SIGN SHOP SPECIALIST - 55010650

State of Florida•LAKE CITY, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will perform a variety of shop functions based on production needs, including preparing substrate materials, operating machinery to size and finish sign blanks, and applying sheeting. It includes preparing and using silk screens, drying and washing screens, and packaging completed signs for shipping. Responsibilities also include assembling handmade signs, laying out mileage and destination signage, handling materials with a forklift, producing delineators and construction signs, and maintaining the shop and its equipment. Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication. FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development. Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses.

Requirements

Obtain a High School Diploma or Certificate of High School Equivalency.
Knowledge of roadway signage
Knowledge of sign manufacturing process and operations
Knowledge of proper equipment and techniques for various tasks
Knowledge of silk screening process
Skills in silk screening process
Skills in the use of machinery and equipment (punch press, shear, hand and power tools, and forklift)
Skills in placing cut out letters and symbols on sign blanks
Skills in handling multiple tasks
Skills in filling requested order
Skills in meeting deadlines
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
Ability to follow oral and written instructions
Ability to load and unload and store stock
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Ability to maintain cleanliness of department facility

Responsibilities

Perform any of the three (3) separate functions of the shop depending upon need and production requirements.
Prepare substrate materials for sign blanks for sizing blanks, shearing material to size, rounding corners, either by hand or machine; set-up and punch mounting holes; set-up and operate squeeze roller and apply sheeting to blanks.
Prepare silk screens by using either one arm squeegee or operate the semi-automatic squeegee in the silk screen process and set-up screens. Place finished screened signs in drying racks and wash used screens when finished. Extract signs from racks by quantities on requisitions and pack for shipping. Place slip sheeting between each sign and bind signs to pallets with strapping. Load signs on trucks using forklift.
Prepare and build handmade signs by placing cut letters and symbols on sign blanks and stacking completed signs to await shipment. Lay out mileage and destination signs using established criteria for size and letter placement.
Unload new material using forklift. Stack new materials by size and thickness.
Make delineators, screen mesh construction signs and produce other related items.
Clean and maintain shop grounds.
Assist in the maintenance and repair of shop equipment.
Respond before, during and following emergency situations.