Operator - Sign Shop

Position Description

Precinct One's mission is that we are committed to become a national model for delivering responsive public service utilizing inclusive, innovative, and collaborative approaches to improve the quality of life, advance equality of opportunity, and promote the fair treatment of all people in Harris County.

The selected candidate(s) will provide a responsive service to all Precinct One constituents by installing and maintaining traffic, way finding, regulatory, instructional, and identification signage. You will install, inspect, maintain, and repair barricades, and striping on county roads and parking lots. You will operate a variety of equipment, including a sign machine, a wacker machine for sign installation, a power plant for electrical field use, and striping machines.

You will also be responsible for performing routine daily maintenance on assigned equipment.

In addition, you will prepare, complete, and maintain assigned tasks and work logs, ensuring that documentation includes the location of signs, sign types, vertical and horizontal measurements of signs, times, dates, retro-reflectivity readings of signs, sign inspections, pavement markings, and work completed. You will also perform pre-trip vehicle and equipment inspections and safety checks before use; and clean vehicle and equipment after use and as needed.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you need special services or accommodations, please call  or email  This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent

Experience:

• Operator II - Three (3) years of experience in a sign shop or similar environment
• Operator III – Five (5) years of experience in a sign shop or similar environment
• Operator IV – Seven (7) years of experience in a sign shop or similar environment

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration.

What you get in return You will be surrounded by coworkers who bring their best to work each day. Passionate people who want to make a difference in the communities Precinct One serves, along with Harris County as a whole. Harris County employees receive a competitive salary plus medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost to the employee after the first two months of full-time continued employment.

Vacation, sick time, and floating holidays allow our employees to recharge and balance work and personal time. Mandatory participation in our retirement program allows employees to save for retirement. Various other benefits and discounts lead to the satisfaction and engagement of our employees.

Roads & Bridges Department The Roads & Bridges Department's mission is to; offer a responsive public service while executing a high level of maintenance on Precinct One roads, bridges, hike and bike trails, and county right-of-ways in order to improve mobility and the quality of life for the constituents of Precinct One.

About Precinct One There are four precincts in Harris County. The four elected commissioners, along with an elected county judge, serve as members of Harris County Commissioners Court, the administrative head of the county's government. With approximately 1.1 million residents, Harris County Precinct One is a diverse, urban precinct that covers 363 square miles. Precinct One's multi-racial, multi-ethnic population is roughly 39 percent African American, 37 percent Latino, 18 percent Anglo, 5 percent Asian and 1 percent other.

Precinct One, which includes 876 miles of road, stretches south to Brazoria County and reaches into eastern and northern sections of Harris County. The Precinct's territory includes a large section of Downtown Houston, including the Downtown Harris County Courthouse Complex, Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park and the BBVA Compass Stadium. Other notable landmarks include the 263-acre NRG Park Complex and the renowned Texas Medical Center.

The Precinct is also the higher educational home to Houston Community College, Rice University, Texas Southern University, the University of Houston and the University of St. Thomas. Precinct One manages more than 20 parks, 11 community centers, numerous hike-and-bike trails, three maintenance service centers and several area offices, all of which provide an array of services to Precinct One residents.

Precinct One's mission is that we are committed to become a national model for delivering responsive public service utilizing inclusive, innovative and collaborative approaches to improve the quality of life, advance equality of opportunity and promote the fair treatment of all people in Harris County.

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