Traffic Control Worker II

County of Tulare; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Tulare in Visalia is seeking a skilled sign production and installation worker to design, fabricate, and maintain traffic signs using digital printers, plotters, and a range of hand and power tools. Safe work practices and following maps, plans and shop manuals are essential.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, a Class B license with tanker endorsement before probation ends, and the ability to operate various equipment.

Qualifications

• Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.
• Knowledge: Basic math sufficient to make and install signs to specifications.
• Skill/Ability to: Read gauges and operate office equipment.
• License or Certificate: Class B driver’s license and tanker endorsement required within 2 weeks before end of probation; Class C license at time of appointment.
• Desirable: CAMUTCD standards and sign manufacturing knowledge.
• Conditions of Employment: Pre-employment drug/alcohol screening and background check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Use computer software, digital printers and plotters to design and fabricate traffic signs.
• Use hand and power tools and airless spray equipment.
• Stripe roadways and apply pavement markings in paint and thermoplastic.
• Assemble and install solar-powered traffic safety devices.
• Observe and report safety hazards and equipment maintenance needs.
• Maintain sign inventory and service records.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Office equipment use

Read gauges

Tool usage

Safety practices

Follow instructions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Airless spray equipment

Two-way radio

Hydraulic auger

Job description

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Resource Management Agency. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months.

Current vacancy is with the Resource Management Agency located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

• Use computer software, digital printers and plotters to design and fabricate traffic signs.
• Use hand and power tools, and airless spray equipment.
• Stripe roadways and apply pavement markings in paint and thermoplastic.
• Assemble and install solar-powered traffic safety devices.
• Observe and report signs in need of repair, obstructions to sign view and other potential safety hazards.

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth(12th) grade.

Knowledge of:

• Basic math sufficient to make and install signs to specifications.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, printers, scanners, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Read gauges such as foot-o-meters.
• Drive a single vehicle with a GVWR of more than 26,000 pounds.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools such as hammers, drills, chainsaws, augers, presses, shovels, and post hole-diggers.
• Safe work practices.
• Follow daily work layout instructions.
• Keep a daily diary.
• Understand and follow verbal and written instructions such as work assignments, maps, and shop manuals.
• Maintain sign inventory and equipment service records.
• May read plans and blueprints.
• Use a two-way radio.
• May prepare and maintain a variety of work records.

License or Certificate:

• Have or attain a “Class B” driver’s license and a tanker endorsement two (2) weeks prior to the expiration of the one-year probationary period. Attainment of the Class B license is a condition of employment.
• Possession of a valid Class C California driver’s license at time of appointment.

DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Knowledge of:

• California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD) standards pertaining to proper positioning and mounting of traffic signs.
• Sign construction materials and methods.
• County road systems.
• Road marking application methods.

Skill/Ability to:

• Read maps and blueprints.
• Modern sign manufacturing techniques
• Operate a hydraulic auger.
• Drive a single vehicle with a GVWR of more than 26,000 pounds.
• Perform minor repairs on vehicles.
• Basic computer use for record keeping.

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected may be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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