Traffic Sign Installer
Job Description
This is service maintenance work in the installation and maintenance of traffic and street name signs. Work requires knowledge of guidelines, work instructions, routines and procedures used in sign installation and maintenance which is acquired through a combination of training and on the job experience. Contacts require courtesy, tact and effectiveness in dealing with others to request or provide information, ask questions, or obtain clarification. Work is performed following established routines, standing instructions, and established procedures, and involves similar situations requiring choice of correct procedures. Work is performed primarily outdoors where there are some risks and hazards associated with signs, such as exposure to vehicular traffic, paint, dust, dirt, and other unpleasant conditions. Uses shovels, posthole diggers and hand tools; operates equipment such as air compressors and jack hammers; and operates a motor vehicle. The physical demands consist of lifting, loading, unloading, and transporting materials up to one hundred pounds. The work is performed under general supervision where the work assignments are detailed and covered by established procedures and the worker is permitted some latitude to use own judgment.
Examples of Work
Assembles, installs, maintains and repairs traffic and street name signs.
Operates truck to and from work sites and picks up supplies and equipment.
Prepares and maintains records on completed tasks.
Straightens, cleans or replaces damaged or missing signs as discovered during the work day.
Performs manual labor such as digging holes and lifting, loading and unloading materials and equipment.
Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville’s competencies
Performs related work as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of routines and procedures used in the installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic and street name signs.
Knowledge of Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways published by the Department of Transportation as relating to traffic signs.
Skill in the erection of signs and mixing small batches of concrete.
Ability to perform arithmetic computations.
Ability to prepare and maintain records.
Ability to read a map.
Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to perform manual labor such as lifting, loading, unloading, and transporting materials up to one hundred pounds.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
