Traffic Controller- Santa Rosa

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Competitive Compensation & Benefits:

• Starting Hourly Rate: $17.87 up to $36.21 (Based on Traffic Control Experience and Traffic Control Certifications) 
• No Experience Necessary Start Immediately
• Bi-annual and Annual Increases & Promotions
• Union Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Union Retirement Plan 
• Supplemental Benefits: Supplemental Life/ADD for Employee, Spouse, Child, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance
• Member Assistance Program
• GED Assistance
• Employer Sponsored Basic Life Insurance
• Time Off: Paid Vacation Time
• Career Advancement
• Paid on The Job Training Opportunity for Rapid Advancement
• Great Company Culture
• Take Home Truck Incentive
• Weekly Pay

Responsibilities: Safety is our business! As a Flagger/Traffic Controller you are responsible for various road closures and the safety of those passing by. In this job, you will learn how to close off a road using cones/ barricades and be responsible for two-way flagging. Two-way flagging is using a stop & slow sign to allow the traffic to know when they can pass work zones safely. You will also be responsible for loading trucks and delivering/Picking-up barricades, signs & Traffic Control equipment and complete reports and other duties as necessary.

• Respond to Dispatch Center calls in a timely manner for availability – no later than 1 hour if between the hours and 8am and 5pm and no later than the next day if after 5pm. 
• Maintain contact and coordination with TMI Dispatcher on and off the job 
• Maintain all equipment in a safe and working condition 
• Perform pre-job inspection and inventory utilizing the Vehicle and Equipment Checklist (VEC) 
  • Inspect vehicle to ensure safe operation prior to operating (oil, tire air pressure, etc.) and report any concerns to your supervisor or the dispatcher 
  • Inventory and inspect equipment needed for job 
  • Load all required equipment into vehicle 
• Navigate safely to and from office to jobsite utilizing all aspect of the Smith Driving System to ensure safety 
• Setting up devices: cones, signs, barricades, water-filled k-rail, etc. on job site per MUTCD guidelines 
• Flagging of traffic to ensure safe work zone for TMI customers, TMI employees, and the public 
• Coordinating with customer and/or TMI dispatcher ensuring a safe, efficient and problem free service provided to TMI customers 
• Completing required paperwork, receipts, and time-sheets on or before mandatory deadlines 
• Report any and all unsafe conditions to supervisor as soon as possible 
• Ensure a safe work zone at all times for the customer and pedestrians by being attentive and refraining from being in the vehicle unless on a break 

Equipment Operated 

• Vehicles (Trucks/Cars) of various sizes 
• Flatbed trucks 
• Trailer mounted warning signs 
• Cones, delineators, drums, barricades, signs and various other traffic control devices 
• Trailer 

Essential Physical Requirements & Work Environment  

• Requires standing for prolonged periods of time 
• Ability to perform full deep squat 
• Full range of motion of arms and legs 
• Requires lifting and carrying of up to 50lb from floor to chest level carrying horizontally for 25ft 
• Requires lifting and carrying of up to 25lb from floor to shoulder level carrying horizontally for 25ft 
• Requires using hands to handle, control or lift objects with a strong grip 
• Requires the ability to raise the arms over the shoulders to life and place objects of up to 50lbs carrying horizontally for 25ft 
• Requires stepping at least 33 inches onto tailgate of a truck 
• Requires being outside and exposed to environmental conditions 
• Requires being in construction environment 
• Requires repetitive movement 
• Requires bending at the elbows, at the knees, at the hip and bending forward 
• Exposure to work near moving mechanical parts, heavy equipment and moving vehicular traffic 
• Exposure to reasonable noise levels 
• Must be able to fulfill essential job function in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner 
• Ability to drive a vehicle in an alert and attentive manner with no conditions that may affect this