Job Posting for TDOT OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN -11172021-24520 at State of Tennessee
Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time
Wed 11/17/2021 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time
Tue 11/30/2021 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly)
$2,277.00
Salary (Annually)
$27,324.00
Job Type
Full-Time
City, State Location
Brownsville, TN
Department
Transportation
LOCATION OF (3) POSITIONS TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DISTRICT 48 CONSTRUCTION, HAYWOOD COUNTY
This classification of TDOT Operations Technician currently has an in-range salary of $2,603 per month.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school.
Other Requirements
Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:
Possess and maintain a Class D driver's license valid to operate vehicles in the State of Tennessee.
Possess and maintain, or obtain at their own expense and within eleven months of hire or promotion, a Class A Commercial Driver's License with an N endorsement (a 57 restriction is allowable) that is valid in the State of Tennessee. Employees will have five months from hire or promotion into title to obtain the applicable permits leading to eligibility for the specific required license.
Employees not meeting the age requirements for the Class A Commercial Driver's License with an N endorsement must possess and maintain, or obtain at their own expense and within eleven months of hire or promotion into title, a Class B Commercial Driver's License that is valid in the State of Tennessee. When the age requirements are met, the employee must, at their own expense and within eleven months, obtain a Class A Commercial Driver's License with N endorsement (a 57 restriction is allowable) that is valid in the State of Tennessee.
Examination Method: Education and Experience,100%, for Preferred Service positions.
Job Overview
Summary: Under immediate supervision, performs labor and data collection work of average difficulty in the area of highway maintenance, survey, construction, or inspection of a roadway, bridge, or other transportation structures; performs related work as required; responsible for following instructions quickly and accurately.
Distinguishing Features: This is the entry level class in the Operations Technician sub-series. An employee in this class performs labor and data collection work in the area of maintenance, inspection, repair, and/or construction. An employee in this class may also operate roadway maintenance equipment, perform roadway maintenance work, and perform paraprofessional civil engineering assistance work, such as conducting materials or soils tests and performing geometric or algebraic calculations. This class differs from Operations Technician Senior in that an incumbent of the latter performs technical civil engineering work and supervises inspection and maintenance labor staff and activities.
Work Activities
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings:
Monitors traffic control devices to ensure appropriate placement and monitors roadway congestion to report to assigned supervisor.
Monitors work environment to identify safety hazards and report to appropriate personnel.
Monitors work outputs to ensure quality and report to assigned supervisor.
Observes performance of assigned team members to ensure completion of assigned tasks per department guidelines and report to supervisor.
Monitors road conditions while performing snow and ice removal duties and report to assigned supervisor.
Monitors work of contractor and completes checklists to ensure compliance with specification and federal regulations.
Monitors work environment to identify environmental concerns and maintenance issues to report to assigned supervisor.
Monitors materials, equipment, and resources to ensure sufficient quantities to fulfill assigned tasks.
Monitors assigned team members to ensure fair work distribution.
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material:
Inspects roadway construction features such as pipe installation, concrete and asphalt placement, guardrail installation, roadway drainage, and other roadway features as directed by supervisor in accordance with departmental specifications and procedures.
Inspects roadway materials, construction equipment, and facilities as required by standard operating procedures.
Inspect construction site and state facilities to determine compliance with environmental regulations and permits.
Conducts assigned inspections of sites and materials to determine that a task is being completed as specified.
Performs pre-use and/or post-use inspection of equipment to ensure proper functionality and safety.
Processing Information:
Takes measurements of quantities, distance, and other factors related to roadway materials and structures to appropriately document work performed.
Compiles accurate and complete information during work day or inspection to ensure costs associated with work performed are allocated appropriately.
Performs intermediate calculations related to measurements taken in the course of daily work activities to appropriately document work performed.
Performs test on roadway material samples using approved equipment methods to ensure materials meet departmental specification.
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment:
Operates dump truck, pick-up truck, SUV, van and other on road delivery and transport vehicles as necessary to deliver materials and personnel to work sites.
Operates tractor with mower, mowers, sweepers, rollers, forklift, loader, skid steer, track excavator and other necessary equipment common in the work unit as required.
