Traffic Signs Technician

About our opportunity:
The City of Asheville is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Traffic Signs Technician in the Transportation Department. The Transportation Department is dedicated to providing safe and efficient transportation systems for all residents and visitors. This position involves designing, fabricating, installing, repairing, and maintaining traffic signage and road markings on City streets.
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Design traffic signs using digital design software and create patterns for traffic signs.
• Fabricate traffic control signs, operate production machinery, and maintain equipment.
• Install and maintain traffic signs, inspect for compliance, and perform necessary repairs.
• Install road markings using paint sprayers and other equipment.
• Review closure plans for special events and provide needed signage, barricades, and cones.
• Adhere to established safety procedures, monitor work environment, and use safety equipment.
• Maintain equipment and supplies, ensure adequate stock, and initiate repair requests.
• Communicate with supervisors, other City employees, contractors, and the public to coordinate work activities.
• Process documentation associated with department operations, including work orders and inventory records.
• Operate a variety of equipment and tools used in department projects and activities.
• Perform other similar duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Vocational or technical training in graphic design or a related field.
• One year of experience in sign design, or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Valid Driver's License 
• Must have the ability to obtain the IMSA Work Zone Temporary Traffic Control Certification and the Level I Signs and Pavement Markings Certification within a reasonable time frame as determined by the Department Director or City Traffic Engineer.

Performance Aptitudes:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives. 

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations. 

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and/or rapid adjustments. 

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information. 

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebraic principles and formulas, and basic geometric principles and calculations. 

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives. 

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria. 

ADA Compliance: 

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged standing, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds). 

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally. 

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, smoke, temperature and noise extremes, heights, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards.