Technician ; Preventative Maintenance

T0127/Tampa Northport
6021 Orient Rd
Tampa, FL 33610, USA

The Technician I performs preventive maintenance (PM) on Intelligent Transportation System devices on various Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), county, and city contracts and customer equipment. This job may include any aspect of preventive maintenance actions including troubleshooting and repair of electronic equipment, systems, and wiring; installation of equipment; upgrades, modifications, programming; and documentation. This is a hands‑on role, and the qualified candidate must be capable of determining the most effective means to performing preventive maintenance to maximize efficiency.

• Installation, preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment to include PC based computers, video surveillance equipment, network communications equipment, radio equipment, Close Circuit Television (CCTV) and Microwave Vehicle Detection System (MVDS) units, and Dynamic Message Signs (DMS).
• Completes reports, logs and performs shift-to-shift communications in accordance with established policies, procedures and local practices.
• Responds to corrective maintenance requests or alarms within an acceptable time frame.
• Diagnoses and repairs hardware, software, and system issues
• Reports the technical status of the system with accuracy and completeness.
• Restores equipment to operational status as quickly as possible.
• Isolation of faults in units or components
• Field test of units or components; tests devices to ensure they work correctly.
• Maintenance of spare equipment and parts following established procedures.
• Work at heights from 40 to 80 feet or more from an aerial lift, bucket trucks or crane basket

• Basic computer and networking experience
• FDOT approved MOT certification.
• Knowledge of how to request and preform Utility Locates

• CDL Class B license.
• Ability to operate mini excavators, tracked loaders, and other construction equipment.
• International Motorsports Association (IMSA) Traffic Signal I Certification.

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• One-year Certificate from college or technical school or equivalent military training and experience desired.

Works on assignments that are semi-routine in nature but recognizes the need for occasional deviation from accepted practice. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms;

climb or balance; lifting, twisting, bending stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk on uneven ground and walk up and slopped terrain. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must have the ability to enter and exit small, medium, and large duty vehicles. The employee must be able to work at heights from 40 to 80 feet or more from an aerial lift, bucket trucks or crane basket.

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