Local Traffic Control Driver & Helper; Waco, TX

Benefits

• Medical insurance available to all employees; most employee premiums paid by the employer
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Life insurance available to all employees; company pays premiums
• Optional short and long‑term disability, critical illness, and cancer insurance

Traffic Control Driver/Helper – Waco, TX

The Driver is responsible for executing work orders in a timely manner and communicating with the customers.

• Perform stretch and flex exercises.
• Report to Dispatch to receive orders for the day.
• Contact customers to verify deliveries are scheduled as specified.
• Pull and load trucks as work order requires.
• Ensure loads are correctly strapped.
• Deliver equipment and set up work orders based on TXDOT and/or MUTCD standards.
• Obtain work order signed upon completion.
• Report signed work order to Dispatch for additional daily tasks.
• Fill work trucks with fuel.
• Maintain cleanliness of work trucks.

• Comprehend and perform all daily tasks.
• Work under pressure.
• Collaboration with different crew members.
• Operate on high‑speed roads.
• Read traffic control plans.
• Communicate with customers professionally.

• High school degree or equivalent education/experience.

• Light industrial work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, or a negligible amount of force constantly to move, transport, install, and remove objects.
• Visual acuity constantly required to operate machines, equipment, and/or motor vehicles, perform mechanical or skilled trade tasks, and ensure accuracy and thoroughness of assigned work.
• Frequently exposed to inside and outside environmental conditions without effective protection from weather.
• Occasionally subject to hazards such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to high heat or chemicals, or working in narrow aisles or passageways.
• Occasionally subject to noise requiring employee to shout to be heard.
• Occasionally communicate with customers and employees in other departments; must exchange accurate information verbally and in writing.

The Field Helper assists Drivers to execute work orders in a timely manner.

• Perform stretch and flex exercises.
• Report to Dispatch to receive team member information.
• Help Driver pull and load trucks as work order specifies.
• Ensure trucks are correctly loaded.
• Assist Driver in delivering and setting up work orders based on TXDOT and/or MUTCD standards.
• Maintain cleanliness of work trucks.
• Train with Drivers to acquire the skills required for the Driver position.

• Comprehend and perform all daily tasks.
• Work under pressure.
• Collaborate with different crew members.
• Operate on high‑speed roads.
• Read traffic control plans.
• Communicate with customers professionally.

• High school degree or equivalent education/experience.

• Medium industrial work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move, transport, install, and remove objects.
• Visual acuity constantly required to operate machines, equipment, and/or motor vehicles, perform mechanical or skilled trade tasks, and ensure accuracy and thoroughness of assigned work.
• Frequently exposed to inside and outside environmental conditions without effective protection from weather.
• Occasionally subject to hazards such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to high heat or chemicals, or working in narrow aisles or passageways.
• Occasionally subject to noise requiring employee to shout to be heard.
• Note:
  
  Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or re‑assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.