TRAFFIC MAINTENANCE WORKER

Definition

Under direction performs varied tasks involved in painting traffic and crosswalk lines and/or assists in the assembly, installation, removal and maintenance of traffic, control devices, automatic traffic recording (ATR) devices, signs and other traffic related equipment; does other related duties.

Examples of work

• Mixes paints for traffic lines and paints traffic lines.
• Performs varied line painting tasks for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
• Operates crosswalk type line marking machine, power spray guns, mobile line painters, and other motorized line painting equipment.
• Operates pick-up, ladder, and aerial platforms trucks, and drilling equipment.
• Erects and repairs damaged traffic poles and signs.
• Operates component equipment on a line-striping motor vehicle.
• Paints sign poles and traffic warning and regulatory signs.
• Mixes concrete and grouts for traffic pole bases.
• Interprets plans and sketches.
• May assist in cutting, threading, assembly, and laying of electrical conduit/fittings, and in making and maintaining of wood and metal forms.
• May take photographs of signs to facilitate traffic counting duties. May install traffic counting machines and hoses to obtain traffic count.
• Obtains and inputs information into traffic database.
• May assist in compiling traffic reports.
• Reviews and sorts downloaded traffic information.
• Sets up barricades, flags, redirects motorists, moves cones, etc., to ensure work zone safety.
• Participates in work zone safety activities.
• May conduct pedestrian counts at specific locations for statistical purposes.
• Performs sign installations and inventory surveys.
• Maintains records and files.
• Utilizes safety equipment and follows safety procedures while controlling traffic flow to ensure protection of personnel, equipment, and the general public during maintenance operations.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Ability to learn to use the materials and equipment for the assembly, installation, and maintenance of traffic control devices, signs, and/or in street painting.
• Ability to learn to operate traffic counting devices and equipment.
• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written direction.
• Ability to learn safety measures.
• Ability to keep notes and records.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.