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Construction Maintenance Technician - Sign Shop

City of Kannapolis
Kannapolis, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/8/2025 CLOSED ON 1/15/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Maintenance Technician - Sign Shop position at City of Kannapolis?

Hiring range: $22.99 - $25.29 hourly; $45,742 - $52,604 annually

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GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Performs difficult skilled work in maintaining signs, traffic markings, and a variety of construction. Operates equipment in connection with tasks. Work is performed under minimal supervision.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: Performing a variety of tasks in the construction, maintenance, and repair of signs, traffic markings, and a variety of construction tasks.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

  • Locate, design, assemble, install and repair various signs such as traffic signs, wayfinding signs, traffic legends, banners, pavements markings, and traffic dividers.
  • Paint intersection markings, crosswalks, other traffic markings or control devices either manually or by machine; apply paints, reflective materials and coatings to various situations, remove old striping, legends and markers either manually or by machine.
  • Sets up emergency and non-emergency traffic control and detours for various events.
  • Performs a variety of semi-skilled tasks in areas such as equipment operation, traffic control maintenance and tree trimming.
  • Performs Snow and Ice pretreatment and removal.
  • Operates a computer and applicable software applications (examples: Flexisign, Cityworks, Microsoft Word and Excel).
  • Performs routine maintenance on equipment and cleaning of sign shop assignments.
  • Responds to on-call service needs as scheduled after hours.
  • Measures retro reflectivity with retro reflectometer.
  • Sets up Stealth Stat, traffic monitoring device.
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other municipalities, contractors and public using good customer service.
  • Performs related duties as assigned.
  • Follows policy, MUTCD and 811 guidelines.

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

  • On a continuous basis, know and understand operations and observe safety rules. Intermittently analyze problem equipment; identify and locate equipment and tools; interpret work orders; remember equipment and tool location; remember street/road name and general geographic areas.
  • Act quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
  • Analyze situations quickly and objectively to determine proper course of action.
  • Safely and effectively perform duties and operate equipment in traffic areas.
  • Work unusual and prolonged work schedules; work multiple shifts during emergencies, seasonally caused circumstances, or special projects in varying climatic and temperature conditions.
  • Use various hand tools and machinery.
  • Knowledge of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for streets and highways.
  • Able to work from heights up to 70 feet.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: High School diploma or GED and moderate experience in the maintenance, repair and/or construction of streets, utilities or related facilities including some supervisory experience.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Possession of a Class A commercial driver's license valid in the State of North Carolina. Demonstrated safe driving history.

Preferred Qualifications

May be required to possess or acquire specialized certifications depending on departmental assignment including ITRE, Pesticide License, Flagger Certification within one year of hire as applicable for each Division.

Additional Information

A Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) must be obtained within one year of hire and maintained for the duration of employment.

This position is subject to random substance abuse testing at any time for the duration of employment and while occupying a DOT regulated position.

Job Related Physical Activity Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

This heavy work requires up to 80 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects; work required climbing , stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking , pushing, pulling, grasping; vocal communication is required to express of exchange ideas my means of spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for both depth perception, color perception, visual inspection involving small defects and or all small parts, using measuring devices, assemble of or fabrication of parts at or within and arm's length; operation of machines, operation of motor vehicles or equipment; the worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, noise vibration, hazards, atmospheric conditions, and oils.

Salary : $45,742 - $52,604

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