Highway Maintenance Worker 1
Job Description
Looking to obtain a CDL (Commercial Driver's License)?The Ohio Department of Transportation, District Seven, is now accepting applications for Apprenticeships for Highway Maintenance Worker 1 for the following counties:
Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Logan, Mercer
Miami, Montgomery & Shelby
ODOT will provide training and pay for your Class "B" CDL.
Programs start June 11, 2018 & July 9, 2018
You will learn skills needed to operate ODOT equipment, repair and maintain roadways by performing berm repairs, patching potholes, and other various projects.
Flags & directs on-going vehicular traffic through highway maintenance & construction sites,sets up & maintains traffic control structures (e.g., barricades, pot torches, cones, pavement markings, electrical warning devices), uses hand tools to perform road repairs (e.g., repairs road shoulders, culverts & berms, patches pot holes, smoothes tar poured into cracks, does minor guardrail repair rough painting, shovels snow, spreads salt).
Performs general building, grounds & equipment maintenance &/or custodial work (e.g., mows lawn; trims shrubs; sweeps floors; washes windows; removes trash; rakes leaves; shovels sidewalks; paints structures; cleans, paints & refuels equipment).
Performs general maintenance & minor repairs of equipment (e.g., fueling, cleaning, minor adjustments); completes daily work records & logs; operates 2-way radio; answers telephone; rides "shot-gun" during snow & ice season; drives truck with snow plow & spreader
To Apply: Applicants MUST Submit an Ohio Civil Service Employment Application by the closing date/time to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 7 Human Resources by applying on-line at: careers.ohio.gov
When going to the website Ohio Hiring Management System (OHMS) click on Search for State Government Jobs, then filter by Department, then click on Transportation-District 7; select the Job Title; click on APPLY and either sign into your account or create an account:
These Seasonal positions are TEMPORARY, unclassified appointments not to exceed 1,000 hours. There are numerous positions available in 9 counties (Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery & Shelby Counties). Only 1 (one) application is necessary. Hours and report in locations may vary based upon operational needs
Minimum Qualifications
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary. Note:If involved in driving motorized snow & ice control equipment, must also have valid commercial driver's license. In accordance with Section 124.11(B)(2) of Revised Code, Director of Administrative Services has determined this classification to be unskilled labor class & therefore exempt from written examination. -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Valid Drivers License
Major Worker Characteristics
Knowledge of addition & subtraction; highway maintenance & traffic control safety practices*. Skill in operation of hand tools*; operation of motorized snow equipment*. Ability to recognize unusual or threatening conditions & take appropriate action; read simple sentences; cooperate with co-workers on group projects; demonstrate strength to lift 50-100 pounds. (*) DEVELOPED AFTER EMPLOYMENT.
Supplemental Information
Programs start June 11, 2018 & July 9, 2018
A Physical Ability Test (PAT) and Reading Comprehension & Math (RCM)Test will be given for the Highway Technician 1 position and candidates MUST pass both tests in order to be considered for employment. PAT/RCM 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 mail, per the address provided on the application, of the exact time and location to report for the test administration.
Per Federal Regulations, the final applicant selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis prior to appointment to test for illegal drug use. An applicant with a positive test result will not be offered employment.
This position is overtime eligible based on FLSA Standards.
The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
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