SENIOR TRAFFIC PAINTER

THE POSITION:

Under direction, to schedule, supervise, and participate in the painting of pavement lane markings, legends, parking stalls, stop bars, and crosswalks; fabricate, install, and maintain traffic signs; and perform related duties as required. This position reports to the Public Works Crew Supervisor, within the Streets section of the Street & Wastewater Division of the Department. 

ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULE:
This position typically works a 4/10 workweek from 6:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Thursday. City offices are closed on Fridays. All Crew Members have the responsibility to work Standby Duties, which consist of a 2 person, 1 week rotation, where they must be available to respond to after hours and weekend emergency call outs.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

Supervises and participates in the work of traffic painting personnel, including determining work procedures, assigning duties, training, assisting in solving work problems, enforcing City regulations and policies, and promoting work efficiency; monitors the quality and quantity of the work of Traffic Painter; identifies problems in the quantity and quality of work and takes prompt and effective corrective action; trains subordinate Traffic Painter; identifies better methods and tests for possible improvements; ensures work tasks are performed in a safe manner, including placement of traffic cones to ensure proper traffic flow and the use of protective garments; supervises and participates in the removal of traffic lines using a grinder; paints traffic pavement markings, including stop bars, school crossings, and crosswalks, by operating a  flatbed truck with airless units on a self-propelled striping machine, airless spray gun, and stencils; paints City curbs using a truck with airless unit and an airless spray gun; paints traffic directional stripes, operating a self-propelled  line striper with mounted airless unit and regulators; properly cleans the equipment, flushing out all hoses and spray guns and cleaning and oiling the automatic spray guns; installs and repairs signs, replacing defective, destroyed, or damaged traffic signs and placing new traffic signs to regulate, safeguard, and expedite traffic; utilizes post hole digger, shovels, digging bars, brooms, ladders, and other hand and power tools; fabricates signs for traffic control and direction; correctly lays out letters on the sign blank and bakes in a sign processor.

Apply at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/nationalca/jobs/4592220/senior-traffic-painter?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs