Traffic Control Technician (Flagger)

MasTec Communications Group•Sumner, WA

12d

About The Position

MasTec Communications Group is a national infrastructure construction company providing wireline and wireless communication services, including cell tower construction, RF engineering, broadband fiber optic cable installation, OSP engineering, wireline construction, and emergency maintenance services. The Traffic Control Technician helps control vehicular traffic through construction projects and maintains a consistent focus on safety. The position involves setting up, maintaining, and taking down work zones; placing traffic control signs and markers; directing traffic; communicating detours and hazards; and documenting on-site issues. The technician keeps truck equipment organized and in working order and develops knowledge of work-zone setup, design, and flagging responsibilities to share with teammates. Compensation is $24–$26 per hour, depending on experience.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience.
At least 500 hours of traffic control flagging experience.
Knowledge and skillful implementation of federal and state work-zone safety and traffic-control regulations.
Knowledge of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) guidelines and how to apply them using appropriate devices and techniques.
Knowledge of construction-site safety rules and ability to follow them.
Basic understanding of construction job sites.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays if needed.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to obtain a DOT medical card for driving purposes; applicants are subject to an MVR review and must meet company safe-driving-record standards.
Ability to lift, carry, and place traffic cones weighing up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Maintain a consistent focus on safety throughout all job functions.
Distribute traffic control signs and markers along the site in a designated pattern.
Set up, maintain, and tear down work zones in accordance with customer, state, and company expectations.
Lift, carry, and place traffic cones weighing up to 50 pounds to maintain work-zone safety.
Lift, carry, place, and assemble traffic control signs in the proper order.
Keep equipment in trucks organized and in working order.
Develop knowledge of work-zone setup, design, and flagging responsibilities, and share knowledge with teammates.
Direct traffic through the site using signs, hand signals, and flag signals.
Warn laborers and drivers when a vehicle fails to heed signals.
Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
Record license numbers of traffic control violators for the police.
Pass a hand marker to the last driver in a one-way traffic lineup to signal the flagger at the opposite end when traffic is clear for reverse flow.
Write and review maintenance and incident reports about on-site issues or concerns.