Posted by Maryland Transportation Authority

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes, across the State of Maryland.
For 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure and convenient transportation facilities.
We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions and - most importantly - our employees to achieve these goals. Nature of Work: The Vehicle Service and Recovery Technician is responsible for providing efficient traffic operations along the State Highway System.
This position manages traffic control at incident scenes and operating motorist information systems, in support of the activities of the Statewide Operations Center (SOC) and Traffic Operations Centers (TOCs).
The duties and responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following: - Operate medium duty tow trucks to remove disabled and accident vehicles from tunnels, bridges, and roadways; - Assist in cleaning up of hazardous material spills; - Extinguish basic stage fires using fire extinguishers; - Operate specialized heavy duty tow trucks and under-reach to remove heavy duty vehicles from tunnels, bridges, and roadways; - Perform daily cleaning duties, vehicle inspections, and maintenance; - Complete vehicle recovery related documentation in an accurate and neat manner; - Interact with customers using MDTA facilities in a professional manner; and - Perform mechanical repairs on disabled and accidental related vehicles. Employees in this position report to the Deputy Administrator, Vehicle Recovery Unit. The current vacancies are located in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, and Cecil County.
The resulting Eligible List will be used to fill future vacancies within this classification throughout the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) facilities. MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including: a minimum of 10 paid holidays, a minimum of 27 days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans and more!
May be prorated based upon start date. MDTA employees in this classification will be provided with Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training and all expenses involving acquiring the CDL license are covered! Additionally, new employees hired into this classification that have already obtained their Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) will receive a higher starting rate of pay! (The Class A CDL must be current and valid to receive the higher rate of pay).