Operates vegetation control truck and related equipment to facilitate vegetation management.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events:
Reads construction plans, standard drawings, and schematics to identify quantities, location, placement, features, and details to guide assigned work.
Identifies hazmat symbols on abandoned vehicles or vehicles involved in accidents for immediate action and reporting to supervisor.
Identifies potential material alternatives that are cost effective and report to supervisor.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems:
Establishes routine traffic controls including but not limited to message boards, arrow boards, and sign placements appropriate for assigned work site to ensure compliance with safety guidelines.
Makes routine decisions involving assigned work tasks to include the quality and application of equipment, materials, and labor to ensure accomplishment of assigned goals within established performance guidelines.
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others:
Coordinates assigned team members to ensure work activities are performed and completed to specification and in a timely manner.
Developing and Building Teams:
Leads assigned team members by performing assigned work activities within specification and in a timely manner.
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People:
Judges the quality of materials, work, equipment, and labor used on work site to provide recommendations to assigned supervisor.
Handling and Moving Objects:
Removes inorganic debris, organic debris (downed trees, dead animals, etc.), snow, and ice from roadways, facilities, and structures in compliance with safety standards.
Manually hauls rock, hot mix, dirt, salt, and other construction and maintenance materials using wheelbarrows, pallet jacks, and other appropriate equipment.
Replaces highway signs, fences, lighting, grates, manhole covers, and other equipment and structural items using a variety of appropriate hand tools in compliance with safety standards as required.
Shovels and rakes materials as required to accomplish assigned tasks.
Clears brush as required to facilitate the taking of survey shots and visual inspections.
Delivers construction material samples to material and test labs for testing purposes to determine compliance with specifications.
Handles delicate survey and inspection equipment as required to ensure its safety and proper use.
Operates basic construction hand tools including level rods, plumb bobs, brush hooks, hammers, and other similar tools.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates:
Meets with supervisor as directed to determine schedule and assignments.
Submits accurately completed forms documenting daily activities to assigned supervisor ensuring goals are met.
Communicates with coworkers and peers to coordinate work activities and accomplish tasks.
Reports maintenance issues as soon as possible when daily work or inspection determines maintenance activity is necessary.
Communicates the purpose of lane closures and location including mile marker and route, severity of incident, status of emergency response, and other incident information to supervisor and others as required when responding to the scene of an incident.
Communicates with assigned team members to provide advice and guidance for assigned work activities.
Notifies supervisor of expiration, suspension, revocation, or loss of driver's license at occurrence.
Notifies supervisor to identify expiration of required certifications prior to occurrence.
Getting Information:
Collects construction material samples based on standardized sampling schedule for testing purposes to determine compliance with specifications.
Collects tickets for roadway building materials and other delivered materials from internal and external business partners for quality assurance checks.
Meets with supervisor to obtain daily work assignments.
Observes road or site conditions to collect information and to report to supervisor.
Collects equipment hours or mileage information daily to record on log sheet and report to supervisor.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge:
Participates in developmental activities to enhance performance, learn new procedures, and increase job proficiency.
Obtains and/or maintains required levels of certification in work zone flagging, work zone safety, OSHA, Math 2, brine making, appropriate environmental training, plans reading, CDL and basic computer skills.
Completes required annual training events to learn new procedures and increase job proficiency.
Participates in events at the annual Equipment Operator Training Program as required by supervisor.
Performing General Physical Activities:
Climbs and/or balances on ladders, scaffolding, vehicles, slopes, hills and roadway structures of varying heights to maintain equipment and complete other assigned tasks in a variety of environmental conditions.
Lifts job related equipment and materials including but not limited to roadway debris, construction, inspection and maintenance equipment, construction and maintenance materials, and animal removal to complete assigned tasks in a variety of environmental conditions.
Walks, crawls, and/or hikes through construction and maintenance sites possibly including rough terrain and obstacles to facilitate task completion in a variety of environmental conditions.
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards:
Evaluates environmental, safety, and other features of structures and roadways before, during and after the completion of assigned tasks to ensure compliance with standard drawings, plans, and specifications.
