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 heavy equipment and hand 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 maintenance tasks.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Commercial Driver's LicenseHeavy Equipment OperationPower Tool ExperienceManual Labor SkillsSafety Compliance

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Hard Skills

Road MaintenancePreventative MaintenanceSnow and Ice RemovalVegetation ControlCarpentryWeldingSteel FabricationConcrete WorkTraffic ControlEquipment Inspection

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationAdaptabilityAttention to Detail

Tools & Technologies

Dump TrucksTractorsCurb MachinesCutoff SawsRollersPulverizer MixersPaint-Line Removal MachinesThermoplastic MachinesTrenchersEdge-Line Paint Guns

Certifications & Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDNorth Carolina Driver's LicensePre-Employment Drug Testing

Industry Keywords

Work-Zone SafetyFederal Motor Carrier Safety RegulationsAdverse Weather ConditionsManual and Automatic TransmissionsControlled-Substance 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 other road-maintenance 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 removal machines, thermoplastic machines, trenchers, edge-line paint guns, and related vehicles and equipment
Perform vegetation control and debris removal
Operate snow-pushing equipment, tractors, mowers, dump trucks, and flatbed trucks
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, General Educational Development Diploma, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Current Commercial Driver’s License at hire, or North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License obtained through on-the-job training and all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations requirements within 360 days of hire
Legally able to operate CDL-required equipment and trucks with manual and automatic transmissions at hire or within 360 days of hire
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
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 current or recent out-of-state licenses must provide driving records from the relevant states
Successful completion of pre-employment drug testing
Signed release form and background statement permitting checks with previous employers for controlled-substance and alcohol testing over the past three years
Successful completion of NCDOT post-offer employment evaluation
Ability to work in adverse weather, extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays
Safety toe footwear required
Management prefers experience operating power tools and/or small hand tools
Management prefers experience performing manual labor

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
Second-chance employment support for individuals who were previously incarcerated or justice-involved