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State of New York - Thruway Authority
Thruway Maintenance Worker, Trainee 1, 2, 3
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What they do
A Maintenance Helper or Assistant assists maintenance mechanics. Repairs and maintains equipment and machines, such as cars or heating systems. May assemble or adjust machines as directed by a head mechanic.
$40,315 / year median in New York
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Duties Description 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. Also 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 tolls and sand blasting steel and concrete), painting and stream channel maintenance. Will be required to operate 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, in addition to snow and ice control equipment vehicles including front-end loaders, truck with plows, spreaders, and tractors. Minimum Qualifications Must be 18 years of age or older. 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 One year as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 1 OR 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 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 One year as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Trainee 2 OR 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.