Traffic Control Specialist I

Traffic Control Specialist I

Description

• General Description

• Maintains safe conditions on all County roads and bridges within the precincts. Employee will be responsible for all County road traffic control signs/devices.

• Examples of Work Performed

• Installs all road signs within the precinct.

• May operate chainsaw to clear brush from right of way.

• May drive county vehicle to haul materials to and from the worksite.

• Tamps, packs and levels dirt, gravel or asphalt.

• Uses hand tools to dig holes.

• May assist in installing, assembling and maintaining barricades.

• Loads materials, trash, brush, etc., onto truck; may sometimes unload the same.

• Checks daily construction schedule to keep appraised of materials needed on the job.

• Regular attendance is a must.

• Ability to work well with others.

• Education and Experience

• Graduation from a high school or equivalent (GED).

• Related experience preferred.

Certificates, Licenses and Registration:

• Must have a current valid Texas motor vehicle operator’s license.

• Must be able to be insured by the County’s insurance carrier.

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must have basic knowledge of hand tools associated with manual labor and the minor repair of the equipment.

• Employees working in the installation of signs may use a jackhammer, pole hole digger, hole auger, air compressor, etc., but all employees will be trained on the job to handle such tools.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Bilingual (Spanish and English) with the ability to converse fluently in both languages preferred.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure.

• Ability to solve simple and common sense problems and interpret simple instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

• Ability to understand, follow and give oral and written instructions.

• Employee may be assigned other duties in addition to those listed.

• Duties may change according to the changing needs of the County.

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