Laborer - Part Time

What drives you? Whether it’s knowing the work you do makes a difference, having great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to your professional development...At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for YOU!

As maintenance laborer, you will:

• respond to emergency roadway and severe weather events to prepare and operate equipment

for snow and ice removal and other types of hazardous road conditions

• attend work zone training, prepare work zones and perform traffic control
• demonstrate proper work site protection techniques: identify workplace safety hazards, wear

proper personal protection equipment, maintain current knowledge of safety rules, regulations,
laws and use equipment properly and safely

• participate as a working team member performing manual labor including, but ot limited to,

clearing drainage pipes, maintaining the Right of Way, cutting brush, pot-hole patching, and
fulfilling general tasks required to complete road maintenance projects

• complete pre-trip equipment inspections, perform preventive maintenance

VDOT is an emergency response agency, and this position is the core of this requirement, therefore you will work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations.

You may be minimally qualified if you have:

• knowledge of safety policies, materials and procedures
• knowledge of highway maintenance materials and methods
• ability to perform heavy manual labor, including frequently lifting up to 50 lbs
• skill in the operation and maintenance of diverse hand and power tools
• ability to work in inclement weather and to respond to accidents, and emergency/disaster

response, etc. during/after normal work hours including nights, weekends, and holidays

• Valid Driver’s License and ability to travel independently among assigned work locations is required.

Preferred qualifications include:

• valid CDL Learners
• experience in light to medium duty equipment operation comparable to that used in roadway

and or roadside maintenance /construction activities

• experience performing preventive maintenance and minor equipment repairs
• experience in emergency operations to include snow removal and preparations, work zone set

up and/or flagging, storm clean up, accident response and clean-up

THIS IS AN HOURLY/WAGE POSITION AND IS NOT ENTITLED TO STATE BENEFITS PACKAGE AND IS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 1500 HOURS IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD.

If selected for an interview, you will perform a skills demonstration.
If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:

• Employment reference check and work history verification
• DMV Records Check
• Fingerprint-based criminal history records check

Additionally, required for CDL holders:

• Full Query drug and alcohol history in FMCSA Clearinghouse – Register at: FMCSA

Clearinghouse.

• Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
• Federal DOT pre-employment physical

This position also requires approved safety shoes (this is a reimbursable expense).

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online through our Recruitment Platform (Page Up). State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.
Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.

This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to the ‘Your Application’ section while logged into your Page Up account to check the status of your application for this position.

Multiple positions including Hourly Laborer and Hourly Operators may be filled from this recruitment in Bedford Residency’s locations: Glade Hill, Sydnorsville, Callaway and Burnt Chimney Area Headquarters.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that
provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in
support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard
Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore,
advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

What drives you? Whether it’s knowing the work you do makes a difference, having great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to your professional development...At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for YOU!
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the state’s roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries. Through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it also provides funding for airports, rail, and public transportation. Virginia has the third largest state-maintained highway system in the country covering 58,321 miles of interstate, primary, secondary and frontage roads. VDOT has about 7,500 employees making it one of the largest state agencies in Virginia delivering a program that exceeds $5 Billion.
The Salem District maintains more than 9,200 miles of roads in southwestern Virginia in the counties of:
Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, and Roanoke. The district serves more than 650,000 citizens in these counties and the 14 cities and towns in its boundaries.