Traffic Control Associate

City Rise Traffic - Traffic Control Associate: Bakersfield

Hourly / Non-Exempt / Full Time
Salary Range: $26.10 - $51.85 /hour

Salary Depends on Job Classification and location

This position is classified as full-time. Work hours may vary based on business needs, customer demand, scheduling, and available assignments. Full-time classification does not guarantee 40 hours of work per week or any minimum number of hours.

City Rise Traffic

We are a well-established and growing company offering a competitive salary and a great benefits package for the right candidate.

We service all of California from multiple locations. At City Rise Traffic, we provide high-quality traffic control safety services to construction sites, such as flagging traffic through a work site, lane closures to divert traffic, or detouring traffic to reduce traffic congestion and prevent accidents. We serve the needs of varied industries and are focused on maintaining a safe work environment for construction crews, our employees, and the public. Our focus is safety, so our customers can focus on their jobs.

Brief Position Summary:

A Traffic Control Associate is responsible for helping manage traffic around active work zones for road construction and utility crews. They use a paddle with "Stop" on one side and "Slow" on the other to signal drivers to slow down, stop, or proceed through the area. Often working alongside a crew leader and other technicians, they coordinate traffic flow through communication, either via two-way radios or hand signals. In some cases, they may set up barricades, cones, vehicle placements, and other devices along the roadway to enhance safety. A Traffic Control Technician must possess a valid California Driver’s License with a clean driving record.

Their primary responsibility is to ensure the safety of motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, workers, and themselves while on the road.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain a consistent and unrelenting focus on safety throughout all job functions
• Use traffic signals/signs, traffic plans, and customer requests to safely coordinate traffic flow around the work zone
• Assist in managing day-to-day work zone set up, maintenance and tear down. Meeting or exceeding customer, state, federal regulations and company expectations
• Communicate with customers, the public, and with other team members
• Keep equipment in trucks well organized and in working order
• Develop superior knowledge of work zone setup and Professional Flagging responsibilities
• Provide the highest level of customer service to all customers. This includes on-time arrival and well managed work zones
• Recognize dangers using hearing and vision
• Handle stressful situations and take safe action to avoid serious injuries to any pedestrians, vehicles, customers, and employees
• Follow company and state guidelines for effective, safe well managed work zones
• Drive company trucks as needed
• Other duties not listed may apply

Journeyman Traffic Control Technician Union Requirements:

• Current LIUNA membership with journey person classification required

If extensive non-union experience, City Rise may be able to help facilitate member onboarding if candidate is not already an exist member.

Apprentice Union Requirements:

• Current LIUNA membership with Apprentice 1-4 classification preferred

City Rise may be able to facilitate member onboarding if candidate is not already an exist member.

Job Qualifications:

• Can establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and others
• Can work independently with minimum supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Work in high-volume outdoor locations with multiple interruptions throughout the day
• Conflict resolution techniques
• Good customer service skills
• Multitasking, problem solving, and organizational skills
• Basic computer skills required
• Flexible Schedule

• Knowledge of the Caltrans MUTCD preferred but not required
• Can read and understand traffic control plans and permits preferred but not required
• Valid CA driver’s license with a clean driving record/insurable
• Experience driving medium duty vehicles and towing trailers
• Bilingual in English/Spanish a plus but not required

Education:

• High School Diploma preferred
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role preferred
• Valid ATSSA Flagging certification. Company willing to certify in-house

Physical Demands:

• Lift, carry and place traffic cones to ensure the safety of the work zone. Lifting may be up to 50 lbs
• Use hands to handle, feel or reach with arms to talk
• Sit, stoop or kneel
• Lift, carry, pull, or place and assemble traffic control signs in the proper order to manage work zone traffic
• Standing/walking for long periods while flagging, in various weather conditions and different times of day/night
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Language Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to write clear instructions, explanations, and correspondence. Ability to read, understand, and implement TCPs and follow industry guidelines. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

City Rise Safety, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and compliant workplace that values the contributions of all employees, union and non-union alike, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employment is contingent upon verification of legal authorization to work in the United States and successful completion of a criminal background check, if applicable and consistent with California law, as well as any required drug screening conducted in compliance with applicable state and local laws.