Salary: $32,090.00 - $40,112.00 Annually
Location : Chattanooga, TN
Job Type: FULL TIME
Job Number: 06/10/2024 - 1477
Division: PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION
Department: Highway
Opening Date: 06/10/2024
Closing Date: 6/30/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
THIS POSTING IS FOR MULTIPLE VACANCIES AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL ALL VACANCIES ARE FILLED.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION AS THEY ARE RECEIVED.
Under close supervision, performs a variety of duties related to the maintenance of County highways and bridges such as road striping, sign installation, cutting trees, maintenance of right-of-way, fencing, traffic control and repair of road beds.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, physical requirements, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class.)
Minimum Qualifications
The equivalent of a High School diploma and a valid driver's license is required.
SAFETY SENSITIVE:
This position has been identified as "safety sensitive" under the definition of 49 CFR Part 40-Department of Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Policy. This position will be subject to drug and alcohol testing for the following: 1) post offer pre-employment 2) when there is reasonable cause 3) after an on-the-job accident or contributing to an accident 4) on a random basis 5) prior to return to duty after suspension and/or 6) as follow-up. This is additional and also subject to the Rules and Regulations of The Employee Handbook.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work requires sustained physical effort involving considerable walking and standing with limited sitting and driving. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust while performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to hot, cold, dry, wet, dusty, muddy, windy, and/or humid conditions. The employee frequently works near moving equipment, mechanical parts, and is frequently exposed to vibrations, jostling, and bouncing. The employee may work in high, precarious places and may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Any overtime hours offered in this position are not guaranteed, are an estimate, and are subject to change.
All positions within Hamilton County Government are considered work in-person and require regular and punctual attendance.
All positions within Hamilton County Government may require work on Holidays or weekends. Additionally, irregular hours and shift work may be required, including possible extension of shift hours, at times with short notice.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Hamilton County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services. A copy of Hamilton County's Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) & Utilization Report is available on the County's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office home page.
https://www.hamiltontn.gov/Department_EqualEmploymentOpportunityOffice.aspx
Hamilton County offers medical insurance, life insurance, paid leave, and paid holidays to Full Time and Skimp (25 hours per week) employees. Full time employees also receive Retirement.
01

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, applicants must possess the equivalent of a High School diploma and a valid driver's license.Do you meet all of the minimum qualifications for this position?

• Yes, I meet all of the minimum qualifications for this position.
• I meet some of the minimum qualifications for this position.
• No, I do not meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

02

What is your highest level of education completed?

• I do not have a GED or High School Diploma.
• GED
• High School Diploma
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree

03

If you indicated you possess a degree, please tell us the field of study your degree is in.
04

How many years of direct work experience do you have in the area of highway maintenance, construction, or related discipline requiring the use of hand tools such as hammers, shovels, rakes, weed-eaters, and mowers?

• No experience
• Minimal, less than one year.
• 1-2 years
• 2-3 years
• 3-4 years
• 4-5 years
• 5-6 years
• 6-7 years
• 7-8 years
• 8-9 years
• 9-10 years
• 10 years or more

05

Do you have direct work experience in road maintenance and repair for example; road stripping, sign installation, cutting trees, installation and repair of guardrails, maintenance of right-of-ways and fencing?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you have direct work experience that required you to work with/use concrete and/or asphalt?

• Yes
• No

07

Do you have the ability to lift and carry up to one hundred (100) pounds?

• Yes
• No

08

Do you have direct work experience driving a commercial vehicle or other road maintenance equipment?

• Yes
• No

09

Do you have direct work experience with workplace and traffic safety?

• Yes
• No

10

Are you fluent in both English and Spanish? This is not a requirement for the position.

• Yes
• No

11

Do you possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

12

Have you ever served in the United States Armed Forces?

• Yes
• No

13

The answers you provide in the "Supplemental Question" portion of the application will be used to review/process your application. Once this job posting closes, your answers to the supplemental questions cannot be changed. Have you reviewed your answers and verified they are correct?

• Yes
• No

Required Question