Traffic Signal Maintenance Technician Apprentice

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Summary                                         
The Signal Maintenance Technician is responsible for the construction, and repairs to all the City’s traffic signals, school flashers, flashing beacons and communication systems. Must live within a 45-minute for response time.  Rotates on-call for nights, weekends, holidays, inclement weather, and emergency calls coming to the department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs as assigned
• Checks electrical and electronic wiring and connections, inspects detection, cleans cabinets, cleans LED lenses, checks alignment of signal heads; checks programming of solid-state controllers, school flasher time clocks and communication equipment, ensures proper operation of traffic signals, school flashers and flashing beacons; installs new equipment as updates require; torque nuts and bolts on school flashers, traffic signals and mast arms
• Identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves detection problems such as wiring failures, conflict, and controller issues
• Repairs and/or replaces traffic signal, school flasher, warning beacon hardware and electronic components: signal heads, LEDs, backplates, traffic signal controllers, school flasher time clocks, flashers, load switches, video detection components; Replaces signal cabinets; hang span wire, pull traffic signal wire, and replace communication equipment
• Tests solid state traffic control components: traffic signal controllers, conflict monitors, loads switches, school flasher time clocks and 12V DC batteries
• Create service requests and work orders in City Works system 
• Installs traffic signals, school flashers and flashing beacons; helps set forms, rebar cages, finishes poured concrete; sets poles, mast arms or span wire; sets controller cabinet and installs signal heads, back plates and pull/connect wire; installs video detection/radar equipment, installs pull boxes, trench and layout conduit; saw cut streets for loop wire; installs electrical service
• Organizes and maintains traffic signal inventory; shelves new stock in storage, stocks trucks with materials, notifies foreman of low quantities
• Follows City policies, procedures, and safety guidelines
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent

Certificates, Licenses, & Registrations

• Valid Class A CDL or ability to obtain CDL within 6 months from date of hire
• IMSA Certifications in Traffic Signals (preferred)