Bridge Repair Assistant​/Trainee​/Trainee

Job Title

Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee 1

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform include:

• Cutting steel plates and bars
• Using acetylene cutting equipment according to layout design/instructions and grinding edge of material to base for welding
• Using hand tools, scraping & scaling deteriorated paint from structural steel and painting steel with primer and proper overcoat
• Operating a variety of light highway equipment such as dump trucks, patching machines, rollers, etc. used in bridge repair and maintenance operations
• Performing snow and ice operations in areas other than work location
• Reporting within a maximum of one hour of call up

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

The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy are:

• 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 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).

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The starting salary for Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee 1 is $52,996. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $43,996 with an additional geographic pay differential of $9,000, specific to this title and location. All candidates must pass a pre-employment physical/medical examination and drug test prior to beginning employment.

Cannabis use is not permitted for employees in this title and 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. DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.

Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).