Who We Are:
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5th largest interstate system and the 2nd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency’s vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.
ODOT's Mission Statement:
To provide easy movement of people and goods from place to place. We will:
-Take care of what we have
-Make our system work better
-Improve safety
-Enhance capacity
Benefits to you:
-Extensive benefits including medical, vision, dental and basic life insurance
-11 paid holidays per year
-Paid time off with vacation, sick and personal leave accruals
-At least a 14% employer contribution in to your OPERS pension plan
-Pay increases pursuant to the OCSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement
-Employee Tuition reimbursement programs
-Work/Life Balance
-The opportunity to work on an important mission
Official Position Description:
Performs skilled & semi-skilled tasks -determines need & acts accordingly to install, repair & maintain water, sewer, gas or other plumbing lines or fixtures (e.g., sewer pipes, plumbing lines or fixtures, regulators, toilets, sinks, valves, faucets, heating & air conditioning, pipes & drinking fountains).
Performs skilled & semi-skilled maintenance, replacement, installation & repair of electrical equipment (e.g., switches, receptacles, light fixtures, small motors & equipment, automatic door controls, operators, & wiring, fire alarms, fans & electrical circuits); performs carpentry work involving skilled & semi-skilled maintenance, alteration &/or repair to buildings, equipment & wood structures (e.g., windows, doors, floors, roofs, stairways, walls, woodwork, floors & partitions); prepares & paints walls, ceilings, cabinets or other items (e.g., plaster, patch & sand); assists in masonry work.
Performs minor maintenance on equipment (e.g., refuels, changes oil, snow blades). Performs general exterior grounds-keeping duties (e.g., cuts grass, trims hedges, rakes leaves, removes snow & ice from sidewalks); performs minor custodial duties (e.g., mops, sweeps, waxes, floors, washes walls & windows); performs miscellaneous duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in maintenance repair work (e.g., basic electricity, plumbing, carpentry, masonry repair & use of associated hand & power tools & equipment); in Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry only, applicants must have successfully completed the mandated basic firefighter/introduction to fire behavior course
(S-130/S-190); in accordance with section 124.11 (B) (2) of revised code, Director Of Administrative Services has determined this classification to be unskilled labor class & therefore exempt from written examination. Valid commercial driver's license required if motor equipment is of type & size regulated by sections 4506.01 & 4506.12 of Ohio revised code.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated licensure.
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