Parts Worker

Our Mission - Making Lives Better Through Transportation. Through your behaviors and actions, you will demonstrate the IDOT’s Core Values:?Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your IDOT teammates.

Location: 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010

Shift: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

As a Parts Worker, your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Provide excellent customer service which includes receiving orders from customers, answer phones, assisting customers at the walk-in counter, responding to emails.
• Process incoming freight by unload the freight off the truck, count the product received, verify freight to the purchasing order
• Unload bulk inventory and non-inventory items using forklifts (e.g. wood sign posts, metal sign posts, snow blades, traffic paint, wood snow fence and calcium).
• Unload and process B equipment (e.g. snow blowers, blades, brine tanks, etc.)
• Serve as a backup driver, using a semi-tractor, flatbed, RGN, or van trailer to deliver supplies/equipment to DOT Maintenance shops and other political subdivision customers. Overnight stay is required.
• Help with random Cycle counts Items must be counted for accuracy.

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment - Monthly insurance premium (Iowa Choice*):
  • Single: $54/mo. employee share; $715/mo. state share
  • Family: $180/mo. employee share; $1,624.00/mo. state share
  • Other insurance options available. Please review HERE (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Paid time off effective immediately - Biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)

No specific education or experience is required.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. (Download PDF reader)

Designated positions in this class require possession of a valid Commercial Learner's Permit upon hire. Within a timeframe determined by the appointing authority, a valid Commercial Driver's License with the required endorsements and applicable restrictions must be obtained and subsequently maintained to continue employment.

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