Ready to Start Your Career with the City of Temple?Summary The Signal Maintenance Technician is responsible for the construction, and repairs to all the City's traffic signals, school flashers, flashing beacons and communication systems. Must live within a 45-minute for response time. Rotates on-call for nights, weekends, holidays, inclement weather, and emergency calls coming to the department.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs as assigned
- Checks electrical and electronic wiring and connections, inspects detection, cleans cabinets, cleans LED lenses, checks alignment of signal heads; checks programming of solid-state controllers, school flasher time clocks and communication equipment, ensures proper operation of traffic signals, school flashers and flashing beacons; installs new equipment as updates require; torque nuts and bolts on school flashers, traffic signals and mast arms
- Identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves detection problems such as wiring failures, conflict, and controller issues
- Repairs and/or replaces traffic signal, school flasher, warning beacon hardware and electronic components: signal heads, LEDs, backplates, traffic signal controllers, school flasher time clocks, flashers, load switches, video detection components; Replaces signal cabinets; hang span wire, pull traffic signal wire, and replace communication equipment
- Tests solid state traffic control components: traffic signal controllers, conflict monitors, loads switches, school flasher time clocks and 12V DC batteries
- Create service requests and work orders in City Works system
- Installs traffic signals, school flashers and flashing beacons; helps set forms, rebar cages, finishes poured concrete; sets poles, mast arms or span wire; sets controller cabinet and installs signal heads, back plates and pull/connect wire; installs video detection/radar equipment, installs pull boxes, trench and layout conduit; saw cut streets for loop wire; installs electrical service
- Organizes and maintains traffic signal inventory; shelves new stock in storage, stocks trucks with materials, notifies foreman of low quantities
- Follows City policies, procedures, and safety guidelines
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent
Certificates, Licenses, & Registrations
- Valid Class A CDL or ability to obtain CDL within 6 months from date of hire
- IMSA Certifications in Traffic Signals (preferred)
Thank you for your interest in the position. Please note only those selected for an interview will be contacted.Other details
- Job Family General Regular
- Job Function 2 - Streets and Highways
- Pay Type Hourly
- Max Hiring Rate $18.60
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