work.

Looking for a great place to work with

• A living wage
• Job security
• Full benefits (including the State Health Plan and a pension!)
• A true team atmosphere, and
• Work you can take pride in

This is an entry-level opening for you to begin a career with the NC Department of Transportation as a Transportation Worker I. You'll get to work on exciting projects, learn construction skills, and build your career. Join us!

The Challenge

We are looking for entry-level transportation workers to join our Highway Maintenance team in Union county.

In this role you will be trained to:

• Build, inspect, and maintain roads and roadside features for the North Carolina highway system.
• Operate hand tools, power tools, and heavy equipment, including broom tractors, paint line removing machines, thermoplastic machines, trenchers, and edge-line paint guns.
• Shovel, rake, asphalt, and flag traffic.
• Ensure work zone safety.
• Participate in snow & ice removal.
• Assist with maintenance/repair projects using tools and equipment including tractors with attachments, curb machines, cutoff saws, small wheel and sheep foot rollers, vibrator roller compactors, pulverizer mixers, and pneumatic tire rollers.
• Mow grass using a tractor with attachments, and help with grass and wildflower plantings and maintenance.
• Drive dump and flatbed trucks.
• Assist paint crews.
• Install road signs.
• Assist Electronics Technicians installing and maintaining signals.
• Perform vegetation control, debris removal, and snow removal.

What You Bring

• An interest in a career in Transportation Construction, and commitment to a safe work environment.
• Experience performing manual labor, and operating power tools such as a chainsaws, weed eaters, skill saws, drills, compactors, jackhammers, etc.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• A Commercial Driver’s License. (Note: You can get this after you are hired through on-the-job training, but it must be within 60 days for your CDL Permit and 90 days for your License.)

Notes:

• A pre-employment drug test is required.
• We will check with previous employers for the past 2 years about controlled substances and alcohol testing.
• Safety toe footwear is required.

Education & Experience

• High school/GED diploma; or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Questions?

Call me: Chloe Fanelli at (919) 707-4439.

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