Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee

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DA 281-2 State of Kansas - Department of Administration

Rev. 4-13 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SERVICES

Position Description

Read each heading carefully before proceeding. Make statements simple,

brief, and complete. Be certain the form is

signed. Send the original to the Office of Personnel Services.

CHECK ONE: NEW POSITION EXISTING POSITION

Agency

Number

276

Part 1 - Items 1 through 12 to be completed by department head or

personnel office.

1. Agency Name

KDOT

Kansas Department of Transportation

9. Position No.

K0000000 /

00-00-00-000

10. Budget Program Number

2. Employee Name (leave blank if position vacant)

11. Present Class Title (if existing position)

Highway Maint Worker Trainee (UNCL/NE)

3. Division

Field Operations

12. Proposed Class Title

4. Section

District

For 13. Allocation

5. Unit

Area

Use

14. Effective Date Position

Number

6. Location (address where employee works)

City: County:

By

15. By Approved

7. (circle appropriate time)

Full time X Perm. X Inter.

Part time Temp. %

Personnel

16. Audit

Date: By:

By: 8. Regular hours of work: (circle appropriate time)

FROM: 8:00 AM TO: 4:30 PM

Office

17. Audit

By: PART II - To be completed by department head, personnel office, or

supervisor of the position.

18. If this is a request to reallocate a position, briefly describe the

reorganization, reassignment of work, new function added by law or

other factors which changed the duties and responsibilities of the

Position: This position is a supervised on-the-job training in the operation of

mechanical tools and light to heavy equipment used to

maintain highways, rights-of-way, roads, facility grounds and related

areas. Assignments are selected to provide sequential

experience in practical applications of training that have been provided

in controlled settings through activities such as: repairs,

resurfacing, mowing, and snow and ice control. The work that is assigned

will begin with closely supervised, specific routine

tasks and will progress in difficulty and independence of performance

until equal to the tasks that are considered full-

performance Highway Maintenance work. All work of this position is

essential to maintain KDOT facilities as nearly as possible

to original as build conditions in a safe and efficient manner.

19. Who is the supervisor of this position? (Person who assigns work,

gives directions, answers questions and is directly in charge)?

Who evaluates the work of an incumbent in this position?

Name Title Position #

Highway Maint Asst Supervisor K0000000 / 00-00-00-000

20. a) How much latitude is allowed for the employee in completing the

work? b) What kinds of instructions, methods, and guidelines

are given to the employee in this position to help do the work? c) State

How And In What Detail Assignments Are Made. a) There will be little latitude in this position. Work is reviewed in

depth by the Highway Maintenance Supervisor, Highway

Maint Asst Supervisor, or lead worker of the work unit for each assigned

task.

b) Employees will receive training and close supervision in all new

procedures that are expected to be performed using a

wide range of equipment; supervision will be close. The maintenance

manual, signing manual, and flagging manual are

used for direction in performance of duties.

c) Instructions will be explicit until the employee becomes proficient

and is competent to perform the work with only

general direction.

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21. Describe the work of this position using the page or one additional

page only.