Traffic Signal Technician

Vision

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Provide exceptional services for a safe, thriving community, while honoring our history and innovating for the future.

The City of Buckeye provides an extensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees. This includes health, dental, vision, life, pet insurance, as well as wellness incentives. Coverage begins the first day of the month following the start of your employment.

At the City of Buckeye, we understand the vital role that vacation time plays in supporting the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of our employees. Vacation and sick leave accruals begin on the first day of employment and may be used upon accrual. Additionally, employees receive credit towards vacation leave accruals for years of service with other public sector retirement systems nationwide (not including Federal service).

The City of Buckeye observes eleven holidays per year:
New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

This position participates in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Contribution is mandatory, and the current contribution rate is 12% per fiscal year.

Performs skilled and semi-skilled work associated with streetlight operation, repair, and maintenance duties.

• Troubleshoots, repairs, maintains streetlights including lamp, photocell, ballast, fuses and related devices. Rewires light poles, locates power sources to streetlights and installs streetlight wiring systems.
• Repairs and maintains traffic signals and poles as needed.
• Responds to emergencies, after-hours calls, outages, and system failures as required.
• Maintains inventory, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement records, and related work order records.
• Coordinates repairs with other City departments to ensure proper traffic control and other safety measures.
• Monitors City streets to identify downed poles, inoperative lights, needed repairs, or other situations requiring attention; initiates corrective action.
• Operates a variety of equipment, machinery, power and hand tools related to this position. Performs general maintenance and cleaning on equipment, machinery and tools. Keeps inventory of tools, materials and supplies. Ensures adequate inventory of materials.
• Performs a variety of preventative maintenance including changing signal bulbs, cleaning reflectors and refractors, and painting poles.
• Interacts with local electric utility company representatives regarding streetlight repair and maintenance.
• Identifies, locates and marks underground electrical utilities in accordance with “Arizona Blue Stake” requirements.
• Performs other related duties as required.

High school diploma or GED and a minimum of three (3) years’ experience maintaining, installing and/or repairing streetlights or five (5) years of equivalent electrical experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities; OR an equivalent combination of education and streetlight and electrical experience.

• Methods, materials and equipment used in the installation, maintenance and repair of streetlights and traffic signal equipment.
• Electricity and electrical systems common to traffic control devices.
• Hazards and necessary safety precautions involved in working with electricity and near underground utility lines.
• Blue stake laws.
• Traffic laws and rules involved in vehicle and equipment option.
• Basic traffic control/barricade procedures.

• Operation of various types of construction and maintenance equipment.
• Performing electrical wiring and streetlight and traffic signal maintenance.
• Experience with asset management programs, Cartegraph preferred.

• Perform general math calculations.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions and to work from plans and…