Maintenance Section Assistant - Trinity County

Assists a Maintenance Section Supervisor in overseeing work completed by the crews and contractors, which provides a safe driving thoroughfare within a designated geographical area. Leads the work of transportation maintenance crews and support staff. Work requires responding to emergency notification on an as needed basis. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties: 

• Assists in budget preparation for the section.
   
• Assists in issuing driveway permits and estimating the size of drainage pipes for driveways.
   
• Assists the maintenance section supervisor in overseeing the work of the section and contracted crews including scheduling equipment, material and personnel necessary for section projects.
   
• Assists with planning, coordinating and implementing emergency response to inclement weather, accidents, and hazardous spills affecting area roadways.
   
• Ensures all projects follow established safety guidelines.
   
• Handles public complaints.
   
• Inspects road conditions, work-in-progress and work completed by the crews and contractors.
   
• Leads the work of transportation maintenance crews and support staff.
   
• Operates light and heavy roadway equipment.
   
• Responsible for operations of section in absence of supervisor.
   
• Trains employees on the use of equipment and procedures.
   
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Education:

High School Grad or Equivalent in general education

Experience:

6 years of experience in roadway maintenance or construction related work (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent) Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications: 

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle. 

   

• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License at time of application.

Competencies: 

• Extensive knowledge of
   
  • Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
     
  • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
     
  • Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes
     
  • Maintenance contract inspection procedures
     
• Considerable knowledge of
   
  • Incident management procedures
     
  • Inventory/stock control procedures
     
  • Budgeting methods and procedures
     
• Proficient skill in
   
  • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
     
  • Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
     
  • Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
     
  • Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: 
 

• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
   
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
   
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
   
• Subject to noise
   
• Subject to vibration
   
• Subject to hazards – moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
   
• Subject to atmospheric conditions – fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
   
• Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
   
• Required to wear protective gear – respirator, hard hat, or other device
   
• Works frequently in small/crawl spaces; manholes; areas that can cause claustrophobia
   
• Works in narrow aisles or passageways
   
• Medium work: lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
   
• Climbing – ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc.
   
• Balancing – walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
   
• Stooping – bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist
   
• Kneeling – bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
   
• Crouching – bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine
   
• Crawling – moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
   
• Reaching – extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
   
• Standing – prolonged periods of time
   
• Walking – moving on foot to accomplish tasks; long distance/from one work site to another
   
• Pushing – using upper extremities to press against an object with force to move in a direction
   
• Pulling – using upper extremities to exert force moving objects in a sustained motion
   
• Lifting – raising objects from a lower to higher position or horizontally to a different position
   
• Fingering – picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand
   
• Grasping – applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
   
• Feeling – determining size, shape, temperature, or texture of objects
   
• Talking – expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
   
• Hearing – perceiving sound at normal speaking levels; receiving information by oral communication
   
• Repetitive motion – substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
   
• Close visual acuity – work includes data/figures; viewing a computer screen; extensive reading
   
• Close visual acuity – visual inspection of small defects or parts
   
• Close visual acuity – using measurement devices and/or assembling or fabricating parts
   
• Visual acuity – operating machines such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
   
• Visual acuity – operating motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
   
• Visual acuity – determining work quality or making general observations of facilities/structures

Conditions of Employment: 

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions.

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical. - 

• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing. 

  • *Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position