Traffic Control Technician - Driver/Helper (Austin $18 - $20 starting )

Lite & Barricade; Hutto (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lite & Barricade is seeking a Driver/Helper in Texas to execute work orders, communicate with customers, and support daily dispatch operations. The role involves loading, securing loads, and ensuring compliance with TXDOT/MUTCD standards.

You will work with a team on high-speed road sites, perform pre/post tasks, and maintain safety and equipment cleanliness. High school diploma required; background checks applicable.

Qualifications

• Ability to comprehend and perform all daily tasks.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to read traffic control plans.
• Ability to communicate with customers in a professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Perform stretch and flex exercises.
• Report to Dispatch to receive orders for the day.
• Contact customers to verify deliveries are as scheduled.
• Pull and load trucks as work order specifies.
• Make sure loads are correctly strapped.
• Deliver equipment, and if needed, set up work orders based on TXDOT and/or MUTCD standards.
• Upon completion of work order, get work order signed.
• Upon receipt of signed work order, report to Dispatch for additional daily tasks.
• Fill up work trucks with fuel.
• Make sure work trucks are clean.

Skills

Task comprehension

Communication

Customer service

Traffic plan reading

Work under pressure

Teamwork

High-speed roads

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

SCOPE OF THE JOB:

The Driver/Helper is responsible for executing work orders in a timely manner and communicating with the customers.

SCOPE OF THE JOB:

The Driver/Helper is responsible for executing work orders in a timely manner and communicating with the customers.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform stretch and flex exercises.
• Report to Dispatch to receive orders for the day.
• Contact customers to verify deliveries are as scheduled.
• Pull and load trucks as work order specifies.
• Make sure loads are correctly strapped.
• Deliver equipment, and if needed, set up work orders based on TXDOT and/or MUTCD standards.
• Upon completion of work order, get work order signed.
• Upon receipt of signed work order, report to Dispatch for additional daily tasks.
• Fill up work trucks with fuel.
• Make sure work trucks are clean.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Ability to comprehend and perform all daily tasks.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work with different crew members.
• Ability to work on high-speed roads.
• Ability to read traffic control plans.
• Ability to communicate with customers in a professional manner.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school degree or equivalent/education/experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Light industrial work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move, transport, install, and remove objects.
• Visual acuity is constantly required to operate machines, equipment, and/or motor vehicles, perform mechanical or skilled trade tasks, and ensure the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• Frequently subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions with no effective protection from the weather.
• Occasionally subject to hazards that may include a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to high heat exposure to chemicals, and/or functioning in narrow aisles or passageways
• Occasionally subject to noise at a level that may require the employee to shout in order to be heard.Occasionally communicates with customers and employees in other departments. Must be able to exchange accurate information verbally and in writing.

Upon job offer, all candidates must complete and pass both background and drug testing. Mandatory for all potential hires.

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to re-assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.