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Hiring Agency:
Transportation - Agency 27
Location:
Gering Job Posting
Hiring Rate:
$17.960
Classification Salary Range:
$15.69 - $26.48
Job Posting:
JR2024-00004985 Temporary Highway Materials and Tests Technician - Gering (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
Job Description:
Are you passionate about working collaboratively with others, having ownership in the work you do, and using your talents to positively affect communities? If so, come join the Materials and Research team at the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT).
Job Duties:
- Receive and log samples, prepare samples for testing, record test results, maintain laboratory and testing equipment, and clean laboratory, equipment, and vehicles.
- Perform simple math functions to determine test results.
- Perform tests on soils such as liquid limit, plastic limit, moisture density and similar routine tests.
- Perform tests on asphalt such as binder content, density, rice, and similar routine tests.
- Perform tests on aggregate such as wash tests, sieve analysis and similar routine tests.
- Assist with field testing and sampling along with sample or equipment delivery when necessary.
- Perform various other lab duty assignments.
- Safely move, lift, load, and unload various heavy equipment and materials with or without assistance.
If unable to fill at the Highway Materials and Tests Technician II level, will consider applicants at the Highway Materials and Tests Technician I level. Pay rate for this classification is $15.694 per hour.
Requirements / Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
Highway Materials and Tests Technician I: No specific education, training, or experience is required for entry to this class.
Highway Materials and Tests Technician II: High school education or the equivalent and experience in highway construction inspection or laboratory testing.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel. Laboratory testing experience. Experience performing research, results recording, and data entry.
Other: Must have a valid driver's license or ability to provide independent authorized transportation. Regular and reliable attendance is required. Availability for over-night and out-of-town travel.
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