NYS Department of Transportation · 22 hours ago
Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee 1/Trainee 2/Bridge Repair Assistant 1 (Region7)
The NYS Department of Transportation is seeking a Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee. The role involves cutting and grinding steel, operating highway equipment, and performing maintenance operations on bridges, as well as participating in emergency response situations.
Civil Engineering
Responsibilities
Cutting steel plates and bars, using acetylene cutting equipment according to layout design & instructions, and grinding edge of material to base for welding
Using hand tools, scraping & scaling deteriorated paint from structural steel and painting steel with primer and proper overcoat
Operating a variety of light highway equipment such as dump trucks, patching machines, rollers, etc, used in bridge repair and maintenance operations
The candidate shall be required to perform snow and ice operations in areas other than work location
Candidates must be able to report within a maximum of one hour of call up
Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations
Qualification
Required
Journey Level – Two years experience in maintenance or mechanical work under the supervision of a skilled tradesman, or training through completion of a technical course in a bridge or technical trade at a school or institute
Candidate must also have a Class B Commercial Driver License
Trainee 2 – Commercial Driver License, and more than one year, but less than two years of qualifying experience (as described in journey level quals.)
Trainee 1 – Class D Motor Vehicle License, and less than one year of qualifying experience (as described in journey level quals.)
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Cannabis use is not permitted for employees in this title and assignment. Cannabis use will be tested for during the pre-employment screening process and may be the basis for disqualification for employment or may be a basis for removal from employment
Company
NYS Department of Transportation
To attain its mission, the responsibilities, functions and duties of the New York State Department of Transportation include: ■Coordinating and developing comprehensive transportation policy for the State; coordinating and assisting in the development and operation of transportation facilities and services for highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities; and, formulating and keeping current a long-range, comprehensive statewide master plan for the balanced development of public and private commuter and general transportation facilities.
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