Traffic Control Technician

City of Clarksville; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Clarksville is seeking a Traffic Control Sign Fabricator at the entry level. Responsibilities include designing and fabricating street signs, maintaining tools and inventory, and sustaining the sign shop operations.

In addition, the role requires obtaining IMSA Certification within one year of hire, with on‑the‑job training provided. The position is open through September 22, 2026 or until filled.

Qualifications

• Basic street sign construction and maintenance practices.
• Use of hand and power tools.
• Basic mathematics for measuring quantities and distances.
• Reading maps and city geography.
• Computers and related software applications.

Responsibilities

• Performs sign maintenance duties, including installing/replacing signs and recycling old signs.
• Designs signage and fabricates signs to specifications.
• Issues construction signs to work crews for use.
• Prepares work orders, time records, service requests, and daily reports.
• Maintains a database of municipal traffic signs.
• Keeps sign shop clean and organized; orders materials and supplies.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
• Performs other related work as required.

Skills

Sign construction

Tool use

Mathematics

Recordkeeping

Reading maps

Computer skills

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand and power tools

Job description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

This is the first of four levels in the Traffic Control series. Incumbents design and fabricate street signs. Responsibilities may include designing and creating street signs; maintaining the tools and equipment in an assigned workspace; maintaining an inventory of materials; recycling old signs; and maintaining a database of municipal traffic signs.

***PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN AN INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL SIGNAL ASSOCIATION (IMSA) CERTIFICATION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF HIRE. THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2026, OR UNTIL FILLED.***

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Performs a variety of sign maintenance duties, which may include installing signs, replacing worn signs, recycling old signs, and/or performing related duties.
• Designs a variety of signage and fabricates signs to requested specifications.
• Issues construction signs to work crews for their use.
• Prepares a variety of operational records and reports including work orders, time records, service requests, and daily reports.
• Maintains a database of municipal traffic signs.
• Keeps sign shop clean and organized, and orders materials, blades and supplies to maintain necessary inventory levels.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
• Performs other related work as required.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• No experience required.

License and Certifications

• International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) Certification. (To be obtained within one year of employment with on-the-job training provided).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Basic street sign construction and maintenance practices.
• Variety of hand and power tools.
• Basic mathematics used for measuring quantities and distances
• City geography.
• Recordkeeping principles.
• Computers and related software applications.

Skill in:

• Performing manual labor.
• Understanding and carrying out written and oral instructions.
• Operating small hand and power tools and other related equipment.
• Applying basic mathematical skills.
• Using and caring for applicable tools and equipment.
• Reading and comprehending maps.
• Preparing operational records.
• Using a computer and related software applications.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements:

The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands, knees, hands, and feet.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something steady to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Visual ability 2: sufficient to include color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Visual ability 3: sufficient to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Visual ability 4: sufficient to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, both day and night.
• Visual ability 5: sufficient to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.