Transportation Maintainer 2

4 weeks ago

Milford, Connecticut, United States State of Connecticut Full time

Introduction
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is hiring CDL Drivers for Highway Maintenance

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for CDL Driver/Highway Maintenance Worker (Transportation Maintainer 2) positions, in Cornwall and New Milford, CT.

If you currently hold a Commercial Driver License (CDL) and are seeking a career in transportation and highway maintenance, come join a great team of employees who are dedicated to keeping our roads and highways safe, and improving travel throughout Connecticut.

*To qualify for a desired location: You must live within 20 miles of the garage locations:

CornwallNew Milford

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

*You must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or B with Tanker and Airbrakes endorsement. You must also have a valid Medical Examiners Card (MEC). Your application will not be reviewed if you do not list your license number, class, expiration date, and issuing state, in the "Licenses and Professional Certificates" section of your application.

Military members and recently honorably discharged veterans who possess at least two years' experience in operating a commercial motor vehicle as part of their military job requirements may qualify for these opportunities based on meeting the CDL Skills Test Exemption for Military Applicants )) as outlined on the CT DMV website.

The CDL Drivers will perform a full range of tasks in construction, maintenance, and repair of State roadways, bridges, and more CDL Drivers will maintain small and less complex mechanical equipment or assist on larger equipmentMust be willing to accept assignment to emergency duties including snow and ice removal, whenever your services are needed; this includes mandatory winter overtime from November 1 through April 30 (no out of state vacations will be approved during this period) Various storm events will require employees to stay at work for the duration of the storm. At times this could be up to a period of several days, including holidays and weekends Applicants invited to interview will be required to produce a copy of their CDL Class A or B, their valid MEC, and a thoroughly completed Connecticut Department of Transportation Commercial Driver Supplement (CTDOT-CDL-1) form, as well as a copy of their Master Application

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Full-time, 40 hours per weekMonday through Friday schedule.Office/on-SiteLocations: Cornwall, CT and New Milford, CT

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

Visit our newState Employee Benefits Overview pageThe opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible ScheduleProfessional growth and development opportunitiesA healthy work/life balanceto all employees

ABOUT US

As one of Connecticut's largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,200 individuals statewide in five distinct bureaus. It is our mission to provide a safe, accessible, and efficient multimodal transportation network that improves the quality of life and promotes economic vitality for the State and the region. We have a significant transportation infrastructure system that is essential to maintaining mobility for Connecticut residents and businesses and supporting economic and community development while preserving environmental and cultural resources. The Department of Transportation is committed to cultivating a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve. Applications from individuals having diverse backgrounds and life experiences are strongly encouraged.

Click herefor some Fast Facts about the DOT
Selection Plan
To Apply:

In order to be considered for this job opening you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the individual listed on this job posting. Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
Please read or watch our Applicant Tips on How to Apply
Important Information After You Apply:
This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview. Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class in the next twelve (12) months.Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at

Connect With Us:
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Sharon McIntosh, at

Follow the State of Connecticut on LinkedIn.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountablefor performing a variety of moderately skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, and repair of state roadsides, roadways, bridges, airports, and other departmental facilities; operates andmaintains complex mechanical equipment; works as a moderately skilled mechanic in garages in theroutine repair of mechanical equipment.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
The following is a listing of examples of trucks, equipment, tasks or related duties, the operating, maintaining or performing of which are considered to be the responsibilities and duties of positions in this class:

TRUCKS:

Three (3) ton to nine (9) ton trucks, dump, platform or refuse with or without winch;All of the above when using the following attachments: Snow plows;Duo Dump Truck;Crash Attenuators;Trailers and towed equipment (except tilt bed trailers);Pickup, (to include two (2) & four (4) wheel drive vehicles) when using: Trailers or towed equipment;Snowplows or hopper type spreaders;Bridge utility truck;Compressor trucks;Aerial bucket trucks;Wreckers with winch;Tandem/10-Wheel Dump Truck.

EQUIPMENT:

Bituminous curbing machines;Pothole Patcher;Tractor Mowers with single flail;Wood chippers;Chain saws;Culvert cleaning machines;Compressors, and/or compressor tools;Concrete mixers;Concrete vibrators;Hydraulic or engine driven tools;Test Boring;Class twenty four (24) tractor including attachments;Wing plow or other side mounted attachments;Fork lift.

