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 11/9/2026full-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 power tools for road maintenance and construction, while ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. Capable of performing manual labor in various environmental conditions and assisting with diverse maintenance tasks.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Commercial Driver's LicenseHeavy Equipment OperationPower Tool OperationRoad MaintenanceSafety Compliance

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Hard Skills

Heavy Equipment OperationPower Tool OperationManual LaborCarpentryWeldingSteel FabricationConcrete WorkVegetation ControlDebris RemovalSnow and Ice Removal

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationAdaptabilityAttention to Detail

Tools & Technologies

TractorsDump TrucksCutoff SawsRollersCompactorsPneumatic Tire RollersPaint-Line Removing MachinesThermoplastic MachinesEdge-Line Paint GunsBroom Tractors

Certifications & Qualifications

Commercial Driver's LicenseNCDOT Post-Offer Employment Evaluation

Industry Keywords

Road ConstructionWork-Zone SafetyTraffic ControlEnvironmental ConditionsHighway Maintenance

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, compactors, pulverizer mixers, and pneumatic tire rollers
Assist paint crews, erect road signs, and assist Electronics Technicians with signal maintenance and installation
Install and replace signs using hand tools
Operate broom tractors, paint-line removing machines, thermoplastic machines, trenchers, edge-line paint guns, mowers, and dump and flatbed trucks
Perform vegetation control and debris removal
Assist with grass and wildflower installation and maintenance
Assist with carpentry, welding, steel fabrication, and concrete work
Work outdoors in extreme environmental conditions and around highway construction hazards, heavy equipment, and traffic

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school education or General Educational Development Diploma; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Must legally operate CDL-required equipment/trucks with manual and automatic transmissions at hire or within 360 days of hire
Either possess a current Commercial Driver’s License at hire or obtain a North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License within 360 days through on-the-job training and federally mandated requirements under 49 CFR 383
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
Valid, current North Carolina driver’s license appropriate for the vehicle operated, or an appropriate valid license from an adjacent state for employees permanently residing there
Applicants with an out-of-state driver’s license in the past ten years must provide driving records from the relevant states
Pre-employment drug testing required
Must sign ALCDRG-01 release and ALCDRG-06 background statement for controlled-substance and alcohol testing checks with previous employers for the past three years
Successful completion of NCDOT post-offer employment evaluation
Experience operating power tools and/or small hand tools preferred by management
Experience performing manual labor preferred by management
Ability to work adverse weather, extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays
Safety toe footwear needed

Benefits

Comp & perks

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