Traffic Controller - Santa Fe SWSS

RT Management LLC•Santa Fe, NM

2d•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Southwest Safety, New Mexico’s FASTEST growing and most technology advanced traffic control company is hiring Traffic Control Flaggers. Earn $17.50-19.50 an hour using the latest technology that will keep work zones safer. This is an opportunity to be part of a team that is on the cutting edge of traffic control safety. We are looking for hard-working, dependable, safety-oriented team players with positive attitudes to join our growing team and help us build and maintain client relationships through their on-site traffic control needs. This is a CAREER in traffic control. The Traffic Controller works with construction teams to ensure that automobiles and pedestrians do not interfere with, or pose a danger to, laborers and their projects. Candidates must become certified in basic traffic safety techniques by attending a training class provided by the company. The Traffic Controller must create a safe work zone that ensures traffic does not cause a threat to the workers. This involves setting up cones and barriers that show traffic where to drive, as well as holding up signs that tell traffic to either stop or to proceed slowly. Traffic Controllers must constantly be aware of both the construction and traffic activity taking place around them. Compliance with all safety regulations is mandatory. The Traffic Controller’s principal activities are performing traffic control and flagging duties at assigned job sites, including setting up, maintaining, and removing temporary work zones. Driving or traveling from the employee’s home to the job site (or, if applicable, assigned meeting location) and from the job site (or, if applicable, assigned meeting location) to the employee’s home, whether in a personal or company vehicle, is not a principal activity of this position and constitutes non-compensable commuting time under the Fair Labor Standards Act and applicable state law.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older
Must have a smartphone with internet access for timekeeping and communication to receive work schedule
Excellent communication skills
Be able to work in all weather conditions and tolerate varying climates of heat, cold, and rain

Nice To Haves

Valid driver’s license preferred
Temporary Traffic Control: 1 year (Preferred)
TCT certification (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Setup, maintain, and remove temporary work zones including warning signs, traffic cones, and rumble strips according to ATSSA and DOT regulations
Load and unload work zone equipment to and from the company vehicle at the job site
Complete and submit all necessary paperwork in a timely manner before leaving the last job site
Wear and maintain proper PPE in accordance with Wright specific policy
Ensure that company vehicles are kept clean and orderly and inform management of any safety concerns or vehicle problems
Review start time and address of job site or meeting location (if applicable) as established and sent by office scheduler via company app
Read and understand Wright safety manual and employee handbook
Reports directly to a Field Supervisor
Other job duties as assigned