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Georgia Department of Transportation to Hold Virtual Job Fair

The Georgia Department of Transportation is partnering with Indeed.com to host a virtual job fair Thursday, August 11, for Highway Maintenance Technicians. Positions are available throughout the state.  Some of…

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The Georgia Department of Transportation is partnering with Indeed.com to host a virtual job fair Thursday, August 11, for Highway Maintenance Technicians.

Positions are available throughout the state.  Some of the job responsibilities include mowing or clearing brush from roadsides, patching broken or eroded pavement, cleaning and clearing culverts, and assisting in storm cleanup efforts.

You must be at least 18 apply; have a high school diploma or GED; and a valid driver's license.  The jobs pay $31,200 a year.  It's a 40-hour work week, unless emergency operations deployment is needed.  There's free CDL training, 12 paid holidays and health insurance benefits are available.

Register to participate in the virtual hiring fair by visiting https://employment-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/pages/mtjobs.com.   Jobs will be offered on the spot.

The virtual job fair will be held from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.