Sign Technician I

Description

This position is an entry-level position for all traffic signs and markings. The purpose of this position is to ensure that all personnel have had extensive exposure to installation, maintenance, and assembling of roadway traffic control devices. Reports to the Department Director or Designee.

Examples of Duties

Set up traffic control around work area and be responsible for maintenance of traffic within work zone.

Clean signs in the field.

Install and maintain the necessary inventory of supplies on vehicle.

Fabricate and install traffic signs.

Participate in the installation and replacement of pavement markings, operating striping and pavement marking machines.

Position requires stand-by rotation and assistance with special events after a six month probation period.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED);

Six months related experience in a mechanically oriented job and/or training.

Must have prior experience using a windowsbased personal computer.

Must have the ability to use various hand and power tools and propane fueled machinery.

Must have the ability to learn and operate tools, equipment and machines used in the fabrication and installation of signs and the application and removal of pavement markings.

Licenses/Certificates:

Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.

Must possess a valid Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver's License Permit by date of hire.

Must maintain a valid Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver's License with air brake certification within six months of the date of hire or promotion.

Residency Requirement:

Must reside within 45 minutes of Traffic Sign Shop for quick emergency response time and have working telephone.

Supplemental Information

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

Annual Budget: $0

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position will directly supervise 0 employees.

This position may indirectly supervise 0 employees.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

REPETITIVE. Activities or duties using a pre-determined set of processes or directions coupled with nearby supervision.

PLANNING

With regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner and/or sequence of performance of own work.

LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit opportunity for decision-making of minor importance. FREQUENTLY

Performs work operations which permit opportunity for decision-making of major

importance. N/A

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform these mathematical skills using money and other forms of measurement.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under GENERAL SUPERVISON where standard practice enables the employee to PROCEED ALONE on routine work, referring all questionable cases to supervisor.

MENTAL DEMAND

LIGHT; Operations requiring intermittent directed thinking to carry out predetermined procedure or sequence of operations of limited variability. Operations requiring intermittent attention to control machine or manual motions.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTER

Regular use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines and equipment, etc.)

ACCURACY

Probable errors of internal scope should ordinarily be detected within the department or office in which they occur, but may affect the work of others within the unit, requiring additional expenditure of time to trace errors and make corrections.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Occasional routine contacts with persons outside the organization. This would include contacts with suppliers, mail service, etc.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts occasionally with others beyond immediate associates, but generally of a routine nature. May obtain, present or discuss data, but only as it pertains to an immediate and specific assignment.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

10-Key None

Accounting None

Alphanumeric Data Entry None

Contact Management None

Database Basic

Enterprise Resource Planning None

Human Resources Systems None

Payroll Systems None

Presentation/PowerPoint None

Programming Languages None

Spreadsheet Basic

Word Processing/Typing Basic

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE SKILLS

Must have the ability to learn and operate the software programs used in the fabrication of signs.

OTHER SKILLS

Must have the ability to prioritize and analyze data. Must be able to meet multiple deadlines.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

While performing the functions of this job, the employee may be required to:

Stand Regulary

Walk Regularly

Sit Frequently

Use hands to finger, handle or feel Regularly

Reach with hands and arms Regularly

Climb or balance Regularly

Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl Regularly

Talk or hear Regularly

Taste or smell Occasionally

WEIGHT LIFT REQUIREMENTS

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move:

Up to 100 pounds

VISION REQUIREMENT

Specific vision abilities required by this job may include:

Ability to adjust focus (work duties that require the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus at various distances or focal lengths).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work near moving mechanical parts (spinning shafts, engines, lifts, etc.)

Frequently

Work in high, precarious places (tall structures, bucket lifts, extension ladders, etc.)

Occasionally

Fumes or airborne particles (painting, sanding, solvents, flying lint or dust particles, etc.)

Regularly

Toxic or caustic chemicals (including potential for chemical spills, etc.)

Regularly

Outdoor weather conditions (exposure to outdoor heat, cold or inclement weather)

Regularly

Wet or humid conditions (not weather-related, such as greenhouse, carwash, etc.)

Occasionally

Extreme cold (not weather-related, such as freezer, cold storage, etc.)

Occasionally

Extreme heat not weather-related, such as furnace, kitchen, ovens, etc. where temp is regularly above 100 degrees F)

Occasionally

Risk of electrical shock (live electrical wires, equipment that retains power after shutoff)

Frequently

Work with explosives (TNT, dynamite, nitroglycerine or other related explosives)

Occasionally

Risk of radiation (x-ray equipment, nuclear radiation, electromagnetic radiation, etc.)

Never

Vibration (jack hammer, soil compactor, equipment that creates high vibration, etc.)

Occasionally

The noise level in the work environment is usually Loud (metal can manufacturing department, large equipment, etc.)

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements,

efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an

accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to

require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g.,

emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).