This is not a timed exam. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the exam until the request is processed.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• CALTRANS HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

1636

For CALTRANS HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-01636

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker class title requires possession of a valid and unrestricted Class “C” driver’s license. License is required at the time of application and online examination.

Either 1

One year of experience in the California State Service performing the duties of a Service Assistant (Maintenance).

Or 2

One year of experience in general laboring work in construction or maintenance. (Education equivalent to completion of the eighth grade may be substituted for the required experience.)

Drug Testing Requirement

Applicants for positions in these classes are required to pass a drug-screening test. Testing of current employees who are applicants in an examination or who are transferring is permitted only if the person does not have a current appointment to a class for which drug testing is a requirement.

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This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

1. Operation and care of automotive equipment including light trucks.
2. Minor construction, repair, and maintenance work.
3. Basic safe work practices to protect their own safety and health and that of others.

Ability to:

1. Communicate and follow directions at a level required for successful job performance.
2. Do heavy manual labor.
3. Keep records.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the CALTRANS HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER Classification will be established for:

• Department of Transportation

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 24 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Section 1: Task Ratings for Highway Maintenance Worker  

Instructions:    

Using the rating scale(s) provided below, you will rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.  

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every statement by marking one option from the scale(s) provided.  

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL TRAINING COURSES, and WORK EXPERIENCE whether paid or volunteer. 

Tasks:

1. Shoveling snow, dirt, leaves, woodchips, litter, etc., to clear way and ensure facilities are suitable for other activities.
2. Mowing landscape and non-landscape areas using proper manual and mechanical equipment to ensure aesthetic and safety standards.
3. Performing minor adjustments and repairs to vehicles to maintain upkeep and functionality (e.g., lube and oil changes, tire changes, repairs to window wipers).
4. Performing minor adjustments and repairs to tools and equipment to maintain upkeep and functionality.
5. Performing pre/post operation inspections of vehicles to ensure they are in working condition and meet safety standards and vehicle codes.
6. Performing pre/post operation inspections of tools and equipment to ensure they are in working condition and meet safety standards.
7. Cleaning vehicles to ensure they are in working condition in accordance with appropriate rules and regulations.
8. Cleaning tools and equipment to ensure they are in working condition in accordance with appropriate rules and regulations.
9. Transporting materials and equipment to and from work sites.
10. Hooking trailers to vehicles to enable the towing of materials/equipment to work destinations.
11. Towing trailers to destination to facilitate the successful completion of job tasks.
12. Cleaning and maintaining facilities to ensure proper working condition and presentability.
13. Maintaining good relations with members of the public and co-workers to facilitate communication and ensure the completion of job tasks.
14. Providing verbal/non-verbal instructions and/or directions to individuals to ensure information is disseminated to appropriate places and individuals are aware of their respective responsibilities.
15. Applying chains to vehicles and/or equipment in accordance with rules and regulations.

Section 2: KSA Ratings for Highway Maintenance Worker  

Instructions:    

Using the rating scale provided below, you will rate your experience in accordance to specific job-related knowledge and abilities.  

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every statement by marking one option from the scale(s) provided.  

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL TRAINING COURSES, and WORK EXPERIENCE whether paid or volunteer.  

1. Ability to diagnose and make minor repairs to equipment/vehicles to ensure they are in proper working condition.
2. Ability to use various hand tools (e.g., picks, hoes, rakes, hoses, flag standard, cones, shovels) under various work/weather conditions.
3. Ability to use various pneumatic and power tools (e.g., jackhammers, chainsaws) under various work/weather conditions.
4. Ability to perform strenuous hand and mechanical labor following proper safety procedures.
5. Ability to stand, walk or sit for long periods of time following proper safety procedures to ensure successful completion of work activities.
6. Ability to lift and carry heavy objects in accordance with proper safety procedures.
7. Knowledge of minor construction, repair and maintenance work to ensure tools and facilities are in proper working condition.
8. Ability to use simple addition, subtraction, division and/or multiplication to calculate ratios, proportions and percentages.
9. Knowledge of arithmetic and its applications for simple measurements and ratios.
10. Ability to work in extreme weather conditions to ensure the successful completion of work tasks.
11. Ability to understand written instructions/information to perform tasks required for job.
12. Ability to communicate verbally in stressful situations (e.g., emergency situations, dealing with hostile/angry individuals).
13. Ability to work well with others to complete projects and assignments.
14. Ability to listen, understand and follow verbal instructions to ensure successful completion of job tasks.
15. Ability to work under the pressure of deadlines to ensure responsibilities are met.
16. Ability to adapt to changes in priorities, work assignments, and other interruptions that may impact pre-established course of action for completing projects and assignments.
17. Ability to crawl underneath equipment while checking and servicing equipment.
18. Ability to work in confined spaces to ensure the successful completion of work tasks.

• Department of Transportation

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Transportation reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.