Review nature of landscape material, adjacent environment and decide types and quantity mixes of pesticide and herbicide. Repair, replace or maintain roadway surfaces, sub-layers or shoulders on state highways or facilities. Perform tonnage calculations and estimate cost of repairs. Employees have frequent contact, in person or by radio, with other maintenance units in the district, region, and other government jurisdictions to coordinate projects, materials, and equipment. Employees occasionally contact material suppliers and equipment repair shops to exchange information, pick up supplies, and schedule equipment maintenance.
Employees work independently while in the field.
Guidelines used by employees in this class include equipment operation and service manuals, safety rules and regulations, basic first aid, manufacturers' instructions for use of chemicals, manual on uniform traffic control devices, maintenance signing guidelines, emergency response guidebook, and motor vehicles laws. Specific duties vary depending on season, region, and type of crew to which each individual position is assigned. General knowledge of proper traffic control procedures including highway signing, flagging, and coning to perform work safely and efficiently on busy highways under quantity production schedules. General knowledge of emergency procedures for directing traffic due to motor vehicle accidents, spills, and slides including lane closures and detours. General knowledge of operation, maintenance, and repair of a wide variety of transportation maintenance equipment, including proper methods and procedures for the type of material on which and activity in which the equipment is being operated.