Intern Maintenance Tech - San Jacinto

Job Overview

Performs entry‑level and routine maintenance work. Work involves physical labor tasks such as plant and landscape maintenance, maintenance of comfort stations and rights‑of‑way, minor equipment repair, and assisting with roadway repair. Employees at this level perform assignments following specific instructions and are subject to frequent review by the immediate supervisor.

• Assists in repairing and erecting signs, repairing drums and/or barricades, and moving related items.
• Assists in warehousing and supply functions.
• Assists with repairs to potholes, roadway shoulders and edges, guardrails, signs, and other related work.
• Assists with traffic control by placing and gathering cones, flagging traffic, and other related work.
• Operates light equipment (must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license).
• Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights‑of‑way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.
• Moves or picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Performs minor maintenance and repairs on equipment.
• Performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees, brush, mowing, fertilizing, and watering.
• Performs some carpentry work.
• Performs some clerical duties.
• Repairs and installs posts and mailbox supports.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Must be a student in high school or enrolled in a college, university, or other educational institution.
• Experience:
  
  No experience required. Experience can be satisfied by full‑time or prorated part‑time equivalent.

• Must be at least 16 years of age and a current student in high school or any institution of higher education, including a trade/vocational school.
• Employees at least 18 years of age with a valid driver’s license may be assigned driving duties and may use power tools.

• Must wear protective hard hat or other personal protective equipment/devices.
• Subject to outside environmental conditions with no effective weather protection.
• Medium work:
  Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
• Balancing—walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling.
• Kneeling—bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on knee(s).
• Lifting—raising objects from lower to higher position or horizontally to a different position.
• Reaching—extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing—prolonged periods of time.
• Close visual acuity for visual inspection of small defects/parts.
• Close visual acuity for using measurement devices, assembly or fabrication parts.
• Visual acuity to operate machines such as drill presses, power saws, and mills.

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre‑employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This position is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing. The Department of Transportation’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40 – does not authorize medical marijuana under state law as a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for employees in this position.

• Schedule:
  
  Part‑time
• Employee Status:
  Temporary
• Job Type: Temporary Work
• Job Level: Non‑Management
• State
  
  Job Title:
  
  Clerk III

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full‑Time Employees
• On‑the‑Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family‑Friendly Policies and Programs

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.