Traffic Technician

The City of Cullman will provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals.

Employment decisions for the City of Cullman will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

Equal opportunities are provided regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

The City of Cullman will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

Reports to
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Traffic Engineer

Compensation: Full-Time / Hourly

This is technical work in the installation, maintenance, repair and modification of mechanical, electrical and electronic traffic signals, streetlights, and related equipment.

Work involves the installation, maintenance and repair of traffic control infrastructure responding to trouble calls; performing on-call duty; performing preventative maintenance; operating specialized trucks and equipment; locating signals and cables for other agencies; and building and dismantling signal equipment.

Assignments are received through work orders, verbal, or written instruction from the supervisor. Assignments must be carried out according to established procedures, rules and regulations. Additional guidance is provided through the Manual on Uniform Traffic control Devices, National Electrical Code Book, National Electrical Safety Code Book and Federal, State, and Local laws, ordinances, guides, and City policies and procedures. Work is reviewed while in progress, upon completion, and through performance evaluations by the supervisor.

• Installs new traffic signalized intersections; makes operational improvements, performs preventive maintenance, upgrades and makes structural, electrical or electronic repairs at existing traffic signalized intersections.
• Responds to "trouble calls" of signal equipment malfunctions and independently locates, trouble shoots and repairs through component replacement, relays, timers, vehicle detectors, signal load switches, control cabinets, conflict and current monitors, flasher electromechanical and micro processing controllers, and all other related signal equipment and hardware.
• Shift work, overtime, weekends and on-call work as required.
• Rotates "standby" duty with other signal personnel for after hours and weekend signal mal-function repairs. Also, when on standby, this position is the contact point for the Emergency Management Agency notification to mobilize DOT forces, and Cullman Police Department in the event of an emergency. Must be able to respond to emergency calls and be on site within one hour.
• Closes out and accounts for work performed related to troubled calls, repairs of traffic signals, and other related equipment through a work order computer ticketing system.
• Locates signal aerial and buried cables for other agencies to prevent damage to devices; meets utility locators to determine the location of telephone and electric cables, water and gas lines, drainage and sanitary sewage pipes for Traffic Engineering work activities.
• Works with private contractors, when utilized, during certain signal construction activities including pole foundation digging, trenching for conduit, and sawing of the street for vehicle detector installations.
• Determines (through interpretation of the MUTCD) and sets up traffic work zones for the Traffic Engineering Division
• Operates a motorized tractor/trencher to install electrical conduit.
• Utilizes a bucket truck, desktop and laptop computer, digital bench top multimeter, DC and AC power supply, function generator, soldering and desoldering iron and miscellaneous electrical tools and hand tools while performing essential functions.
• Requires regular and prompt attendance plus the ability to work well…