Location: Elizabethtown,KY, USA
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11/10/2024 (7:00 PM EST)
24-06797
Highway Technician I
Pay Grade 11
Salary
$21.73 - $24.24 Hourly
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK
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Hiring Agency
Transportation Cabinet | Department of Highways
Location
310 Valley Creek Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701 USA
Description
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is committed to meeting or exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers. Our focus is on people: our customers, our employees, and our partners. We will continually improve both the delivery of our products and services and the processes that support that delivery. To provide a safe, efficient, environmentally sound, and fiscally responsible transportation system that delivers economic opportunity and enhances the quality of life in Kentucky.
By joining our District 4, in the Hardin County Unit as a Highway Technician I in Hardin County, you'll have the opportunity to assist with maintenance activities for the 442 miles of state maintained roadways in Hardin County including but not limited to: operating graders, dump trucks, backhoes; grading ditches, patching asphalt, installing/repairing drainage structures.
Holders of the Highway Technician I position will complete tasks such as:
* Operates single axle and tandem truck to haul maintenance materials to and from job sites, apply salt and plow snow. Operates front end loader to load trucks with maintenance materials and salt.
* Operates intermediate equipment such as asphalt distributors, hot boxes, and recyclers, backhoes, belt loaders, concrete mixers, front-end loaders, hydro-seeders, pipe cleaners, road wideners, rollers, skid steers, slope mowers, tandem dump trucks, and tow pavers to perform duties such as grading of ditches, rolling of hot mix, application of chemicals, and installation of drainage structures.
* Learns to operate advanced equipment such as, but not limited to, boom saws, bulldozers, cranes, excavators, graders, lowboys, milling machines, self-propelled pavers, semi-truck and trailers to perform duties such as advanced carpentry work, concrete finishing, installation of complex signs, milling and patching pavement, and the grading of slopes.
* Operates single axle and tandem truck to haul maintenance materials to and from job sites, apply salt and plow snow. Operates front end loader to load trucks with maintenance materials and salt.
Holders of this job will obtain the following skills:
* Snow and ice removal techniques, materials, environmental issues, material storage, equipment maintenance and theory behind.
* How to maintain vegetation along roadsides in a safe and efficient manner.
* How to repair and maintain bridges.
* How to properly set up signs and devices to control traffic through work zones.
Desired candidates possess the following requisite skills or experience applicable to the position:
* Required to have four years of construction or highway maintenance experience.
* Required to possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a Class A commercial driver's license with tanker endorsement.
* Required to be 18 years of age.
Additional position information (travel required, standing/stooping/bending/lifting, sitting at a desk, etc.)
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. KYTC will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KYTC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-###-#### or If you are looking for a rewarding career with a culture of employee involvement, where teamwork is the norm and measurement of performance is essential, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is for you!
We look forward to reviewing your application.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION: High school graduate.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years of construction or highway maintenance experience.
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Graduate of a college or university with an associate's degree in engineering technology, construction management, engineering science, engineering mechanics, geology, earth science, industrial drafting, design technology, construction technology or a related field will substitute for two (2) years of the highway related experience in construction and maintenance. Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in engineering will substitute for four (4) years of the highway related experience in construction and maintenance. College coursework related to any of these fields will substitute for experience on a year- for-year basis.
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be 18 years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a Class A commercial driver's license with tanker endorsement to qualify for employment in this job classification. The employee must successfully complete the KYTC Highway Technician Academy Level 2 or equivalent within one year of employment in this job classification. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials.
Working Conditions
Incumbents in this job title typically perform their work at a highway maintenance facility or section office, at work sites throughout the assigned work area and when necessary, district wide. Incumbent will be exposed to risks inherent to working with large equipment and machines involved with road construction. Must be able to work extended hours and be outside during inclement weather.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 12 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Dana.King at ...@ky.gov or 270-###-####.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D