DISTRICT SIGN SPECIALIST 1

DISTRICT 08 - UNIT 750 DRY PRONG, LA.    
 JOB NUMBER:08/11470/DSS1/03.28.25-LT

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Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
 http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.  

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

A valid Louisiana Class “D” Chauffeurs license is required. 

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience sections of the application.

Salary $17.18 hourly

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here:  Louisiana Rehabilitation Services - Vocational Rehabilitation - Louisiana Workforce Commission (laworks.net)

DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.  

“The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.  DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.” 

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Joseph Rachal

Transportation Operation Manager
318-561-5113

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training is required.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a current Class D Chauffer's License.

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Learns to perform sign installation, replacement and maintenance on state highways in accordance with federal guidelines. This includes highway signing, construction signing, road closure signing, barricading, and other permanent and temporary signing.

Learns to operate and maintain all equipment to perform duties, including sign truck and small tools.

Learns to maintain daily work reports, materials used reports, truck inventory, and sign shop inventory.

Assists in determining exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits and other regulatory signing.

Learns to determine exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits, and other regulatory signing by interpreting legal orders establishing these regulations.

Cleans signs and performs discriminative tree and limb cutting to clear obscured signs.

JOB DUTIES

60%  INSTALLS, REPLACES, REPAIRS, AND MAINTAINS TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT SIGNS ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUTCD AND DOTD POLICY AND SPECIFICATIONS.

15%  COMPLETES DAILY WORK REPORTS, MATERIAL USAGE REPORTS, ENSURE EACH TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT TO COMPLETE A PROJECT, USES TABLETS FOR WORK ORDER ENTRIES, SETS OUT TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AND CLEANS SIGNS.

15%  MAY ASSIST WITH TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT INSTALLATIONS AND LAYOUTS.

5%  ASSIST IN MAINTAINING SIGN SHOP INVENTORY ON A DAILY BASIS.

5%  MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS NECESSARY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMERGENCY/DISASTER SUPPORT SERVICES.

Salary : $17