Sign Technician II
City of Missouri City, TX
Missouri City, TX
$43,549 - $52,258 a year
Description
Definition
This is a full-time (Non-Exempt) position in the City’s Public Works Department. An individual in this position performs work in construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic signs and pavement markings within the City of Missouri City.
Reporting relationship: Chief Signal Technician
Examples of Work
Examples of Work
- Fabricates and installs signs, posts, delineators, barricades, cones, and pavement markings of all types.
- Inspects traffic signs for compliance with current standards and regulations including sign condition, placement, and visibility; performs tasks such as trimming vegetation, cleaning, repairing, and replacing signs as needed.
- Loads/unloads trucks and trailers with supplies, materials, and equipment for installing, repairing, or replacing signs or deploying barricades.
- Sets up traffic work zones, to include traffic barricades, cone transition lanes, and traffic warning signs when conducting sign/marking work in traffic areas.
- Keeps records of sign installations and locations.
- Operates high-pressure power washer, paint machine, and thermoplastic equipment in marking centerlines, parking lanes, and other traffic control needs
- Performs routine checks and preventive maintenance on equipment; identifies and reportsequipment malfunctions; cleans equipment as needed.
- Assists with maintaining inventory of materials in the sign shop and work truck.
- Responds to emergency calls-out on critical sign repair and/or replacement and emergency road closures. Required to be on-call 24 hours a day.
- Reports any unsafe actions/conditions and other department or City policy violations immediately to management.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Subject to 24-hour recall.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Ability to use tools, and materials, and execute safety hazards, and precautions used in various construction trades.
Ability to perform moderate to heavy manual labor outdoors in temperature extremes for extended periods of time.
Comply with all City and departmental policies and procedures.
Demonstrate satisfactory work performance and regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
Ability to document activities both written and electronic; utilize work order management system.
Education, Experience, or Certification
- High Scholl Diploma or General Education Development (GED); at least one (1) year relevant work experience in construction preferred, maintenance, and repair, or a similar skilled labor or trades job that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job.
- Must obtain International Municipal Signals Association (IMSA) Work Zone Traffic Safety Certification within one (1) year.
- Valid Class C Driver’s License
Supplemental Information
The Department of Human Resources & Organizational Development may consider an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.