NYS Department of Transportation · 1 day ago
Bridge Repair Assistant TR1/TR2/BRA - (Region 6) Horseheads
Horseheads, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$56K/yr - $56K/yr
1+ years expThe NYS Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining the state's transportation infrastructure, and they are seeking a Bridge Repair Assistant. This role involves performing a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and repair activities associated with bridge repair and maintenance, including operating equipment and performing snow and ice removal activities during winter maintenance.
Civil Engineering
No H1B
Responsibilities
Cuts steel plates and bars, using chemtane cutting equipment, according to layout, design and instructions and grinds edge of material to base metal to provide necessary base for welding
Manufactures wooden building forms for concrete work according to directions
Operates concrete mixers and makes proper mixture according to use, e.g., patching deck holes or replacing deteriorated concrete on structural members
Sets up sand blasting equipment, tends equipment during operation and adds sand as necessary
Using hand tools, scrapes scaling and deteriorated paint from structural steel and paints steel with primer and proper overcoat
Repairs decks & joints by removing old material with hand/power tools and jackhammers, and places new concrete materials
Operates a variety of highway equipment such as dump trucks, patching machines, rollers, etc. used in bridge repair and maintenance operations
Candidates will be required to work Winter Maintenance performing Snow & Ice removal activities
Candidates will be required to be included in the department’s written respiratory protection program
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
Two years' experience in maintenance or mechanical work under the supervision of a skilled tradesperson, or training through completion of a technical course in a bridge or technical trade at a school or institute
Class B Commercial Driver License
Commercial Driver License for Trainee 2, and more than one year but less than two years of qualifying experience
Class D Motor Vehicle License for Trainee 1, and less than one year of qualifying experience
Candidates will be required to work Winter Maintenance performing Snow & Ice removal activities
Candidates will be required to be included in the department's written respiratory protection program
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States
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.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
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