JOB
Under the direction of the Water Distribution Supervisor, sets up, manages, and removes temporary traffic control devices for work zones.
The job requires regular physical manual effort, regardless of weather conditions.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Sets up, maintains, and removes temporary work zones for construction sites, including warning signs, traffic cones, stop/slow paddles, and general barricades.
Communicates with coworkers to ensure that vehicles and pedestrians do not interfere with or pose a danger to employees or the public.
Maintains traffic control devices in all assigned work zones and reports any problems.
Responsible for understanding general workflow patterns in work zones and ensuring proper protocol and traffic requirements are followed and discussed with crew leader/supervisor.
Assists in the placement, movement and dismantling of signs, barricades, cones, and other traffic control devices.
Performs traffic control flagging, using sign, hand, and flag signals.
Informs crew when approaching vehicle fails to heed signals to prevent accident and injury to workers.
Informs drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
Repairs traffic control devicesOperates company vehicles and other work equipment as required.
Performs duties of a similar nature.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
WHY DMWW?Each employee plays a vital role at Des Moines Water Works.
We want employees who are customer-centered and dedicated to our mission to provide Water You Can Trust for Life to 600,000 central Iowans.
You are part of a team at DMWW that values environmental stewardship to protect our most natural resource – the water we depend upon for life – but also our company’s most valuable resource – our people.
Your overall wellbeing is important to us.
DMWW wants you to be safe at work and to live a healthy life.
Des Moines Water Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer The selection process consists of an evaluation of education and experience, an interview, completion of selected assessments and completion of a criminal background check, which includes a sex offender registry check.
The selected Des Moines Water Works candidate must also be able to pass a preemployment drug screen and physical.
E-Verify Process: Des Moines Water Works participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
All candidates who are offered a position with Des Moines Water Works must complete Section 1 of Form I-9 along with the required proof of their right to work in the United States and proof of their identity prior to starting employment.
Please be prepared to provide required documents as soon as possible after the job offer has been made.
For additional information regarding acceptable documents for this purpose, please contact Human Resources at 515-283-8701.
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