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Performs routine transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: roadway maintenance and repair; light and heavy equipment operation; preventive and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; and helping the public during emergency situations. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.Essential Duties:The essential duties for the General Transportation Tech I include:Assists in identifying repairing and installing signs, delineators mailbox supports and posts; performs basic welding as needed as required uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products related to these activities.Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites assists stranded motorists as required,Assists with traffic control, places, and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades flags traffic.Maintains picnic and rest areas. nights-of-way maintenance yards and comfort stations.Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas, performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a quarter cubic yards or less, pneumatic roller. rotary broom. spreader box. backhoe. street sweeper, and mower.Performs preventive maintenance inspections (PMI). routine servicing and minor repairs on equipment and completes various required reports including time-keeping equipment forms, inventory. accident forms. and PMI.Performs other Job responsibilities as assigned.Additional duties for General Transportation Tech II include:Assists in inspecting traffic control devices and their placement at construction project sites for compliance with specifications for devices. safety laws rules. regulations and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control DevicesMaintains highways and rights-of way. performs highly skilled roadway repairs erects and repairs guard rails highway markers and signs hauls materials and equipment to Job sites.Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards. Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a half cubic yards or more, tractor trailer haul truck large dragline, shovel, paint striper and dump truck.Sands or cleans bridges and roads. posts warning signs helps the public and performs other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes. hurricanes. snowstorms accidents. and hazardous material spills.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.Additional duties for General Transportation Tech III include:Inspects traffic control devices and their placement at construction project sites for compliance with specifications for devices, safety laws rules regulations and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.Trains other employees.Provides support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; and provides assistance to stranded motorists.Identifies, analyzes. and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer. crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine. self-propelled asphalt distributor and profiling/milling machine.Identifies, repairs and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts, performs welding and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.