
You will be expected to perform productive work while you gain experience operating the equipment in an on-the-job training status. Two NYSDOT equipment operation certifications, in addition to the following three specific certifications: heavy dump truck, one person plowing with single or double wing, and front-end loader.Īs a Trainee 2, you will be trained and evaluated on several pieces of equipment essential to the Transportation Maintenance program such as the front end loader and the heavy dump truck with plow, wing and spreader.Possession of a Class A or B Commercial Driver License with DOT-specified endorsements, AND.


Winter snow and ice control activities will involve a shift in your normal work hours. In addition to the equipment operation duties, you may also perform maintenance activities such as mounting and dismounting plows, wings and spreaders changing oil and various filters and doing other preventive maintenance tasks or making appropriate repairs on the equipment.ĭuring the winter, everyone including trainees performs snow and ice control activities, such as operating a single-blade plow or the wing plow in a one-person plowing operation. You may perform physical maintenance work and you may also operate equipment such as the hydraulic excavator, grader, bulldozer, paver or any of the more complex equipment. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER 1 Duties:Īs a Worker 1, you may routinely operate a variety of maintenance and construction equipment. View our detailed brochure here, to read about these positions. Click here for more information about DOT Regions. Region 11 locations in the Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond counties do not employ Highway Maintenance Workers please contact the New York City Department of Transportation for information. Highway Maintenance Workers and Trainees are stationed in 60 Transportation Maintenance Residencies located throughout New York State. The entry level position of Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee 1 is only available in our downstate Region 10 locations in Suffolk and Nassau counties. Beyond the Worker 2 level, there are opportunities for advancement to supervisory titles. Generally, with exception of Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties), employees are hired at the Trainee 2 level, and advance to the Worker 1 level upon completion of the traineeship. Highway Maintenance Worker The Highway Maintenance Worker Series is designed to create skilled equipment operators who have the ability to operate a wide range of equipment.
