Location: Durham,NC, USA
Traffic Signal Technician
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Traffic Signal Technician
Salary
$46,093.00 - $78,853.00 Annually
Location
320 Muldee Street, NC
Job Type
Full time with benefits
Job Number
24-05149
Department
Transportation
Opening Date
10/28/2024
Closing Date
11/18/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
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Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
The Transportation Department plans, builds, and maintains a safe and vibrant multi-modal transportation network that supports safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability to provide a superior quality of life for our residents, businesses, and visitors. If youre interested in helping bring innovative, community-focused transportation solutions to our community while growing in your career, come to Durham!
Hiring Range: $46,093.00 - $53,373.00
Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday
Position devoted to maintaining and repairing City property, vehicles, roads and traffic systems, equipment and facilities, providing custodial services, and collecting, transporting and disposing municipal solid and yard waste through the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor and technical work. Perform semi-skilled labor requiring technical repairs, operation of light-duty equipment and power tools and/or leading the work of others performing general labor or custodial work. May also assist with general maintenance tasks in addition to their primary assignment. There is an established operational routine to be followed and decisions are limited primarily to choosing how quickly the work is performed and the sequence in which the work is performed to meet established standards and deadlines.
Responsible for leading a crew, to include assigning and inspecting work; performing cleaning services; performing technical work, service checks, and preventative maintenance on electronic equipment and vehicles; administering and scheduling repairs; operating light-duty equipment and power tools; installing and maintaining equipment and related devices; picking up residential trash; maintaining supplies; taking inventory and stocking equipment; researching information; preparing routine reports; maintaining records and databases; and performing related duties.
Duties/Responsibilities
+ Coordinates and/or performs custodial and collection operations including assigning, inspecting, and/or performing cleaning operations; as assigned, picks up residential trash, cleans and maintains floors, maintains grounds, cleans and sanitizes bathrooms, and sets up and tears down events.
+ Performs technical work, service checks, and preventative maintenance on electronic and other applicable equipment, systems, and vehicles; administers and schedules repairs; tracks equipment recalls; replaces defective equipment or parts; and operates light-duty equipment, power tools.
+ Maintains supply inventory; stocks equipment; gathers and compiles information, prepares routine reports; maintains records and databases; and proofs work for accuracy and completeness.
+ Provides customer service; responds to customer questions and concerns; resolves or escalates issues; and provides information on policies and procedures.
+ Installing and maintaining traffic signal equipment and related devices including installing and maintaining wiring.
+ Performing preventative maintenance.
+ Taking inventory and stocking equipment.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
+ High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).
+ Three years of equipment operation/driving or specialized maintenance experience based on assignment.
+ A valid driver's license.
+ IMSA Traffic Signal Level I Certification or obtain within 18 months of hire.
+ NC Class A Commercial Drivers or obtain within 24 months of hire.
+ Forklift Operators Certification or obtain within 6 months of hire.
+ Must complete job related and/or safety training based on assignment, such as (but not limited to) lock out/tag out, confined space entry, ladder safety, IMSA traffic signal level 1 field certification, work zone safety, respirator and emergency evacuation training.
+ This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.
Additional Preferred Skills
+ Experience working on a team made up of multiple employees.
+ Experience working with hand and small power tools.
+ Experience performing inventory of supplies and hardware.
Benefits General Full-Time Employees
+ 12-13 paid holidays per year
+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year
+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year
+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
+ State and City retirement plans
+ Short and long term disability plans
+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
+ Paid funeral leave
+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
+ 4 hours parental leave each year
+ Workman's Compensation Insurance
+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
+ State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
+ City of Durham Website
+ Walk in
+ Job fair
+ Employee referral
+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in other box below***
+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the other box below***
+ Craig's List
+ GlassDoor
+ governmentjobs.com
+ Monster.com
+ Indeed.com
+ Employment Security Commission
+ Magazine/Newspaper
+ Other
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If you listed other above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
+ Associates Degree
+ Bachelor's Degree
+ Master's Degree
+ PhD or Juris Doctorate
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Do you have a valid driver's license?
+ Yes
+ No
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How many years of experience do you have with equipment operation/driving or specialized maintenance experience based on assignment?
+ No related experience
+ Less than 1 year of related experience
+ 1 year but less than 3 years
+ 3 years but less than 5 years
+ 5 or more years
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Do you have experience working on a team made up of multiple employees?
+ No
+ Yes
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If you answered yes to #6, briefly share your experience. If you have no experience, indicate N/A.
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Do you have experience working with hand and small power tools?
+ No
+ Yes
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If you answered yes to #8, briefly share your experience. If you have no experience, indicate N/A.
10
Do you have experience performing inventory of supplies and hardware?
+ No
+ Yes
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If you answered yes to #10, briefly share your experience. If you have no experience, indicate N/A.
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Do you have the IMSA Traffic Signal Level I Certification or are you willing to obtain within 18 months if hired?
+ I have the required IMSA Traffic Signal Level I Certification.
+ i am willing to obtain the required IMSA Traffic Signal Level I Certification within 18 months if hire.
+ I am not willing to obtain the required IMSA Traffic Signal Level I Certification.
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Do you have a valid NC Class A Commercial Driver's license or are you willing to obtain within 24 months if hired?
+ I have the required NC Class A Commercial Driver's license.
+ I do not have the required NC Class A Commercial Driver's license but willing to obtain within 24 months of hire.
+ I am not willing to obtain the required NC Class A Commercial Driver's license.
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Do you have a Forklift Operators Certification or are you willing to obtain within 6 months if hired?
+ I have the required Forklift Operators Certification.
+ I do not have the required Forklift Operators Certification but willing to obtain within 6 months if hired.
+ I am not willing to obtain the require Forklift Operators Certification.
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This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event. Do you understand this statement?
+ Yes
+ No
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