Traffic Signs & Markings Technician I

City of Yakima, WA; Yakima (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Yakima seeks a dependable traffic sign technician to perform fabrication, installation, and maintenance of traffic signs and pavement markings across locations. You will drive City vehicles, operate sign making equipment, and apply coatings.

Under supervision, you will develop knowledge of traffic regulations, safety practices, and use of graphic design software and printers to produce street signs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and any combination of education or experience equivalent to six (6) months in sign fabrication, sign installation, computer graphics design, commercial painting, metal fabrication, or equipment maintenance.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Washington State Driver’s License; obtain basic first aid and CPR certificates, traffic flagging certificate, forklift certificate within six (6) months of employment.
• Must obtain International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) Level I Traffic Signs and Markings Specialist Certification (or equivalent) within twelve (12) months of employment.
• Work involves fabrication, installation, maintenance of traffic signs and traffic control pavement markings; apply lane lines, parking spaces and crosswalks; inspects, installs, removes, cleans and replaces traffic signs; removes vegetation obscuring signs; and operates, maintains painting and fabrication equipment and machinery.
• Knowledge of: traffic regulations; pavement markings; sign manufacturing and fabrication techniques, tools, materials and processes

Responsibilities

• Drives City vehicles and performs assigned basic operational duties in a variety of locations, such as: fabrication, installation, and maintenance of traffic signs and traffic control pavement markings; applies lane lines, parking spaces and crosswalks; inspects, installs, removes, cleans and replaces traffic signs; removes vegetation obscuring signs; and operates, maintains painting and fabrication equipment and machinery.
• Drives, operates and maintains assigned vehicles, machinery and tools used to paint or apply traffic control markings, lane lines, parking spaces and crosswalks. Operates truck-mounted and manual equipment to apply: water and solvent borne paints; reflective glass beads; inlaid, pressure sensitive reflective tapes; thermoplastic tape and other materials. Drives light to medium-duty trucks as needed.
• Acts safely and responsibly when driving and/or operating vehicles and other motorized equipment to perform required duties. Work is performed in a variety of locations in a timely and efficient manner. Legally adheres to all traffic laws and regulations.
• Cleans and maintains stripers, stencil trucks, line walkers, sign fabrication equipment, graphic arts sign fabrication equipment, and other related equipment.
• Fabricates traffic signs from aluminum sign plate, plastic, vinyl, reflective sheeting and printer inks using equipment such as vinyl plotters and roller tables. Prepares surfaces and applies appropriate coatings; makes stencils as needed; applies reflective sheeting; operates computers using graphic art design software and other specialized software, printers to make street signs.
• Builds and repairs various types of traffic control signs and barricades; uses cones and barricades to temporarily detour traffic around work sites, emergency situations and other hazardous traffic conditions.
• Reviews and monitors signs to determine reflectivity and identifies signs in need of repair. Removes and replaces worn, faded, damaged, missing or vandalized signs; cleans or repairs signs for re-use; replaces sign posts using hand tools, jackhammers, concrete and other equipment and materials as needed. Removes vegetation blocking or obscuring signs, as needed, using hand and power tools.
• Maintains records, inventory, work status and completion.
• Requires regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Traffic regulations knowledge

Pavement markings knowledge

Sign fabrication knowledge

Manual dexterity

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Graphic design software

Printers

Vinyl plotters

Power tools

Job description

City of Yakima seeks a dependable traffic sign technician to perform fabrication, installation, and maintenance of traffic signs and pavement markings across locations. You will drive City vehicles, operate sign making equipment, and apply coatings.

Under supervision, you will develop knowledge of traffic regulations, safety practices, and use of graphic design software and printers to produce street signs.