Senior Transportation Worker - NEW HIGHER PAY

How to Apply

You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/2t3pkfsf by April 30.

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NEW HIGHER PAY: $34,270 - $59,973

The Challenge

We are hiring an experienced Transportation Worker III to join our Traffic Services team.

In this role, you will:

Perform maintenance involving the installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic control devices along the NC road network across 7 counties.

Perform maintenance activities, including posting of signs (speed limits, no parking zones, traffic warnings, etc.), flagging, installing historical makers, repairing/replacing damaged/weathered signs, speed zones, vegetation removal, road closures, and properly signing detour routes.

Perform annual nighttime sign reviews for the condition of sign reflectivity and maintain proper documentation for use in developing annual maintenance plan.

Perform snow and ice control operation during storm conditions.

Maintain inventory of all signs and materials kept on the truck such as posts, nuts, bolts, and specialized hardware for historical markers and decorative sign posts.

Perform heavy lifting.

Oversee 2+ sign crews by organizing, planning, prioritizing work, and training less experienced transportation workers.

Complete facility and worksite audits.

What You Bring

Experience installing traffic controls, such as detours, lane closures, and roadway signs.

Experience evaluating sign condition and retro reflectivity.

Intermediate Work Zone Safety experience.

Experience operating a sign truck with attachments.

Good eyesight to evaluate signs.

Safety toe footwear.

Communications skills to communicate well with people.

Ability to work effectively in extreme temperature conditions and walk/stand for long periods of time on uneven and sloping terrain and around high volumes of traffic.

Strength to perform heavy lifting.

Ability to safely operate CDL-required equipment/trucks with manual and automatic transmissions at hire or within 360 days

Class A Commercial Driver’s License with tanker (N) endorsement. (Don't have it? Still apply! You can get it within 360 days of hire through our on-the-job training program).

Notes

The job may require evening and weekend work.

We will conduct a pre-employment drug test and check with your employers over the past 3 years for alcohol/drug abuse.

Education & Experience

High school/GED diploma, and

5+ years of relevant experience; or

An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Questions?

Call me: Mark Santiago at 919-536-4000.

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