The City of Columbia is hosting a public works hiring event May 13 from 10 am – 1 pm.<\/p>\n
The city’s Public Works Street Division maintains and improves the City’s infrastructure. You’ll work hands-on with asphalt, concrete and storm drainage systems, contributing directly to the City’s roads and public spaces.<\/p>\n
It will be held at Public Works, 2910 Colonial Drive in Columbia.<\/p>\n
This hiring event focuses on filling these critical roles and features on-site interviews for the positions listed below:<\/p>\n
Highlighted positions & Requirements:<\/b><\/p>\n
Senior Equipment Operator– Candidates must possess a Class A CDL.<\/p>\n
Maintenance Assistant
Experience in construction trades is highly preferred. Opportunities available for entry level and experienced applicants, depending on position.<\/p>\n
Register for the event by visiting: https:\/\/forms.columbiasc.gov\/260895971905876<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to the City’s comprehensive benefits package, Public Works offers a CDL Step Program designed to support employee growth. The program provides participants a pathway to obtain or increase CDL proficiency resulting in a 15 percent salary increase over an 18 month period.<\/p>\n andidates are encouraged to bring their current resume and any relevant certifications to prepare for their onsite interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The City of Columbia is hosting a public works hiring event May 13 from 10 am – 1 pm. The city’s Public Works Street Division maintains and improves the City’s infrastructure. You’ll work hands-on with asphalt, concrete and storm drainage systems, contributing directly to the City’s roads and public spaces.Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1310],"tags":[202],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-8460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-community-events","tag-job-opportunity"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Help-Wanted_2026_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}