Traffic Signal Aide (2 openings)

Salary Range: $51,839.58 - $51,839.58

About the Role

Works under the supervision of an assigned supervisor in the Engineering Division to assist Signal Technicians in installing and repairing signal equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assists in installing traffic signals and making electrical connections to units
• Performs routine maintenance and repairs on equipment
• Installs new bulbs and LED modules in traffic signals
• Digs holes, erects poles, and wires lines to support traffic signals and related devices
• Disassembles, cleans, and reassembles lighting fixtures and equipment using hand tools
• Places warning signs, flags, or barriers at repair site
• Loads and unloads equipment, tools, and supplies from truck
• Works from bucket and aerial platform trucks to perform daily tasks
• Maintains workshop in orderly condition
• Performs locating duties for underground Traffic Signal/Fiber Optics wires/cables
• Travels by driving company vehicle to various worksites throughout the City
• Performs additional functions (essential or otherwise) which may be assigned

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift and carry objects up to 70 lbs. with assistance
• Requires climbing, including 12 ft. ladders, onto the back of trucks, and into bucket trucks
• Requires balancing, bending, kneeling, reaching, pushing, and pulling
• Requires the ability to use basic hand tools and to grasp wires
• Must be able to program controls and change components
• Requires feeling of electrical circuits and wires for overheating
• Involves standing for extended periods of time and traversing over uneven surfaces
• Must be able to communicate problems and conditions to co-workers, including during high volume of traffic noise
• Must operate a two-way radio to communicate with co-workers and supervisor
• Requires the ability to operate a City vehicle to drive to and from various work sites throughout the city

Working Conditions

• Majority of work is performed outdoors; some shop work is required
• Must work in inclement weather as necessary
• Must work from bucket and aerial platform trucks
• Exposed to noise and traffic
• Frequently drives to various traffic signal work sites throughout the city
• May be exposed to engine fumes and electrical shock
• Requires the use and wear of protective gear
• Requires the ability to work different shifts as well as standby and call-out duty

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and understand written and verbal instructions
• Six (6) months of full-time working experience or vocational training using basic hand tools; or any combination of experience and training which enables one to perform the essential job functions
• Must possess and maintain a valid Class "B" Tennessee (or equivalent out-of-state) Commercial Driver's License or obtain such license within six (6) months of employment
• Must comply with Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) Alcohol and Drug testing rules as a condition of continued employment