DUTIES:

Survey monument setting;Burning and cutting with acetylene torch;Flagger (traffic control);May assist a Material Storage Supervisor with stores section material handling;Performing moderately skilled tasks in one or more of the following areas or trades: Construction;Maintenance;Mechanical repair;Electrical;Carpentry;Masonry;Welding;Plumbing;Painting;Relief ferry mate, drawbridge attendant and/or rest area attendant;In addition to other duties, may assist a Transportation General Supervisor, Transportation Garage Supervisor, or Transportation District Electrical Supervisor in preparing and checking various reports or operating a two-way radio in a District Maintenance unit;Wildlife hazard control;Radio monitoring and communication;Escort vendors, contractors, etc. in secure areas (state owned airports only);In addition to other duties, may function as a guard/watchperson or be required to receive training in, stand by for and respond to fire and/or crash emergency situations at state-owned airports; Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Knowledge of the construction, maintenance, and repair techniques of roadsides, roadways, bridges, or airports; the processes and materials used in the construction and maintenance trades; Skills interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; Ability to use and make routine repairs to complex mechanical equipment; operate equipment as listed on the attached addendum; understand and follow written and oral instructions; utilize computer software.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of experience in the construction, landscaping, commercial driving, snow plowing,maintenance and repair of roadsides, roadways, bridges or airports, in work involving the operationand care of mechanical equipment or work in one of the recognized maintenance trades.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of the subject requirements in one of the maintenance trades may be substituted for the General Experience.Successful completion of the Transportation Maintenance Registered Apprenticeship Program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with snow removal Experience with landscaping Experience with construction Experience driving CDL vehicles Experience working with heights
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.Incumbents in this class must be willing to accept assignment to emergency duties, including snow and ice removal, whenever their services are required.
CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS
At state airports: In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, athorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified forappointment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness in order to perform the duties of the class.A physical examination will be required.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Incumbents in this class are exposed to extremes of weather conditions, to frequent lifting of heavy weights, to highly dangerous road and traffic conditions, including exposure to heights when working on bridges, to poison ivy, insect bites and allergy irritants during summer months, and to loud and potentially dangerous machinery.The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

  • Transport Services Operator

    7 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Overview Begin Your Journey with DelDOT The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a crucial role in various facets of state governance, including infrastructure development, public safety, and community services. Our mission encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from maintaining transportation systems to enhancing the quality...

  • Highway Maintenance Operator 2

    1 week ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States State of Connecticut Full time

    Position Overview The State of Connecticut is seeking qualified individuals for the role of Highway Maintenance Operator. We are currently looking for candidates who are interested in joining our dedicated team focused on the upkeep and enhancement of our transportation infrastructure. Key Responsibilities: Perform a comprehensive range of duties related to...

  • Local Short Haul Driver

    2 months ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States Perdue Farms Full time

    Perdue Transportation Incorporated (PTI) is the private fleet for Perdue Foods. With a team of safety-minded, professional drivers, we're delivering on the promise of customer service and reliability. PTI is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into it's second century of growth and innovation.SummaryOperate Tractor –Trailer combination...

  • Local Truck Driver- Home Daily

    1 month ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States CRH Full time

    Job ID: 500488 Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, is the leading provider of outdoor living solutions in North America with an award-winning portfolio that enables customers to Live Well Outside. Inspiring endless possibilities with enduring performance, its collection of premier building products create inviting outdoor spaces where people connect, reflect and...

  • Nursing Support Specialist

    1 week ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Introduction Begin Your Journey with DelDOT The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for the community through its various initiatives in transportation, infrastructure, and public service. Our mission encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from maintaining transportation systems...

  • Healthcare Support Specialist

    2 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Welcome to DelDOT - Embark on a rewarding career with usThe Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a vital role in various sectors including public safety, infrastructure, and community services. Our mission at DelDOT encompasses a wide range of responsibilities from maintaining transportation systems to enhancing public welfare.At DelDOT, we...

