Transportation Maintainer 3 (Sweeper)

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), invites its qualified agency employees to apply for the position of Transportation Maintainer 3 (Sweeper), located at the Willington Maintenance Facility.

CONTINUE TO ENJOY

• Competitive starting salary
• Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage
• Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
• Paid time off including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
• A culture that encourages work/life balance
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Working for a Forbes top company: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
• Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Location: Willington
• Join an award winning agency! CT DOT has been recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE)!

APPLICATION DETAILS

TO APPLY

• In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application. 
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
• Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFTER YOU APPLY

In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for performing a variety of skilled tasks at less than the journeyman level in the construction, maintenance and repair of state roadsides, roadways, bridges, airports and other departmental facilities; operates and maintains the more complex mechanical equipment; works as a skilled mechanic at less than the journeyman level in the repair of mechanical equipment.

See attached addendum.

• Considerable knowledge of construction, maintenance and repair techniques of roadsides, roadways, bridges or airports; 
• Knowledge of processes and materials used in construction and maintenance trades; 
• Oral and written communication skills; 
• Considerable ability to use and make ordinary repairs to more complex mechanical equipment; 
• Ability to
  • operate equipment as listed on attached Addendum; 
  • keep shop records and prepare reports; 
  • use, set up and maintain ordinary bench and other shop machine tools and equipment; 
  • understand and follow written and oral instructions; 
  • utilize computer software.

Two (2) years of experience in the construction, landscaping, commercial driving, snow plowing, maintenance and repair of roadsides, roadways, bridges or airports, in work involving the operation and care of mechanical equipment, or in work in one of the recognized maintenance trades.

Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of the subject requirements in one of the maintenance trades may be substituted for the General Experience.

• Experience safely operating a Sweeper
• Mechanical experience installing and removing side brooms and rear brooms
• Experience maintaining and performing minor equipment repairs
• Experience working around low structures such as train trestles/low bridges (vehicle height limits)

• Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.
• Incumbent in this class must be willing to accept assignment to emergency duties including snow and ice removal, whenever his or her services are needed.

At state airports: In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform theduties.
• A physical examination may be required.

• Incumbents in this class are exposed to extremes of weather conditions, to frequent lifting of heavy weights, to highly dangerous road and traffic conditions, including exposure to heights when working on bridges, to poison ivy, insect bites and allergy irritants during summer months, and to loud and potentially dangerous machinery.
• The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.