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5/11/2024 (8:00 PM EDT)

24-02674

Highway Technician Assistant II

Salary

$12.97 - $19.45 Hourly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Transportation Cabinet | Department of Highways

Location

4580 KY 645
Inez, KY 41224 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 Prestonsburg Section, Martin County Unit as a Highway Technician Assistant II in Martin County, you’ll have the opportunity to perform basic level work and assist with intermediate level work in roadway or roadside maintenance operations. Learns to operate intermediate level equipment.
Holders of the Highway Technician Assistant II position will complete tasks such as:

• Operate single axle trucks to haul maintenance materials to and from job sites.
• Operate dump trucks with snowplow and salt spreader in the winter months. Learn to operate the loaders, mow-trim, and other specialized equipment.
• Learns to set up proper traffic control for job sites in accordance with MUTCD standards
• Performs basic level work and assists with intermediate level work in roadway or roadside maintenance operations.

Holders of this job will obtain the following skills:

• Gain knowledge in setting up work zones.
• Learns to operate specialized equipment and tools.
• Gain a working knowledge of KYTC Snow and Ice Policies.
• Attends required training classes.

Desired candidates possess the following requisite skills or experience applicable to the position:

• 2 years of highway or construction maintenance experience.
• Class B tanker endorsement CDL License.
• Completed First Aid and Snow and Ice Training and must possess Traffic Control/Flagger and OSHA 10 Certifications or equivalent.

Incumbents in this job title must possess the ability to work, sit, stoop and bend. Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds. Must be able to respond to emergencies.
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 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Minimum Requirements

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 Mary Westfall-Holbrook at Maryw.Holbrook@ky.gov or 606-433-7791.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D