Transportation Technician Apprentice – Highway Maintenance id-8087

May 7, 2025

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Do you want to make a difference and be part of an award-winning agency, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Idaho through transportation? At the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), every employee is critical to the mission, and we strive to foster an innovative, collaborative workplace where employees can grow and do their best work.

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This announcement will be used to fill a Transportation Technician Apprentice – Highway Maintenance position in District 5, Blackfoot.

The Transportation Technician Apprentice is a 3-5 year horizontal career path. Through on-the-job training, classroom training, and achievement of team goals and agency goals, there will be opportunity to progress through a 3 Step program. After successful completion of each step, wages may increase as outlined below:

• Starting wage (Apprentice level): $21.05 – $21.55

• Completion of Step One: $22.60

• Completion of Step Two: $24.14

• Completion of Step Three: $25.83

NOTE: With a minimum of 5 years of experience in state, county, or highway work, it may be possible to be hired at Step 2.

Class A CDL with a Tanker endorsement is preferred at the time of hire. If not already obtained, it must be acquired within 60 days of employment. ITD will provide training to meet Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) requirements and will cover licensing costs. Pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing are required.

Example of Duties

• Perform entry-level traffic services activities such as snow plowing, striping, and replacing and repairing traffic signs and posts

• Perform entry-level technical highway maintenance and engineering work

• Operate a variety of power tools and light and heavy highway and construction equipment to maintain roadways, signs, bridges and other transportation facilities

• Conduct routine inspections and field tests on construction and maintenance projects

• Conduct sample and routine material testing

• This work involves physically demanding tasks such as clearing brush and lifting and carrying heavy objects

Work Environment

• This work involves working in all types of weather conditions, under hazardous conditions, on congested highways, around operating equipment and in a noisy environment

• May require irregular shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays, along with frequent travel to and from the work site which may include occasional overnight stays

• Some positions require employees to work with chemicals and toxic materials and incumbents will be required to undergo periodic biologic testing and pass medical tests while employed in these positions

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license

• Experience operating vehicles with manual transmissions

Essential Function:

An essential function of this position is driving an ITD vehicle. Incumbents are required to successfully pass a driving record check to be considered for this position.

Disqualifiers

Within the last three (3) years:

Leaving the scene of a personal injury accident

• Four (4) moving violations

• Failure to submit to a chemical test

Within the last two (2) years:

Three (3) moving violations

Within the last twelve (12) months:

Accumulation of six (6) points

• Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs

• Two (2) moving violations

ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TESTING PROGRAM INFORMATION

At ITD, the safety of our employees and the public is our highest priority. As part of our commitment, we adhere to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requirements by reviewing the FMCSA Clearinghouse record for all employees with CDL’s, both before employment and annually. If you are selected for this position, you will be required to register and authorize ITD to review your FMCSA Clearinghouse record as well as undergo a controlled substance test including:

• Random

• Reasonable suspicion

• Post-accident

• Follow-up

• Return to duty

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