Bridge Repair Assistant/Trainee 1/Trainee 2

Minimum Qualifications Journey Level-Two years experience in maintenance or mechanical work under the supervision of a skilled tradesman, or training through completion of a technical course in a bridge or technical trade at a school or institute. Candidate must also have a Class B Commercial Driver License.

Trainee 2 – Commercial Driver License, and more than one year but less than two years of qualifying experience (as described in journey level quals).

Trainee 1 – Class D Motor Vehicle License, and less than one year of qualifying experience (as described in journey level quals).

NOTE: Cannabis use is not permitted for employees in this title and assignment. Cannabis use will be tested for during the pre-employment screening process and may be the basis for disqualification for employment or may be a basis for removal from employment.

Duties Description A Bridge Repair Assistant performs a variety of semiskilled maintenance and repair activities, in a combination of trades associated with bridge repair and maintenance. The following are only examples of the type of work performed and should not be considered an all-inclusive list of the activities and assignments.

•Cuts steel plates and bars using acetylene cutting equipment according to layout, design, and instructions; and grinds edge of material to base metal to provide necessary base for welding.
•Manufactures wooden building forms for concrete work according to directions.
•Operates concrete mixers and makes proper mixture according to use, ., patching deck holes or replacing deteriorated concrete on structural members.
•Sets up sand blasting equipment, tends equipment during operation and adds sand as necessary.
•Using hand tools, scrapes scaling and deteriorated paint from structural steel and paints steel with primer and proper over coat.
•Cleans and seals deck joints by removing old filler with hand or power tools and pouring heated tar into joints from tar pots.
•Operates a variety of light highway equipment such as dump trucks, patching machines, rollers, etc. used in bridge repair and maintenance operations.
•Operates self-propelled vehicles similar to those operated by highway maintenance workers.

Incumbents are required to work above ground and water on under bridge inspection equipment, scaffolds, ladders and boatswain chairs with rigging and slings in the midst of highway traffic in all weather conditions. Incumbents will be assigned to highway maintenance snow and ice operations during the winter maintenance season and must be able to respond to emergency call-outs within one (1) hour during this period.

Responsibilities may include serving a tole within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.