Transportation Technician

Starting Rate

$27.82 (non-negotiable). After hire, pay increases depend on length of service, advancement, and other contractual factors. This position is represented by the AFSCME union.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave

Role Summary

Install, inspect, maintain and repair traffic signs, signals, streetlights and communication systems.

Essential Duties

• Install, maintain, and repair traffic control and signal devices, underground cabling and conduit infrastructure, streetlights (pole/mast and light) and mobile radio communication, alarms and electronic systems, including top lights
• Design, fabricate and install traffic signs and decals
• Inspect traffic signal and street lighting installation to ensure meeting applicable city, state and federal standards and specifications
• Calibrate, test, maintain and repair base, mobile and portable radio transmitters, receivers, and monitors
• Identify source of power failure and install temporary power source for power restoration
• Perform preventive maintenance on traffic signal, sign and radio equipment, including sign computer hardware
• Install cable fiber; locate and stake buried City equipment (MISS DIG)
• Splice, terminate and pull fiber
• Document sign locations and maintain other field inventory records
• Construct traffic control barricades and monitor traffic control

Equipment

• Power Tools, sleeve drive
• Soldering station, welder, audio/tone generator, auger truck, hoist truck, directional boring machine, backhoe/trencher, concrete saw, air compressor, sign cutter

Training and Experience

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• CDL B within 3 months
• Forklift Operator's Permit (obtained in 2 years)
• Aerial Work Platform Operator's Permit (obtain in 2 years)
• Intermediate knowledge of traffic theory; signals operations; safety requirements for high-risk work zones
• Advanced knowledge of: street light construction, where city equipment is located
• Ability to: read blueprints; use test equipment
• Knowledge of soldering and welding
• Knowledge of at least one of the following: Radio System Repair and System Repair and Maintenance or Traffic Signal Level I Certification AND/or Signs and Marking Level I Certification
• Demonstrated ability to meet performance standards for 6 of 9 key proficiencies (2 each in signs, signals, and radio shop):
  • Power restoration (required) (Signals and Radio Shop)
  • Miss DIG (required) (Signals and Radio Shop)
  • Intersection construction/upgrade (Signs and Signals)
  • Street light construction inspection (Signals)
  • Sign restoration (Signs)
  • Maintenance of sign shop equipment and sign computer (Signs)
  • Installation/removal of top light (Radio Shop)
  • Installation/removal of radio (Radio Shop)