Traffic Sign & Marking Technician - G116 Traffic Engineering

This position performs technical duties in the installation and maintenance of traffic signs, pavement markings, and roadway striping.

• Reviews daily work orders and prepares equipment to complete tasks.

• Installs, repairs, and maintains traffic control signs, pavement markings, and roadway striping.

• Helps maintain sign, pavement marking, and striping inventory; advises supervisor concerning material reorders.

• Operates the necessary equipment to install and maintain signs, pavement markings, and striping, including thermoplastic heaters, a grinder, a power driver, and paint machines.

• Installs and programs traffic counters and associated equipment for the collection of traffic data.

• Assists in the fabrication of street signs for the public right-of-way.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of street signs, pavement markings, and roadway striping.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of directing traffic.

• Skill in the operation of such tools as manual and power sign post drivers, pavement marking and striping machines, eradication machines, and aerial lift equipment.

• Skill in problem solving and decision making.

• Skill in oral and written communication.

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having a similar position for one year. Possession of or the ability to obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated. The work is typically performed while sitting, standing, bending, crouching, stooping, or walking. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, and uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in a sign shop or in the field. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, and machinery with moving parts. Work may be performed outdoors and occasionally in cold or inclement weather. The employee must work in the vicinity of moving traffic.