TRAFFIC SIGN TECHNICIAN I

This is a service maintenance position in the installation and maintenance of traffic and street signs and the application of pavement markers. This position reports to assigned supervisor. Works a forty (40) hour week. May require overtime.

• Assists with the fabrication, assembly, installation, maintenance and repairs of traffic and street signs. • Assists with painting pavement markings with striping machine, brush, spray gun and other equipment as necessary. • Operates a motor vehicle to and from work sites and picks up supplies and equipment. • Prepares and maintains records on completed tasks. • Provides information, answers questions, and obtains clarification on issues related to traffic and street signs and pavement markings. • Uses shovels, posthole diggers, hand tools, air compressors and jackhammers. • Performs manual labor such as digging holes and lifting, loading and unloading materials and equipment. • Assists in traffic signal maintenance with supervision/training. • Attends and completes periodic technical training related to highway signage, maintenance and installation duties. • Completes all written documentation related to the job function. (These major job duties are not a complete statement of all job duties required of the job. Employees will be required to perform such other related job duties as may be assigned or required.)

Education and Experience

• High school graduate or equivalency diploma, unless exempt as provided for in the Local 630 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations

• Possession of a valid State Drivers License. • Must obtain and maintain a FDOT Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic (IMOT) Certification within six (6) months of hire. • Knowledge of guidelines, work instructions, routines and procedures used in the installation, maintenance and repair of traffic and street signs and the application of pavement markings. • Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions. • Knowledge of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for streets and highways published by the Federal Highway Administration. • Ability to communicate with courtesy, tact and effectiveness when dealing with County employees, supervisors, vendor and manufacturing representatives, personnel from other government agencies and members of the public. • Ability to perform math computations. • Ability to prepare and maintain records. • Ability to read maps. • Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions. • Ability to perform manual labor such as lifting, loading, unloading and transporting materials. • Ability to operate a motor vehicle. • Skilled in erecting signs and mixing small batches of concrete.