JOB
Start your journey as a PennDOT CDL Operator Trainee with the Department of Transportation! This position offers hands-on experience that helps keep Pennsylvania roads safe and well maintained. You will learn essential skills and work with a team that supports your growth. This is your chance to build a strong foundation for a long-term transportation career!
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EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
This position helps you learn how to operate heavy equipment and perform important maintenance tasks that support safe travel on highways and bridges. As a PennDOT CDL Operator Trainee, you will perform the following duties:
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Equipment Training: Learn to operate heavy trucks, loaders, and other machinery used for highway or bridge maintenance
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Operation Checks: Perform and document pre-operation and post-operation inspections and make basic adjustments to ensure safety
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Manual Tasks: Use tools such as shovels, rakes, and chainsaws to complete a wide range of physical labor duties
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Work Safety: Follow safety rules, observe work conditions, and report hazards or injuries to protect yourself and others
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Environmental Care: Apply environmental protection practices related to maintenance work activities
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
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Full-time employment
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Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
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Travel, overtime and shift work required. Work hours subject to change based on seasonal requirements and operational needs.
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Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
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Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $41,526.00 (before taxes).
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You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
