OJT-Skilled Highway Construction Laborer

Description

The PennDOT On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program provides training opportunities for minority, women, and economically disadvantaged individuals to advance them toward journey-level status in highway construction trades.

Responsibilities

Develop all skills required to perform as a member of the labor crew under the
direct supervision of the Laborer Foreman. Works with labor crew and Laborer Foreman in the
reading of roadway plans and drawings; use and care of hand and power tools; tasks and
installation of Erosion and Sediment Control measures; tasks involving the Maintenance and
Protection of Traffic; tasks in the receiving and unloading of concrete pipe; tasks necessary for
asphalt patching and compacting; labor tasks for road grading. Performs other related duties as
directed by the Foreman.

Qualifications

Individuals who are interested in becoming a trainee must:

Be a minimum of 18 years of age;
Have a high school diploma or GED;
Be in good health or can pass a pre-job physical;
Pass a drug test;
Demonstrate evidence of a reasonable amount of intelligence to handle the technical elements of the job;
Demonstrate evidence of a reasonable amount of aptitude and interest in the craft;
Have a valid license (i.e., equipment operator, truck driver or highway);
Not be accepted as a trainee in any classification in which they have successfully completed a training program leading toward journey level status, or in which such person has been gainfully employed as a journey by virtue of informal on-the-job training;
Not be an individual or apprentice who enrolled as ‘trainee’ and quit three (3) times as they will no longer be eligible to participate in the program. This determination can be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

Information

Full-Time
On the Road

Benefits

Health Insurance with Teledoc
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Critical Illness Coverage
Accident Coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off
Weekly Direct Deposit Pay
100% Employer Paid Retirement
100% Employer Paid Employee Health & Dental Insurance
100% Employer Paid $25,000.00 Life Insurance