Traffic Control Technician

AWP Safety • Tacoma, WA

4h • Onsite

About The Position

At Integrity, an AWP Safety Company, we operate as a team, we support each other, hold each other accountable and look to build and lift each other up. We look for ways to give back to our community and our peers. We strive every day to be better than we were the day before by welcoming feedback and taking responsibility for our actions. We provide the best service to our clients and take pride in our work. We never stop growing, innovating, and creating. We look to challenge the status quo and we operate with Integrity in all that we do. Every day we are guided by our Ways of Being; be Safe, be Generous, be Accountable, be Coachable, be Caring, be Better. A Traffic Control Technician will perform a wide range of traffic control tasks to provide safety and support to our teammates, contractors on job sites or public/private roadways. This position is considered a safety-sensitive position per WA Law.

Requirements

• Ability to listen to, understand, and follow directions
• Ability to remain flexible as specific assignments change
• Ability to work with a variety of personalities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Understanding of basic flagging policies, procedures, rules, and state and federal laws or willing to learn! Experience is not required.
• State valid flagging certification card (if you are not certified yet, we can certify you!)
• Valid driver's license is required, to operate company equipment/vehicle
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test (tests legal and illegal substances)

Responsibilities

• Use hand signals and direction signs to direct traffic around road constructions sites
• Communicate with other Flaggers/ TSTs using hand-held radios to direct two-way traffic onto a single lane
• Inform the construction crew of any traffic issues that may affect their safety
• Appropriately position warning and detour signs around construction sites
• Set up barricades and traffic cones along construction sites to cordon off certain areas
• Remove all signs, barricades, and traffic cones upon completion of construction work
• Perform other related duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees