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Salary : $69,552.00 - $88,776.00 Annually
Location : 1700 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Public Works
Division: Street Maintenance
Opening Date: 08/24/2026
Closing Date: 9/7/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
Max Number of Applicants: 60
Under general direction, performs the work of painting traffic markings; makes traffic signs with proper equipment; paints, installs and maintains traffic and street signs throughout the City; performs closely related duties as required.
Examples of Duties
Representative Duties
Operates center-line paint machine and other spraying apparatus; paints or stencils traffic directional signs or symbols; paints and stripes barricades, guard rails, streets, curbs and miscellaneous related signs; cuts and prepares stencils and makes painting templates; sands, buffs, re-letters and manufactures street signs; letters and numbers automotive equipment, parking location signs and directional signs; installs and maintains traffic and street name signs; operates post-hole digger, driver, refurbishes signs, concrete mixer, sandblaster, vacuum applicator and truck; sets sign posts and barricades; assists in the installation of electric traffic signals; maintains work records; operates concrete saw; fabricates barricades; finishes cement; operates grinder for removing traffic markings, and performs lay-out of new streets for striping.
Organizational Responsibilities
Positions in this Class are assigned to the Public Works Department, Streets Division.
Typical Qualifications
Education and Experience
High school graduate, PLUS three (3) years' verifiable experience in street maintenance, repair, construction and painting.
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of the methods, materials, equipment and safety measures used in spray, brush and traffic painting, and in traffic sign installation; ability to follow oral directions related to the work; to read and comprehend written statements such as work orders; to work with others in a small crew; to properly clean, oil and maintain spray apparatus, brushes, stencils, sandblaster, vacuum applicator, and other job-related equipment.
License
A valid California Driver's License, Class C, have and maintain.
Supplemental Information
Testing Process:

• Minimum Qualification Screening - Pass/Fail
• Supplemental Questions - Pass/Fail
• Practical Exam - 30% of total score
• Oral Interview - 70% of total score

*Testing process is subject to change
Candidates must pass all examinations to be placed on the eligible list.
Possession of minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to the next step in the selection process. All candidate materials will be carefully evaluated and only those considered best qualified will be invited to the next step in the selection process.
Vacation: 8 hours per month and increasing with years of service.
Holidays: 13 fixed holidays per year plus additional 20 hours of floating holiday per calendar year.
Sick Leave: Ten (10) hours per month, with option to convert sick leave to cash after five (5) years of service, subject to terms and conditions.
Retirement: The City offers the CalPERS 2.0% at 62 pension formula for new CalPERS members hired on or after January 1, 2013, or 2.0% at 55 pension formula for existing CalPERS member with less than a six-month break in service from another CalPERS or CalPERS reciprocal agency.
Health Insurance: The City will pay the PPO Plan premium for a full-time employee plus one (1) dependent.
Retiree Medical: Competitive lifetime benefit upon CalPERS retirement required years of City service, subject to other terms and conditions.
Educational Reimbursement: Up to $3,125 per fiscal year for full-time permanent employees subject to course eligibility requirements.
Continuous Service Bonus: On each five-year anniversary of continuous satisfactory service to the City as a full-time, permanent employee.
Bilingual Bonus Pay: The city shall pay each approved full-time employee a Bilingual Bonus of thirty-one dollars ($31.00) per pay period as long as the employee remains eligible for the bonus.
Life Insurance: The City pays up to a total of $40,000 of insurance coverage for full-time permanent employees.
Deferred Compensation: Voluntary enrollment, no City match.
Credit Union: Savings and loan services available through South Bay Credit Union, Kinecta, and F&A Federal Credit Union.
01
Have you ever operated a Graco or Titan airless paint sprayer?

• Yes
• No

02
Have you ever installed a STOP sign with anchor and pole (new installation or knockdown repair)? If so, please explain.
03
Have you ever laid out and painted a limit line and STOP stencils for traffic markings on street? If so, please explain.
04
Do you have any special certification/training related to MUTCD street traffic painting, sign repair/installation and traffic delineation? If so, please list.
Required Question