Maintenance​/Construction Technician III

Position: Maintenance / Construction Technician III
Agency Dept of Agriculture , Consumer Services Division Agriculture  Consumer Service Job Classification Title Maintenance/Construction Technician III (S)
Position NumberGradeNC
09

About UsThe N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provides services that promote and improve agriculture, agribusiness, and forests; protect consumers and businesses; and conserve farmland and natural resources for the prosperity of all North Carolinians. The Department employs approximately 2,000 employees.

Description of Work Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.

Join a team that keeps North Carolina’s agricultural industry moving! In partnership with the USDA and NCDA, the Cooperative Grading Service ensures fair, reliable grading for fruits, vegetables, and peanuts statewide.

As a Maintenance/Construction Technician III, you’ll take on advanced maintenance and repair of specialized grading equipment, including Farmer Stock (FS) peanut machinery. You’ll work hands-on with fabrication, welding, and equipment such as Pneumatic and Automatic Samplers using articulating lifts—sometimes at heights up to 50 feet. This role also requires strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office software, and the ability to generate letters and reports to support daily operations.

If you’re driven, skilled, and ready for a role with real impact across North Carolina agriculture, we’d love to have you on our team.

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences Recruitment Range: $41,206 - $60,000

Considerable knowledge of the methods, practices, and materials used in general maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery in a hot and cold environment

Skill in the use of tools required in various technically complex trades.

Ability to operate the more common types of machine shop or woodworking power equipment

Ability to guide, plan, delegate, and lead others

Ability to follow oral and written instructions

Any employment offer may be less than the maximum of the range due to salary equity with similarly situated employees or the selected candidate's related education and experience.

Please follow the instructions to apply online. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and experience. Text or attached resumes ARE NOT accepted as a substitution for a completed application. Applicants seeking veteran's/National Guard preference should submit a copy of their Form DD-214, NGB 23A (RPAS), DD256 or NGB 22.All Law Enforcement positions, aviation safety-sensitive positions, and positions requiring a Pilot's License or a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing.

All positions requiring a Commercial Driver's License shall also be subject to pre-employment DMV physicals. Selected applicants must obtain a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) medical certificate prior to employment. If a CDL is listed as a preference and the selected applicant has a CDL at the time of hire, then the CDL will become a requirement for the position.

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Minimum Education and Experience Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the

Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two (2) years of progressive experience in the assigned trade areas; or…