CDL DriverHighway Maintainer
Canterbury, NH - USA
Job Summary
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 dedicated to keeping our roads and highways safe and improving travel throughout Connecticut.
- Must be medically cleared for a respirator.
- Cannot have facial hair.
- Must meet equipment weight requirement.
- Night work required.
- The CDL Drivers will perform a full range of tasks in the construction maintenance and repair of State roadways bridges and more.
- CDL Drivers will maintain small and less complex mechanical equipment or assist on larger equipment.
- Must 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 a 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.
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- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
- Join an award winning agency! CTDOT was recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE)and named the Womens Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Monday - Friday
- Full-time (40 hours per week)
- First shift (7:30 AM - 4:00 PM)
- On-site work environment
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BEFORE YOU APPLY:
- Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening unless otherwise specified.
- Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification 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 contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting.
- Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69 resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter resume transcripts diplomas performance reviews attendance records supervisory references licensure etc. at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.
- Preferred Shift/Location: 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.
- Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing .
- Salary Calculations: For current state employees salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e. Executive Legislative Judicial) to the other.
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Join the State of Connecticut and take your next career step with confidence!
- 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.
- 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.
- Experience with snow removal
- Experience with landscaping
- Experience with construction
- Experience driving CDL vehicles
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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About Company
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