Transportation Maintainer 2 (Electrical)

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• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
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In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for performing a variety of moderately skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, and repair of state roadsides, roadways, bridges, airports, and other departmental facilities; operates and maintains complex mechanical equipment; works as a moderately skilled mechanic in garages in the routine repair of mechanical equipment.

• Three (3) ton to nine (9) ton trucks, dump, platform or refuse with or without winch;
• All of the above when using the following attachments:
  • Snow plows;
  • Duo Dump Truck;
  • Crash Attenuators;
  • Trailers and towed equipment (except tilt bed trailers);
• Pickup, (to include two (2) & four (4) wheel drive vehicles) when using:
  • Trailers or towed equipment;
  • Snowplows or hopper type spreaders;
  • Bridge utility truck;
  • Compressor trucks;
  • Aerial bucket trucks;
  • Wreckers with winch;
  • Tandem/10-Wheel Dump Truck.

• Bituminous curbing machines;
• Pothole Patcher;
• Tractor Mowers with single flail;
• Wood chippers;
• Chain saws;
• Culvert cleaning machines;
• Compressors, and/or compressor tools;
• Concrete mixers;
• Concrete vibrators;
• Hydraulic or engine driven tools;
• Test Boring;
• Class twenty four (24) tractor including attachments;
• Wing plow or other side mounted attachments;
• Fork lift.

• Survey monument setting;
• Burning and cutting with acetylene torch;
• Flagger (traffic control);
• May assist a Material Storage Supervisor with stores section material handling;
• Performing moderately skilled tasks in one or more of the following areas or trades:
  • Construction;
  • Maintenance;
  • Mechanical repair;
  • Electrical;
  • Carpentry;
  • Masonry;
  • Welding;
  • Plumbing;
  • Painting;
• Relief ferry mate, drawbridge attendant and/or rest area attendant;
• In addition to other duties, may assist a Transportation General Supervisor, Transportation Garage Supervisor, or Transportation District Electrical Supervisor in preparing and checking various reports or operating a two-way radio in a District Maintenance unit;
• Wildlife hazard control;
• Radio monitoring and communication;
• Escort vendors, contractors, etc. in secure areas (state owned airports only);
• In addition to other duties, may function as a guard/watchperson or be required to receive training in, stand by for and respond to fire and/or crash emergency situations at state-owned airports; 
• Performs related duties as required.

One (1) year of experience in the construction, landscaping, commercial driving, snow plowing, maintenance and repair of roadsides, roadways, bridges or airports, in work involving the operation and care of mechanical equipment or work in one of the recognized maintenance trades.

• Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of the subject requirements in one of the maintenance trades may be substituted for the General Experience.
• Successful completion of the Transportation Maintenance Registered Apprenticeship Program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.

• Completion of an accredited electrical training program and provide proof of the certification
• 2 years of experience working in the electrical field
• Experience working with heights in a bucket truck
• Experience working with high voltage repairs
• Experience wiring electrical circuits
• Experience with blueprint reading and interpretation

• Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.
• Incumbents in this class must be willing to accept assignment to emergency duties, including snow and ice removal, whenever their services are required.

At state airports: In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness in order to perform the duties of the class.
• A physical examination will be required.

• Incumbents in this class are exposed to extremes of weather conditions, to frequent lifting of heavy weights, to highly dangerous road and traffic conditions, including exposure to heights when working on bridges, to poison ivy, insect bites and allergy irritants during summer months, and to loud and potentially dangerous machinery.
• The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.