SIGN MAKER 4

Code: 06514 Local Competitive

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Education

Completion of a vocational, technical or specialized training program in graphic arts, graphic and printing communications, or graphic arts technology

Experience

Four (4) years of experience in work involving sign design, layout, and lettering, or graphic arts, which will have included one (1) year in a supervisory or leadworker capacity

License

S, CERTIFICATIONS, OR REGISTRATIONS

Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in the State of New Jersey.

<b>SUBSTITUTION</b>

Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute two (2) years of additional nonsupervisory experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING JOB CATEGORIES, please refer to the Job Specification Information Sheet available at the New Jersey Department of Personnel or your agency's personnel office.

Occupational Group: Art Occupational Family: Precision Artwork

Level Title Code Title Reference Number Effective: 5/28/94 1 301

Note

The above Job Category Summary and following examples of work are for illustrative purposes only. Any one position may not include all of the tasks listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties which may be performed.

Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.

Applies appropriate safety procedures

Designs sign layout and lettering from wood, plastic or reflective metal

Monitors the use of materials, equipment, parts or supplies

Draws graphic material or lettering for title, backgrounds or other layouts

Evaluates graphic design for style, arrangement, color, technique and effect

Estimates necessary quantity of time, costs, materials or personnel for the accomplishment of assignments or goals

Schedules the use of equipment or facilities

Organizes graphic arts projects from conception to completion

Determines style, techniques, and medium for graphic arts projects

Implements maintenance procedures for work areas

Inventories materials, equipment, parts or supplies

Distributes materials, equipment, parts or supplies Develops operational programs and procedures

Designs charts and graphs

Writes technical specifications for purchase of equipment, supplies and parts

Requisitions materials, equipment, parts or supplies

Cuts adhesive reflective sheet from roll

Applies detail, background and shading to signs

Operates lettering equipment and tools

Sets up sign fabrication equipment

Cleans tools and work areas

Operates a motor vehicle

Checks working condition of graphic arts equipment

Operates drill press

Cuts metal

Arranges materials, equipment, parts and supplies for inventory control

Applies adhesive luminous coating to metals

Repairs minor malfunctions of graphic arts equipment

Sends (dispatches) materials and equipment to construction sites

Operates computerized typesetting equipment

Manipulates (uses) drafting equipment, such as T-square, triangle, compass, or Leroy sets

Cuts stencils

Applies press type or other transfer lettering materials

Answers questions about application of regulations or policies

Provides technical advice to staff, peers or management

CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Consults with outside agencies or individuals about information necessary for job assignments

Knowledge of training principles and techniques

Knowledge of procedures for cleaning tools and work area

Knowledge of techniques for applying commercial lettering to layout design

Knowledge of lettering techniques and their application

Knowledge of layout and stenciling techniques

Knowledge of the techniques of screen printing

Knowledge of established safety procedures and guidelines

Knowledge of procedures for dispatching materials and equipment

Knowledge of procedures for requisitioning materials, equipment, parts or supplies

Knowledge of principles and techniques of supervision

Knowledge of employee performance evaluation procedures

Knowledge of disciplinary procedures

Knowledge of metal-cutting techniques and equipment

Knowledge of the types and characteristics of graphic arts equipment

Knowledge of workflow analysis techniques

Knowledge of organizational lines of communication (formal and informal)

Knowledge of administrative principles and practices

Knowledge of inventory control

Knowledge of graphic arts techniques and media

Knowledge of standard English grammar; for example, syntax, punctuation, verb agreement or tense

Skill in operating a motor vehicle

Skill in using drafting instruments

Ability to plan in-service training

Ability to use layout equipment and tools

Ability to use a proportion wheel

Ability to operate graphic arts equipment

Ability to make precise measurements for graphic designs

Ability to establish goals and set priorities

Ability to operate drill press

Ability to schedule and organize work activities for others

Ability to operate lettering equipment and tools

Ability to convey information in a written format

Ability to apply laws, rules or regulations to given situations

Ability to comprehend, interpret and evaluate relevant information from various types of source materials

Ability to collect data through questioning

Ability to operate a spray gun

Ability to operate computerized typesetting systems

MINIMUM