  • Healthcare Support Specialist

    2 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Welcome to DelDOT - Begin your professional journey with usThe Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a vital role in various sectors including infrastructure development, public safety, and community services. Our mission at DelDOT encompasses a wide range of responsibilities from maintaining transportation systems to enhancing the quality of...

  • Patient Care Assistant

    2 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Introduction Begin Your Journey with DelDOT The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for residents through its various initiatives. Our mission encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from maintaining transportation infrastructure to ensuring public safety and promoting community...

  • Forklift Operator

    1 month ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States Costco Full time

    Job Title: Forklift OperatorAs a Forklift Operator at Costco, you will be responsible for operating a forklift to move, locate, relocate, stack, and count merchandise within the warehouse.You will ensure that products are transported safely and efficiently, supporting the overall operations of the warehouse.Operate a forklift to move materials within the...

  • Cargo Van Operator

    7 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States Planet Aid Full time

    About Planet Aid Planet Aid is a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental protection and sustainable development. We collect and recycle used textiles, diverting them from landfills and supporting communities worldwide. Position Overview We are seeking a full-time Cargo Van Operator to join our team. Reporting to the Transportation Manager, you...

  • Nutritional Support Specialist

    2 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Introduction Begin Your Journey with DelDOT The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for residents through its commitment to infrastructure, transportation, and community services. Our mission encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from ensuring safe travel to promoting economic...

  • Food Service Nutrition Aide

    7 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Overview Begin Your Journey with DelDOT The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for residents through its diverse responsibilities in transportation, infrastructure, and community services. Our commitment is to foster an environment that promotes growth, safety, and well-being for all. ...

  • Healthcare Support Specialist

    2 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Welcome to DelDOT - Embark on a rewarding career with usThe Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a vital role in various sectors including public safety, infrastructure development, and community services. Our mission encompasses a broad spectrum of responsibilities, from enhancing transportation systems to ensuring the well-being of our...

  • Warehouse Associate

    3 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States Gabrielli Truck Sales Full time

    We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Warehouse Worker to join our team at Gabrielli Truck Sales. As a key member of our Warehouse Department, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient handling of merchandise and the smooth operation of our dealership.Responsibilities:Merchandise Management: Handle incoming and outgoing merchandise with...

  • Registered Nurse Educator

    2 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States CrossMed Full time

    CrossMed is seeking a travel nurse RN Educator for an exciting opportunity.Position Overview:Specialty: EducatorDiscipline: RNDuration: 13 weeksHours: 40 hours per weekShift: 8 hoursEmployment Type: TravelAt CrossMed, we are a women-founded organization committed to enhancing the healthcare staffing landscape. We focus on delivering personalized support and...

  • Healthcare Support Aide

    2 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Introduction Begin Your Journey with DelDOT The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for residents through its commitment to transportation services, infrastructure development, and community engagement. Our mission encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from maintaining safe...

  • Grounds Maintenance Specialist

    2 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States Fuze Staffing Agency LLC Full time

    Job OverviewAs a Grounds Maintenance Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring the aesthetic appeal and health of outdoor spaces. Your role will involve a variety of tasks aimed at maintaining and enhancing landscapes.Key ResponsibilitiesMowing and Trimming: Utilize both powered and manual tools to mow, edge, and trim grassy areas.Plant Care: Engage...

  • Culinary Specialist

    1 week ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Introduction Launch Your Career at DelDOT The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a vital role in various aspects of state governance, including infrastructure development, public safety, and community services. Our mission encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from maintaining transportation systems to enhancing the quality...

  • Culinary Specialist

    7 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States DelDOT Full time

    Introduction Launch Your Career with DelDOT The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plays a vital role in various aspects of state operations, including infrastructure development, community services, and enhancing the quality of life for residents. Our commitment at DelDOT encompasses a wide range of initiatives, from maintaining...

  • Educational Support Specialist

    7 days ago

    Milford, Connecticut, United States Boys and Girls Village INC Full time

    PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: The Boys and Girls Village INC is dedicated to providing support to children through a therapeutic educational environment. Collaborative teams, including families and educational professionals, create Individualized Educational Programs (IEP) tailored to each student’s needs. ROLE OVERVIEW: The Educational Support Specialist is...