Evaluates on hand material quantities to ensure enough materials are available to complete assigned tasks.
Controlling Machines and Processes:
Operates a bucket truck, boom truck, and other similar operations equipment.
Operates concrete mixer, brine maker, wood chipper, chainsaw, weed eater, and similar operations equipment.
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information:
Estimates general material, labor, and/or equipment requirements for routine operations.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work:
Plans the order of completion for assigned activities to ensure efficient and timely goal execution.
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment:
Drafts and plots simple designs and/or elevations by sketching roadway elements on paper to reflect field measurements.
Assisting and Caring for Others:
Responds appropriately during roadside, work site, and other emergencies as required.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others:
Reports internal and external conflicts, complaints, and other issues to assigned supervisor or appropriate reporting authority as required.
Performing Administrative Activities:
Provides and tabulates delivery tickets, load tickets, receipts, checklists, log books, inspection reports and other documentation and provides to supervisor as required.
Monitoring and Controlling Resources:
Secures equipment and vehicles assigned to team as per work unit policy to ensure equipment is not damaged or stolen.
Interacting With Computers:
Keys messages in a variety of electronic message boards.
Operates navigational GPS to obtain location data.
Operates employee self-service database to maintain and view personal employment data.
Completes online forms as required to document work information.
Utilizes search functions on internal and external websites to research and identify information necessary for completion of task.
Utilizes digital camera and other data recording equipment to record information and transfer files to centralized storage locations.
Documenting/Recording Information:
Completes daily work report to document daily activities for historical tracking, audit purposes, and documentation of cost according to departmental guidelines.
Logs equipment usage including mileage, hours, and other factors to provide to supervisors as directed.
Logs personal time worked, projects worked, and leave taken on department specific forms as directed by supervisor.
Documents contractor information by conducting interviews and inspections to ensure compliance with federal and state guidelines.
Communicating with Persons Outside the Organization:
Communicates, as directed by supervisor, with public verbally, using flags, and/or other safety equipment to ensure the safety of the traveling public and work zone employees.
Interacts with external agencies during planned and unplanned work assignments as required.
Responds with appropriate contact information for inquiries made by media and general public.
Interacts with contractors by phone, email, and in person to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
Coaching and Developing Others:
Mentors other team members in new skills and tasks including, but not limited to, testing procedures, equipment operation, inspection procedures/duties, and other tasks as assigned.
Provides developmental feedback to assigned team members to successfully perform tasks.
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment:
Performs operator level maintenance such as topping off fluid levels, greasing service points, maintaining tire pressure, and other similar duties on assigned equipment.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships:
Communicates politely and courteously with co-workers, supervisors, and other business partners to ensure a positive and productive work environment.
Competencies (KSA'S)
Competencies:
Dealing with Ambiguity
Integrity and Trust
Perseverance
Personal Learning
Time Management
Informing
Standing Alone
Technical Learning
Listening
Peer Relationships
Knowledge:
Basic knowledge of simple carpentry
Basic knowledge of roadway construction materials
Basic knowledge of concrete construction
Basic knowledge of roadway drainage features
Basic knowledge of roadway surveying
Basic knowledge of office clerical tasks including data entry and form completion (written or electronic)
Basic knowledge of simple mathematics (arithmetic and calculations of area and volume)
Basic knowledge of hand tools and power tools as used for basic roadway maintenance and construction
Basic knowledge of operating a variety of on and off road vehicles used for basic roadway maintenance and construction
Basic knowledge of general maintenance (such as checking fluid levels) of on and off road vehicles used for basic roadway maintenance and construction
Basic knowledge of work zone establishment and safety procedures
Basic knowledge of personal protective equipment, operation and use
Basic knowledge of roadway construction plans
Basic knowledge of communication using two-way and stationary radios
Skills:
Basic reading comprehension
Active listening skills
Speaking to other individuals to convey information
Basic skill instructing team members
Basic skill coordinating team members and work activities
Basic report and form writing skills
Social perceptiveness skills
Skill to select equipment for work activity
Basic equipment maintenance
Basic skill in the operation and control of on and off road equipment
Basic monitoring of equipment
Basic skill in conducting field tests of materials
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