Transportation Worker I

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 11/5/2026full-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 a variety of heavy equipment and hand tools for maintenance and construction tasks, while ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. Capable of performing manual labor in adverse weather conditions and maintaining effective communication with team members.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Commercial Driver's LicenseHeavy Equipment OperationPower Tool OperationManual Labor ExperienceWork Zone Safety Compliance

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Hard Skills

Heavy Equipment OperationPower Tool OperationManual LaborVegetation ControlDebris RemovalCarpentryWeldingSteel FabricationConcrete WorkSnow and Ice Removal

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationAdaptabilityCommunication

Tools & Technologies

TractorsDump TrucksCurb MachinesCutoff SawsRollersPulverizer MixersPaint-Line Removing MachinesThermoplastic MachinesEdge-Line Paint GunsBroom Tractors

Certifications & Qualifications

Commercial Driver's LicenseNorth Carolina Driver's License

Industry Keywords

Preventative MaintenanceRoad ConstructionWork Zone SafetyFederal Motor Carrier Safety RegulationsControlled-Substances Testing

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 maintenance and installation of signals
Install and replace signs using hand tools
Operate broom tractors, paint-line removing machines, thermoplastic machines, trenchers, edge-line paint guns, and other equipment
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 activities
Work during adverse weather, including snow, ice, tornadoes, and hurricanes

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
Either possession of a current Commercial Driver’s License on the date of hire, or obtain a North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License within 360 days of hire through on-the-job training and required Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations requirements
Valid, current North Carolina driver’s license appropriate for the vehicle operated, or a current, valid, appropriate license from an adjacent state for employees permanently residing there
No more than two moving-violation convictions within the past three years
No alcohol- or drug-related traffic-offense convictions within the past five years
Applicants with out-of-state licenses held within the past ten years must provide driving records from the relevant states
Completion of pre-employment drug testing
Signature of release form ALCDRG-01 and background statement ALCDRG-06 permitting checks with previous employers regarding controlled-substances and alcohol testing
Successful completion of NCDOT post-offer employment evaluation
Management prefers experience operating power tools such as chainsaws, weed eaters, skill saws, drills, compactors, and jackhammers, and/or small hand tools
Management prefers experience performing manual labor
Ability to work extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays in adverse weather and extreme environmental conditions
Ability to work safely around highway construction hazards, heavy equipment, and highway traffic

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pre-employment drug testing and post-offer employment evaluation as employment conditions
Safety toe footwear is needed
Reasonable accommodation for employees and applicants with disabilities, pregnancy-related limitations, and religious beliefs, observances, and practices
Equal employment opportunity work environment free from unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation
Second-chance employment support for individuals who were previously incarcerated or justice-involved