General Utility Worker

This position with NCDOT offers full State Benefits, Competitive salaries and many career development opportunities.

Salary Grade: NC01 / Salary Range: $31,887 - 46,991. All recommended salaries are based on each applicant's qualifying education and related experience in combination with the position's budgeted salary. The maximum hiring rate for this position is $38,207.00

This posting is for a General Utility Worker at the New Hanover County Equipment Shop. Responsibilities include a variety of manual labor tasks in the upkeep of the Department's grounds, buildings, and equipment, such as yard maintenance (cut and trim grass, etc.), general building maintenance (cleaning, painting, repairs, etc.), cleaning floors (sweeping, mopping, polishing, etc.), removing trash, cleaning windows, cleaning restrooms, washing and detailing equipment, retrieving and delivering parts, and performing other related duties as required.

Applicants must submit an application that clearly reflects work experience that demonstrates the following:

• Experience using small hand tools such as shovels, rakes, brooms, post hole diggers, hammer, screwdriver, torch, etc.
• Experience operating power tools such as lawn mowers, hand trimmers, air compressors, chainsaw, weed eater, skill saw, drill, etc.
• Experience performing manual labor

Additional Expectations:

Some knowledge of the application of trade skills to do the duties assigned. Skill in the use and care of equipment and tools used in performing work assignment. Ability to perform assigned tasks and follow oral and written instructions as directed by the supervisor. Work will require exposure to all types of weather. Work may require lifting up to 50 pounds. Safety toe shoes are required within 30 days of hire date. Position requires work during any adverse weather such as snow and/or ice, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc., which can lead to working extended daily hours, weekends, and holidays. Ability to perform duties of position in accordance with all safety regulations; prepare and maintain paperwork essential to employment. Valid NC driver's license required.

• Offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of NCDOT post offer employment evaluation.*

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

Education and/or experience in the performance of a variety of manual tasks that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade equivalent to one year of experience.

Applicants must meet both the minimum requirements and all posted Knowledge, Skills and Ability requirements to be considered Qualified for the position. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application.

NCDOT will not accept "See Attached" or "See Resume" in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application. If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting date will be accepted.