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NC Department of Transportation NCDOT Western NC Hiring Event - Tues, Dec 3 8:30 to 3pm in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Western NC Hiring Event
Tues, Dec 3
8:30am to 3pm
Wilkes County Agricultural Center
416 Executive Dr
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
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FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!
Don't miss our ONE DAY ONLY Hiring Event for Division 11.
Apply, get screened, interview, and get a job offer. All in one day!
Fast track your career with NCDOT.
We aim to hire 14 Transportation Worker Temps!
We are serious about hiring you! 17 people were hired at our last event!
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Transportation Worker I
Long-Term Temporary, Full Time 40 Hours/week
Locations: Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, or Yadkin County
Hourly Salary: $17.50 without Commercial Driver's License, or $18.50 with Commercial Driver's License.
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The Challenge
We are hiring 14 full time temporary transportation workers to join our Division 11 team in Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties. Help rebuild western NC! These roles are for full time, long term temporary positions that may last for 11 months, may be renewed, and may also become temp-to-perm opportunities.
In this role you will:
Operate hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment used in the preventative maintenance, repair, and construction of roads and roadside features for the State's highway and road systems.
Inspect, ensure work zone safety, and participate in snow and ice removal.
Flag and assist with the maintenance/repair/project completion using standard tools and equipment, including tractors with attachments, curb machines, cutoff saws, dump trucks, small wheel and sheep foot rollers, vibrator roller compactors, pulverizer mixers, and pneumatic tire rollers.
Assist paint crews.
Erect road signs and assist Electronics Technicians with maintenance/installation of signals.
Operate hand tools for sign installation and replacement.
Operate dump truck, boom tractor, paint line removing machine, thermoplastic machine, trencher, and edge-line paint gun.
