Traffic Control Flagger

Traffic Control Flagger

AWP Safety is North America's leading traffic control specialist. Our team of 6,500 professionals helps secure 2,000 work zones every day ensuring customer crews, drivers, and our teams get home safely. We protect those who operate, maintain, and upgrade infrastructure in the energy, broadband, and transportation sectors and provide traffic control for major events like the Super Bowl and Boston Marathon.

Since our founding in 1981, we have served customers through the talent of extraordinary team members committed to customer focus, growth, valuing each other, safety and quality, and a sense of urgency.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Perform a variety of tasks involving strenuous manual labor in highway construction projects; perform manual work in preparing equipment or vehicles for use
• Conduct preventative maintenance as recommended on all equipment
• Maintain a clean job site: pick up all tools and equipment and secure job site each day to eliminate potential hazards
• Material handling and storage and shop work as assigned
• Support the daily maintenance of all vehicles (Maintain fluid levels, fuel level and tire pressure)
• Load and unload trucks; follow proper towing of trailer mounted equipment
• Delivering material to job sites
• Ensure proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed. Notify Supervisor of any issues occur during work shift
• Required to stand for an extensive period of time (+8 hours)
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment required by federal, state, customer and company standards during work shift
• Ability to communicate with customers clearly and in a professional manner

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics:

• Valid driver's license
• 18 years of age and older
• Knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in heavy / highway construction work
• Knowledge of first aid and applicable safety precautions
• Ability to read and comprehend work orders and plans
• Ability to lift, push, pull and carry +50lbs
• Ability to work in various weather conditions
• Clean insurable abstract
• Ability to acquire and maintain DOT physical
• Able to pass Drug testing
• Able to pass Federal Background Check
• Basic literacy: Ability to read, write and record routine data and information

Additional Information

• Starting Rate $18.90 with the opportunity to move up in pay after 1,001 and 2,001 hours along with the opportunity to receive prevailing and state wage after training.
• Union Position, Medical and other benefits through the Union.
• Advancement within the company.
• Ability to travel to neighboring islands.
• Year-round work with the possibility to make overtime hours including weekend work.
• Eligible for 401(k) after 90 days, with company matching.
• Paid, on-the-job training: Flagger Training, ATSSA certification, defensive driver training, continued training throughout your career.

AWP Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.