Road Maintenance Technician - Temporary

Description

The Road Maintenance Technician, under close supervision, performs a variety of routine and manual traffic control and flagging duties in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. This position assists other employees of higher classification in maintenance projects and other duties as assigned.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

• Follows safety rules and regulations in all work zones, including placing signs, barricades, traffic cones, and other warning devices.
• Assists with performing a variety of road maintenance working including patching of chuck holes, cutting brush, burning weeds, painting, and flagging.
• Pursues self-development and continuing personal development of skills and knowledge by attending ongoing educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks.

• General knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques and related tools, equipment, and technology as they relate to area(s) of assignment according to current department and County practices.
• General knowledge of road systems, conditions, signs, and signals.
• General knowledge of industry work hazards and safety procedures.
• General skills in troubleshooting and resolving issues or problems by analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, interpreting compliance documentation, projecting consequences of proposed actions and implementing recommendations in support of goals.
• General time management and mental and physical organization skills that support the ability to focus, have clarity, and use strategy to fulfill a variety of tasks successfully.
• Ability and willingness to establish and maintain communication and working relationships with peers, representatives from other agencies, vendors, public officials, and the general public using courtesy, tact, and good judgment.

• Work may be performed in the following environmental conditions:
  • Constantly: outdoor weather conditions with temperatures ranging from below zero degrees in the winter to over 100 degrees in the summer, near moving mechanical parts, dirt, dust, and shavings.
  • Frequently: grease, oil, vibration, traffic.
  • Occasionally: high, precarious places, around fumes or airborne particles, in toxic or caustic chemicals, water.
• The noise level in the general work environment varies depending on the task and location and can range from usually moderate to high, higher levels during use of certain tools and tasks.

• spend the following amount of time in an activity:
  • Constantly: use hands, fingers to handle or feel.
  • Frequently: talk or hear, reach with hands and arms, climb, push, pull, or balance, stand, walk for extended periods of time; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• carry or transport items:
  • constantly: from 1 to 25 pounds
  • occasionally: 26 to 50 pounds
• Have the following vision abilities: depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to adjust focus, and have clear close and distance vision (from one inch to 20 feet or more).

Typical Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma, OR G.E.D.

• Any combination of education and experience which would provide the applicant with the desired knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job.

• Employment at Franklin County is contingent upon the results of a background check and eligibility for coverage by the County’s liability insurance carrier. Depending upon the position, background checks may include personal and professional references, social security verification, education and professional licensing verification, financial history, and criminal history.
• Valid driver’s license.

Supplemental Information

OTHER DUTIES DISCLAIMER
The statements herein describe the principal functions of this job, level of knowledge and skills typically required, scope of responsibility, work requirements and working conditions, but are not all-inclusive. Individuals may perform other duties and Franklin County, Washington reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties, and assign other duties as necessary, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise to balance the workload.