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Laborer / Traffic Control Specialist

Mission Reeves Construction Company is currently seeking an individual for the position of Laborer / Traffic Control Specialist in Savannah GA. The successful candidate for this role will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence. Labor job duties are continually changing depending on the requirements of each project. Qualified candidates are expected to assist in the general operation of each job site.

Main Responsibilities

• Must have knowledge of the requirements of erecting and maintaining traffic control signs and other devices as prescribed in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
• Must keep equipment and materials neat, clean, and orderly at all times on the projects.
• Must be able to carry out detailed instructions, setting up and removing traffic control devices, but also must be able to use good judgement in decision making and be able to work without direct supervision.
• Must maintain a good attitude and be polite at all times to motorists.
• Must have the ability to work safely in traffic situations and follow the policies and procedures of the company.
• Must perform other general labor duties as instructed by supervisor.

Education, Qualifications, and Competencies

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Provide own transportation to and from work.
• Driving License (required) along with a driving record that meets company safety guidelines to operate a company vehicle (required).
• Must be able to pass a DOT Physical for a DOT Medical card (required).
• Must be at least 18 years of age

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Flagger/Traffic Control Training Certification (preferred).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Employees must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
• The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Benefits and General Information

Competitive pay & comprehensive benefits include paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, group health plan options (incl. medical, dental & vision, HSA, FSA), short term disability benefits & 401(k)/401(k) Roth w/company match.

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer.