Intern Maintenance Tech: Gatesville, Waco, Hillsboro

Intern Maintenance Tech: Gatesville, Waco, Hillsboro

TxDOT's WACO District has job openings for a Maintenance Intern. A paid internship is a great opportunity to explore what TxDOT has to offer to the citizens of Texas, expand your knowledge acquired from school, and possibly serve as a gateway to future job opportunities with the agency. To qualify, students must: be 16 years old, be a U.S. citizen or be eligible to work in the U.S., and be currently enrolled as a student at a high school, technical school, college, or university.

Work Locations:

• Gatesville Maintenance Office: 3502 E. Main Gatesville, TX 76528
• Special Crews Office: 3119 Gholson Rd. Waco, TX 76705
• Hill County Maintenance Office: 1400 S. Abbott Ave. Hillsboro, TX 76645

Salary Plan/Grade: Intern Maintenance Tech: A11 ($19.44/hourly)

Minimum Salary: $19.44

Maximum Salary: $19.44

Pay Basis: Hourly

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Work Locations: Gatesville Ae/Coryell Co Maint 3502 E MAIN Gatesville 76528 Other Locations: UST-Texas-Waco, UST-Texas-Hillsboro Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time Shift: Day Job Shift Details: Mon-Fri (hours differ based on school schedule) Location Flexibility: Onsite

Benefits and Perks: At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including retirement plans, alternative and/or flexible work schedules, paid leave and holidays, health premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees, on-the-job training, tuition assistance program, holistic wellness program with leave incentives, career development and advancement opportunities, and family-friendly policies and programs.

Position Description: Performs entry-level and routine maintenance work. Work involves physical labor tasks such as plant and landscape maintenance, maintenance of comfort stations and rights-of-way, minor equipment repair, and assisting with roadway repair. Essential duties include assisting in repairing and erecting signs and repairing drums and/or barricades, assisting in warehousing and supply functions, assisting with repairs to potholes, roadway shoulders and edges, guardrails, signs, and other related work, assisting with traffic control to include placing and gathering cones, flagging traffic, and other related work, operating light equipment, maintaining picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations, moving/picking up litter and roadway debris, performing minor maintenance and repairs on equipment, performing plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees, brush and mowing, fertilizing and watering, performing some carpentry work, performing some clerical duties, repairing and installing posts and mailbox supports, and performing other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Education: Must be a student in high school or other educational institution or accepted into a college, university or educational institution. Experience: No experience required (experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Other Conditions: Must be at least 16 years of age, a student currently enrolled in high school or any institution of higher education to include a trade/vocational school. Employees at least 18 years of age with valid driver's license may be assigned driving duties and may use power tools.

Preferred Qualifications: Physical requirements and working conditions include wearing protective hard hat, or other personal protective equipment/devices, being subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection, medium work: lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs, balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling, kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s), lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position, reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction, standing-prolonged periods of time, close visual acuity-work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts, close visual acuity-using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts, visual acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills.

Conditions of Employment: This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical. Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing. Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize "medical marijuana" under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.