Traffic Control Driver

Job Qualifications:

 No formal education required beyond a high school diploma

 Traffic Control Certification (preferred)

 Physical fitness: must be able to carry and lift equipment as needed

 Verbal Communication skills critical when providing directions and safety instructions

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Direct Vehicles around job sites

 Use hand signals and signs to stop and direct traffic at job sites (typically use large direction signs (Stop & Slow Paddles) to tell drivers when to stop or proceed slowly)

 Communicate with flaggers or job site personnel’s, especially with other flaggers positioned at different spots along the job site (This helps them coordinate two-way traffic on single-lane roads. They might also contact members of the job crew to alert them to any traffic concerns that might impact their work or safety)

 Set up traffic cones, signs, barricades, water-filled barricades, etc. at and around job sites (This includes detour, Road Work Ahead, End Road Work, and Road Closed signs)

 Retrieve all cones, signs, and barricades at the end of the workday as directed

 Maintain all equipment in a safe and working condition

 Load all required equipment into vehicle prior to job and after job is complete

Physical Requirements/ Work Environment:

 Requires standing for prolonged periods of time, perform full deep squat, full range of motion of arms and legs, repetitive movement, bending at the elbows, knees, hip and bending forward

 Requires lifting and carrying of up to 50lb or more from floor to chest level carrying horizontally or overhead for a certain amount of feet

 Organization skills: setting up cones and maintaining traffic patterns around construction sites

 Interpersonal skills: the ability to greet drivers and pedestrians with a friendly, outgoing manner and to interact with a diverse population is essential

 Self-motivation: should conduct traffic control with little to no supervision during the course of the day

 Nonverbal communication methods: hand signals, signs, and other devices

 Observe and record any details about drivers who fail to obey signs, speed limits, or other directions (information can be reported to site supervisors or, if possible, law enforcement officers)

 Must be constantly aware of both the job site activity and traffic activity taking place around them

 Respond to Dispatch Center calls in a timely manner for availability – no later than 30 minutes

 Completing required paperwork, receipts, and time-sheets on or before mandatory deadlines

 Report any and all unsafe conditions to supervisor as soon as possible

 Mandatory on call (1 week rotation varies by the amount of drivers employed) *Subject to Change*

 Travel outside of the branch location

 Available for Special Events on weekends, throughout the year and holidays if needed

 Navigate safely to and from office to jobsite

 Company reserves the rights to add or change duties at any time

 Requires using hands to handle, control or lift objects with a strong grip

 Requires stepping at least 33 inches onto tailgate of a truck

 Requires being outside and exposed to environmental conditions