Transportation Worker 1 – Division 8

State of North Carolina

. Operate standard hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment for preventative maintenance, repair, and construction of roads and roadside features .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeNorth Carolina • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $32,287 - $56,502 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates proficiency in operating heavy equipment and hand tools for road maintenance and construction, while ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. Capable of performing manual labor in adverse weather conditions and assisting with various maintenance tasks.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Commercial Driver's LicenseHeavy Equipment OperationPreventative MaintenanceSafety ComplianceManual Labor Experience

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Hard Skills

Operating Hand ToolsOperating Power EquipmentOperating Dump TrucksOperating TractorsSnow and Ice RemovalVegetation ControlCarpentryWeldingConcrete WorkSignal Maintenance

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailTeam CollaborationAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

Curb MachinesCutoff SawsRollersPulverizer MixersPaint Line Removing MachinesThermoplastic MachinesTrenchersEdge-Line Paint Guns

Certifications & Qualifications

North Carolina Commercial Driver's LicenseGeneral Educational Development Diploma

Industry Keywords

Road MaintenanceConstruction SafetyTraffic ControlEnvironmental ConditionsFederal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate standard hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment for preventative maintenance, repair, and construction of roads and roadside features
Inspect work and ensure work zone safety
Participate in snow and ice removal
Flag and assist with maintenance and repair project completion
Operate tractors with attachments, curb machines, cutoff saws, dump trucks, rollers, pulverizer mixers, and related equipment
Assist paint crews and erect road signs
Assist Electronics Technicians with signal maintenance and installation
Install and replace signs using hand tools
Operate brooms, paint line removing machines, thermoplastic machines, trenchers, and edge-line paint guns
Perform vegetation control and debris removal
Operate tractors, mowers, dump trucks, and flatbed trucks
Assist with grass and wildflower installation and maintenance
Assist with carpentry, welding, steel fabrication, or concrete work
Work safely during snow, ice, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other adverse weather conditions

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school education, General Educational Development Diploma, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to legally operate CDL-required equipment/trucks with manual and automatic transmissions at the time of hire or within 360 days of hire
Current Commercial Driver’s License at hire, or ability to obtain a North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License through on-the-job training and required Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations within 360 days of hire
Valid, current North Carolina driver’s license appropriate for the vehicle operated; employees permanently residing in adjacent states may use a valid appropriate license from their state
No more than two convictions for moving violations within the past three years
No alcohol- or drug-related traffic offense convictions within the past five years
Out-of-state license holders who possessed such a license in the past ten years must provide driving records from the relevant states
Safety toe footwear
Ability to work in adverse weather, extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays
Ability to work outside in extreme environmental conditions and around highway construction hazards, heavy equipment, and traffic
Management preference: experience operating power tools and/or small hand tools
Management preference: experience performing manual labor
Must complete required release and background forms permitting checks with previous employers for the past three years regarding controlled substances and alcohol testing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pre-employment drug testing and post-offer employment evaluation
Reasonable accommodation for employees and applicants with disabilities, pregnancy-related limitations, and religious beliefs, observances, and practices
Equal employment opportunity and protection from unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation
Second-chance employment support for previously incarcerated or justice-involved individuals