Sign Maintainer 3

About Our Organization:
When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Job Summary:
**Hours of work**:
Any eight (8) consecutive hours between 7:00 am-4:00 pm, Monday through Friday when working as a Sign Maintainer. Winter control shifts are a requirement of this position when working as a Winter Control Operator during winter months. Standby may be a requirement of this position.

**Your role**:

- Responsible for inspecting, manufacture, construction, placement and maintenance associated with all traffic signs, road markings and temporary traffic control.
- Perform various duties relating to winter control of roadways, including operating a tandem truck with computerized material applicator, plow and wing, or other relevant road maintenance equipment, manual snow and ice clearing equipment, and manual salting and sanding equipment.
- Responsible for accurate and legible record keeping as well as computer data entry pertaining to the work being performed.
- Complete daily activity time sheets and material usage logs as required.
- Report on variances in daily work plans.
- Demonstrate initiative and resolve issues with a focus on good customer service and public relations through a team approach.
- Comply with all applicable regulations and requirements of the Occupational Health & Safety Act, all Federal, Provincial and City regulations, policies and procedures. Remove obstacles hazardous to employees or the public and immediately report vandalism, mechanical difficulties, damages, etc.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum Grade 12 education is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Ontario Traffic Manuals, including Book 7.
- International Municipal Signal Association Signs and Markings certification would be considered a definite asset. Must achieve International Municipal Signal Association Signs and Markings Level II Certification within 30 months on a progressive basis from level I to level II.
- Recent experience related to the duties listed above which includes five (5) months of Plow and Wing experience on a D-Z Class vehicle would be an asset.
- Previous temporary traffic control training is an asset
- Basic understanding of and experience with computers.
- Proven experience, knowledge and understanding of small tools and relevant equipment.
- Must be a self-starter and be able to prioritize tasks according to changing demands to work, with or without supervision.
- Able to perform a variety of physical tasks including but not limited to filling and lifting sand bags, climbing ladders, digging and shoveling, working within live traffic conditions and adverse weather.
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act.

**Rate**:
Sign Maintainer 3 $27.33

Winter Control Operator $28.85

**How to apply**:
The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.