Signs and Pavement Marker

City of Albany, Georgia•Georgia 31701, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this classification is to perform manual work functions associated with the installation, maintenance, fabrication, and/or repair of traffic signs, street markers, and pavement markings. Duties include digging trenches, operating paint machines, operating concrete saws, running cable, installing signs, raised pavement markers, and traffic signals, and replacing lamps. The role involves installing and maintaining traffic signs and street markers, installing traffic control devices for detours, and setting up safety signs/cones. It also includes installing road striping and reflective markers on pavement, performing groundskeeping tasks, and operating various vehicles and machinery. The position requires cleaning and maintaining equipment, performing pre-trip inspections, assisting with inventory, and loading/unloading trucks. Additional functions include performing other related duties as required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Some experience and/or training required or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license.
Ability to determine, calculate, tabulate, or summarize data/information.
Ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the action of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Ability to utilize a variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may require ability to utilize principles of fractions and/or interpret graphs.
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change.
Tasks involve the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds).
Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals.
Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, or toxic agents.

Responsibilities

Performs manual work functions associated with the installation, maintenance, fabrication, and/or repair of traffic signs, street markers, and pavement markings.
Digs trenches, operates paint machines, operates concrete saw, runs cable, installs signs, raised pavement markers, and traffic signals, replaces lamps.
Installs and maintains traffic signs and street markers within the City of Albany and Dougherty County.
Installs traffic control devices for detours (street closings) and sets up safety signs/cones.
May flag traffic.
Installs roam striping on pavement.
Installs reflective markers on pavement including arrows, stop bars, school names, railroad crossings.
May perform various groundskeeping tasks such as mowing, trimming shrubbery and tree limbs, collecting trash, raking leaves, removing trees and stumps, operating chipper/shredder, removing sawdust, and filling holes.
Operates a variety of vehicles, machinery and equipment in the performance of duties.
Cleans and maintains machinery and equipment.
Performs pre-trip inspection of assigned trucks and performs routine maintenance.
May prepare vehicle maintenance report and forward to supervisor.
Assists in maintaining inventory of parts, equipment, tools or supplies.
Receives incoming parts.
Initiates requests for new or replacement materials.
Loads/unloads assigned trucks and transports parts/supplies to work sites.
Performs other related duties as required.