What are the responsibilities and job description for the Traffic Control Worker II position at County of Tulare?
This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Resource Management Agency. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.
Current vacancy is with the Resource Management Agency located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.
Typical Duties
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.
Education:
Knowledge Of:
Conditions of Employment
Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.
College Cost Reduction Access Act
This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Bargaining Unit 2
The information listed is a general summary of benefits. These provisions do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and are subject to change.
Benefit Amount: An annual benefit amount is provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision and life). This benefit is pro-rated and paid on a pay period basis (24 pay periods).
Health Insurance: A choice of PPO and HMO medical plans which include PPO and HMO dental plans and include dental and vision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, and Vision Services Plan (VSP).
Retirement: The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addition to ordinary retirement benefits, the plan provides disability and death benefits. Retirement contributions are made by both the County and the employee. The County has reciprocity with the State of California, contracting PERS agencies, and all County 1937 Act Retirement Systems.
Paid Holiday Leave: 12 set days and 1 personal holiday.
Vacation Accrual:
2 weeks per year (0-3 years of service)
3 weeks per year (3-7 years of service)
4 weeks per year (7-11 years of service)
5 weeks per year (11 years of service)
Limit of 300 hours.
Sick Leave Accrual: 12 days per year with unlimited accumulation, 60 hours of which may be used toward family sick leave.
Career Incentive Pay
Employees who have completed five (5) or more Years of Service with Tulare County and meet the eligibility criteria described in Administrative Regulation - 52, earn additional pay according to the schedule below.
Years of Service
% Increase
Total
5
3%
3%
10
2%
5%
15
3%
8%
20
2%
10%
Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D: $10,000; Provided by Standard Insurance Company.
Disability Insurance: Employees are covered by State Disability Insurance. The premium is paid by the employee.
Deferred Compensation: A voluntary deferred compensation plan is available.
To view more detailed descriptions of Tulare County's benefits, please view the Benefits section of our Web site at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/hrd/benefits-wellness/health-plans-active-employees/
The Provisions Of This Bulletin Do Not Constitute An Expressed Or Implied Contract And Are Subject To Change.
01
The supplemental application form is an EXAMINATION. All candidates are required to complete the questions at the end of the application. The supplemental application questions will be used to select the most highly qualified candidates who will then advance to the next step in the selection process. The questions that follow will be used to evaluate the extent to which a candidate has demonstrated and applied the knowledge, skills and abilities critical to successful performance for this position. You must respond to all required questions to be considered for this position. Describe in detail your experience, including job title/duties, working with the following items: Written work orders, maintenance manuals, blueprints, plans, maps, and specifications.
02
Describe how you have used math skills to calculate height, weight, width, distance, and/or square footage.
03
Do you have the skill to maintain records? Describe your experience keeping records such as logbooks, equipment maintenance, materials inventory, schematics or diagrams, project reports, or digital photography.
04
Describe your experience using the following tools/equipment: Augers, drills, chainsaws, shovels, posthole diggers, jackhammers, hand tools, cement finishing tools.
05
Have you had experience in sign fabrication? Describe any experience you have using computer software to generate layouts and graphics for signs, using digital printers to print signs or a plotter to cut out sign face material, and fabricating new signs.
06
Do you have experience in traffic control device installation and maintenance? Describe your experience repairing damaged or graffitied signs, digging postholes, setting and tamping posts, mounting signs to posts, replacing reflective devices such as pavement markers or delineators, repairing signals or solar-powered LED flashing beacons, or marking locations for USA (Underground Service Alert).
07
Have you used a computer or Ipad at work or for personal use? If so, please list the programs/software which you are most familiar with using.
08
Describe your experience using and maintaining airless paint sprayers, compressors, hydraulic systems, traffic marking stencils, and/or road striping equipment.
09
Describe your knowledge and/or work experience involving routine maintenance, trouble-shooting and the repairing of hydraulic, paint delivery and pneumatic systems.
10
Do you have a Class B or higher commercial driving license? If not, do you have the ability to obtain one prior to the end of the one-year probation period for this position?
Current vacancy is with the Resource Management Agency located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.
Typical Duties
- Use computer software, digital printers and plotters to design and fabricate traffic signs.
- Use hand and power tools, and airless spray equipment.
- Stripe roadways and apply pavement markings in paint and thermoplastic.
- Assemble and install solar-powered traffic safety devices.
- Observe and report signs in need of repair, obstructions to sign view and other potential safety hazards.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.
Education:
- Equivalent to completion of the twelfth(12th) grade.
- Ability to read and write in English
- Basic math sufficient to make and install signs to specifications.
- Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers
- Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, printers, scanners, and all applicable electronic equipment.
- Read gauges such as foot-o-meters.
- Drive a single vehicle with a GVWR of more than 26,000 pounds.
