• Job Description

  Req#: 18393
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  TxDOT’s Abilene District is looking for a Highway Maintenance Tech I or II (General Transportation Tech I or II) in the Haskell County Maintenance Office. If you are looking to build a career, you have come to the right place!

  At TxDOT we strive to achieve a work-life balance and recognize the importance of your career as well as your home life. We offer a wide array of programs and activities including compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, career development programs, tuition assistance and many other benefits.

  For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Hidden Benefits

  To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits-at-a-Glance

  Also, check out a few of our employees’ testimonies of why they’ve chosen TxDOT: Why we choose TxDOT

  Salary Plan/Grade:

  • General Transportation Tech I: A16 ($37,918.00 - $58,130.00/yearly)

  • General Transportation Tech II: A17 ($39,976.00 - $61,399.00/yearly)

  *The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position offered based on the applicant's work experience, skill level and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs.

  
  Haskell County Maint Section (08HASKLLCO)
  209 US 380 WEST
  Haskell, 79521
  
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  At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:

  • Low Turnover
  • Retirement Pension
  • Alternative Work Schedules
  • Paid Leave/Holidays
  • Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
  • On the Job Training
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
  • Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement

  For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package
  To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance (ERS.texas.gov)
  

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  General 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.

  • Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.

  • 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.

  • Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.

  • Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.

  • Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.

  • 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:

  • Assists in inspecting traffic control devices and their placement at construction project sites for compliance with specifications for devices; safety laws, rules, regulations and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

  • Maintains construction project records and/or bridge inspection records; processes related paperwork; reviews files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.

  • Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs highly skilled roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.

  • Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.

  • 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.

  • Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.

  • Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.

  • Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.

  • Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.

  • Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a half cubic yards or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.

  • Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a quarter cubic yards 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 time-keeping, 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.

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  Minimum Qualifications for General Transportation Tech I:

  Education: None in formal education

  Experience: NONE

  Licenses and/or Certifications: • 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.

  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.

  License: 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

  • 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:

  • Using basic mathematical fundamentals

  • Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems

  • 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:

  • 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

  • Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures

  • Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes

  Proficient skill in:

  • Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade

  • Using basic mathematical fundamentals

  • Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment

  • Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems

  • Using of light and heavy highway equipment

  • Maintaining a safe working relationship

  Some skill in:

  • Follow verbal and written instructions

  The physical requirements and working conditions for the General Transportation Tech I include:

  • Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour

  • Subject to noise

  • Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals

  • Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device

  • Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.

  • Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc.

  • Balancing- walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling

  • Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist

  • Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

  • Standing-prolonged periods of time

  • Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment

  Additional physical requirements and working conditions for the General Transportation Tech II include:

  • Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another

  • Talking- expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words

  • 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.
  • Must be able to report for duty within 30 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

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  TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

  To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

  https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

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  The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

  If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

  Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information

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