Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 1,2,3

Maintenance Worker Trainee

Tasks include paving, patching, right-of-way maintenance, underdrain installation, shoulder and slope restoration, crack pouring, drainage structure repair, repair and erection of fences, lighting, guide rails, delineators, and signs, building temporary structures and chutes for removal of debris, fabricating and erecting scaffolding, cribbing, staging and shoring; performing concrete and steel repairs (including removal of concrete with pneumatic tools and sand blasting steel and concrete), painting and stream channel maintenance. Operates a variety of gasoline and diesel driven construction equipment and vehicles in the performance of bridge, highway, and facility operations, maintenance and/or construction activities. Operates a variety of snow and ice control equipment and vehicles including front-end loaders, truck with plows and spreaders, and tractors.

Minimum Qualifications

Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 1 - 36 Month Traineeship: Possession of a valid NYS Commercial Driver License Class B Permit with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction.

Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 2 - 24 Month Traineeship: A. One year as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 1 OR B. Possession of a Commercial Driver License Class B with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction, AND, six months of experience operating construction equipment vehicles, AND, twelve months of experience in carpentry, masonry, welding, ironwork, or other trade related to bridge construction or repair. OR C. A valid Commercial Driver License Class B with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction and eighteen months of experience operating construction equipment and vehicles.

Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 3 - 12 Month Traineeship: A. One year as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 2 OR B. Possession of a Commercial Driver License Class B with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction, AND, twelve months of experience in operating construction equipment and vehicles, AND, eighteen months of experience in carpentry, masonry, welding, ironwork, or other trade related to bridge construction or repair.

Thruway Maintenance Worker: JOURNEY LEVEL: A. Satisfactory completion of a three-year Thruway Maintenance Worker Traineeship. OR B. Possession of a New York State Commercial Driver License Class B with tank endorsement and no air brake restriction, AND, one year of experience operating construction equipment and vehicles, AND, two years of experience in carpentry, masonry, ironwork, welding, or other trade related to bridge construction or repair. A CDL B license will be required. Candidates applying without a CDL B license are required to obtain a Commercial Driver License permit within 30 days of appointment and CDL B by the end of probation or will be terminated. Pursuant to the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act, random drug and alcohol testing will be required.

Additional Comments

This is a Unit 1 (Teamsters) position. The NYS Thruway Authority offers an extensive benefits package, including but not limited to paid time off, sick leave incentive, membership to the NYS Retirement System, and 90% tuition assistance. We offer FREE onsite employee parking. The salary range for this position includes all applicable annual components of pay which are: Base Pay Range from Hiring Rate $21.89 up to Job Rate $27.00. Geographic Pay: $3.37. The starting salaries for this traineeship are outlined below. For current New York State employees, salary is based on the candidate's salary at the time of hire. $21.89 (Trainee 1, equated to SG-07) $23.50 (Trainee 2, equated to SG-08) $25.09 (Trainee 3, equated to SG-09). All potential candidates for this position must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout your employment with the New York State Thruway Authority. The New York State Thruway Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, familial status, citizen or immigration status, sex, disability, marital status, gender identity or expression, prior arrests, prior conviction records, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status. The Thruway Authority is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics. The New York State Thruway Authority provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Bureau of Accessibility, Equity, Diversity and Employee Engagement at accommodations@thruway.ny.gov or call (518) 471-4321.