Overview
Sign Technician/Hwy Maintenance Worker Jobs in Buffalo, USA at Wright County
Title: Sign Technician/Hwy Maintenance Worker
Company: Wright County
Location: Buffalo, USA
Category:
Starting Wage is $29.34/hour.
Work Schedule
Night shift hours: 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. from November 1st through March 31st.
Day shift hours: from April 1st through October 31st.
Responsibilities
- Installs, repairs, fabricates, and maintains all permanent, temporary, and seasonal traffic control devices and equipment used in signage.
- Performs traffic control, flagging, and work zone set‑ups.
- Repairs and replaces signs damaged due to traffic accidents or natural causes; documents and photographs repaired signs.
- Assists supervisor in conducting various traffic studies and administering pavement striping.
- Re‑lamps and performs minor maintenance such as replacing batteries on traffic signals and overhead lights; troubleshoots problems using computer hook‑up to cabinet and notifies contractor of service needed.
- Trims trees and brush away from obstructed signs to improve visibility and safety.
- Operates locator device to check underground utilities prior to digging and assists maintenance personnel in locating underground utilities.
- Fabricates special signs which are not part of the regular inventory.
- Maintains department equipment, buildings, field sign and sign shop inventories; uses computerized inventory system; documents all signing activities.
- Receives and unloads supplies and signs, and places them in proper storage location.
- Performs repairs and maintenance to roads and bridges, including bituminous patching, paving, sealing concrete repair & maintenance in medians/sidewalks, and crack sealing roads.
- Replaces highway culverts by removal and installation of new culverts and/or installation of culvert liners in existing culverts.
- Places highway construction signs; removes debris and trash from roads, bridges, and ditches including dead animals and discarded appliances; repairs and/or installs bridges, culverts and guardrails; constructs new roadway turn lanes and shoulders using computerized equipment.
- Removes snow and ice from roadways using chemicals and salt; identifies, controls and removes noxious weeds, tree and brush cuttings on roadways; loads, hauls, and operates equipment.
- Transports and stockpiles road materials, including gravel and sand.
- Safely operates heavy equipment on roadways and construction sites.
- Interprets and understands highway construction plans.
- Available for after‑work hours emergency callouts.
- Performs other duties and activities as assigned.
Education and Experience
High school diploma or GED, and two years of experience working in highway maintenance, heavy equipment operation, and/or traffic signing or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience working with metal fabrication is preferred.
Special Requirements
- Class A Commercial Driver’s license (CDL) with a Tanker Endorsement upon hire.
- First Aid/CPR, Competent Person, Forklift, Nuclear Training, Flagger/Work Zone, OSHA Log Safe Training certifications all within one year of employment.
Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge and awareness of environmental conditions and precautionary safety measures required to perform routine maintenance procedures.
- Knowledge of proper signage for work areas.
- Knowledge of basic metal shop fabrication.
- Knowledge of basic mathematics to calculate measurements and inventory.
- Knowledge of standard office equipment including computer and software programs, telephones and two‑way radios.
- Ability to learn to use GPS, digital camera, automated inventory system, and other computer systems used by the Highway Department.
- Verbal and written communication skills sufficient to effectively respond to questions from a wide variety of audiences.
- Reading comprehension skills sufficient to understand and interpret work related documents, plans and technical documents.
- Interpersonal skills sufficient to exchange and/or convey information, give and receive work direction, and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to operate the sign truck with boom, tractor loader, distance measuring equipment, power and hand tools, welding equipment.
- Ability to learn and work in compliance with safety practices pertaining to traffic lanes, along roadways, and with various chemicals.
- Ability to interpret…