• Job Description

  Req#: 4612479
  This position is located in the Cobb County Department of Transportation.
  
  The purpose of this position is to install and maintain traffic signs and pavement markings for the County.
  Works independently or as part of a work crew in sign installation, maintenance, repair, and removal activities.
  
  Ensures the safe and proper operation of trade tools and power equipment and vehicles; adheres to prescribed safety standards and regulatory requirements.
  
  Inspects completed work for proper operation, adherence to work orders, and safety.
  
  Performs pre-trip inspection and log recording duties as prescribed by department, County, State and related regulatory standards, policies, procedures and requirements.
  
  Retrieves daily work orders, determines number of installations and loads assigned vehicle with signs and other incidental equipment and materials necessary to complete assignments.
  
  Retrieves and transports assigned work crews to sign installation locations.
  
  Participates in worksite safety set-up, e.g. setting up barricades and cones, performing traffic control in accordance with uniform work zone safety standards.
  
  Participates in the restoration of areas affected by installation operations.
  
  Performs various incidental tasks to support efficient functioning of the unit, e.g., customer service, general facilities/grounds maintenance.
  
  Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  Minimum Qualifications
  
  High School Diploma or GED required; supplemented by one year of previous experience in safe and effective use of a wide variety of hand-held manual and power trades tools; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License; must obtain and maintain Flagging Certification within the timeframes established by the department. Additional certifications may be required based on the assignment.Tasks require regularly lifting, moving, or carrying objects up to 100 pounds; ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, or poles; utilizing feet and lefts or hands and arms; maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or navigating narrow, slippery, or erratically-moving surfaces; bend body downward and forward by bending spine and legs; move about on hands and knees or hands and feet, and to reach with hands and arms.
  
  Sensory Requirements
  
  Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally, as well as use hands to handle or feel objects.
  
  Environmental Factors
  
  Performance of essential functions may require exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic substances, excessive noise, temperature extremes, dampness/humidity, and moving mechanical parts of equipment, tools, and machinery.
  
  
  EEO Statement
  Cobb County is an equal opportunity employer. Cobb County Government does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
  
  

• About the company

  Cobb County is a county in the US state of Georgia, located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north central portion of the state.

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