The State Department of Transportation plans to hire nearly 500 maintenance workers across the state in advance of the upcoming winter season.
Applications are available for approximately 470 highway maintenance worker trainee-2 positions as permanent and seasonal maintenance staff, including 31 positions on Long Island.
Job applicants must be at least 18 years old, pass a physical and drug test, have a valid, clean Class A or B commercial driver license, and be certified to operate DOT heavy dump trucks within two weeks after start of employment, the DOT said in a press release.
For more information about the positions available and how to apply visit the DOT website.
Successful applicants will be trained and evaluated on several pieces of essential equipment and are expected to perform productive work while gaining experience. Physical labor is required, as is work with backhoes, front end loaders, stump grinders and other heavy equipment, while being trained on more complex equipment
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