- Use a variety of hand and power tools such as hammers, drills, chainsaws, augers, presses, shovels, and post hole-diggers.
- Safe work practices.
- Follow daily work layout instructions.
- Keep a daily diary.
- Understand and follow verbal and written instructions such as work assignments, maps, and shop manuals.
- Maintain sign inventory and equipment service records.
- May read plans and blueprints.
- Use a two-way radio.
- May prepare and maintain a variety of work records.
- Have or attain a “Class B” driver’s license and a tanker endorsement two (2) weeks prior to the expiration of the one-year probationary period. Attainment of the Class B license is a condition of employment.
Knowledge Of:
- California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD) standards pertaining to proper positioning and mounting of traffic signs.
- Sign construction materials and methods.
- County road systems.
- Read maps and blueprints.
- Modern sign manufacturing techniques
- Operate a hydraulic auger.
- Drive a single vehicle with a GVWR of more than 26,000 pounds.
Conditions of Employment
Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.
College Cost Reduction Access Act
This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Bargaining Unit 2
The information listed is a general summary of benefits. These provisions do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and are subject to change.
Benefit Amount: An annual benefit amount is provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision and life). This benefit is pro-rated and paid on a pay period basis (24 pay periods).
Health Insurance: A choice of PPO and HMO medical plans which include PPO and HMO dental plans and include dental and vision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, and Vision Services Plan (VSP).
Retirement: The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addition to ordinary retirement benefits, the plan provides disability and death benefits. Retirement contributions are made by both the County and the employee. The County has reciprocity with the State of California, contracting PERS agencies, and all County 1937 Act Retirement Systems.
Paid Holiday Leave: 12 set days and 1 personal holiday.
Vacation Accrual:
2 weeks per year (0-3 years of service)
3 weeks per year (3-7 years of service)
4 weeks per year (7-11 years of service)
5 weeks per year (11 years of service)
Limit of 300 hours.
Sick Leave Accrual: 12 days per year with unlimited accumulation, 60 hours of which may be used toward family sick leave.
Career Incentive Pay
Employees who have completed five (5) or more Years of Service with Tulare County and meet the eligibility criteria described in Administrative Regulation - 52, earn additional pay according to the schedule below.
Years of Service
% Increase
Total
5
3%
3%
10
2%
5%
15
3%
8%
20
2%
10%
Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D: $10,000; Provided by Standard Insurance Company.
Disability Insurance: Employees are covered by State Disability Insurance. The premium is paid by the employee.
Deferred Compensation: A voluntary deferred compensation plan is available.
To view more detailed descriptions of Tulare County's benefits, please view the Benefits section of our Web site at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/hrd/benefits-wellness/health-plans-active-employees/
The Provisions Of This Bulletin Do Not Constitute An Expressed Or Implied Contract And Are Subject To Change.
01
The supplemental application form is an EXAMINATION. All candidates are required to complete the questions at the end of the application. The supplemental application questions will be used to select the most highly qualified candidates who will then advance to the next step in the selection process. The questions that follow will be used to evaluate the extent to which a candidate has demonstrated and applied the knowledge, skills and abilities critical to successful performance for this position. You must respond to all required questions to be considered for this position. Describe in detail your experience, including job title/duties, working with the following items: Written work orders, maintenance manuals, blueprints, plans, maps, and specifications.
02
Describe how you have used math skills to calculate height, weight, width, distance, and/or square footage.
03
Do you have the skill to maintain records? Describe your experience keeping records such as logbooks, equipment maintenance, materials inventory, schematics or diagrams, project reports, or digital photography.
04
Describe your experience using the following tools/equipment: Augers, drills, chainsaws, shovels, posthole diggers, jackhammers, hand tools, cement finishing tools.
05
Have you had experience in sign fabrication? Describe any experience you have using computer software to generate layouts and graphics for signs, using digital printers to print signs or a plotter to cut out sign face material, and fabricating new signs.
06
Do you have experience in traffic control device installation and maintenance? Describe your experience repairing damaged or graffitied signs, digging postholes, setting and tamping posts, mounting signs to posts, replacing reflective devices such as pavement markers or delineators, repairing signals or solar-powered LED flashing beacons, or marking locations for USA (Underground Service Alert).
07
Have you used a computer or Ipad at work or for personal use? If so, please list the programs/software which you are most familiar with using.
08
Describe your experience using and maintaining airless paint sprayers, compressors, hydraulic systems, traffic marking stencils, and/or road striping equipment.
09
Describe your knowledge and/or work experience involving routine maintenance, trouble-shooting and the repairing of hydraulic, paint delivery and pneumatic systems.
10
Do you have a Class B or higher commercial driving license? If not, do you have the ability to obtain one prior to the end of the one-year probation period for this position?
- Required Question