STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES


CLASSIFICATION:  SIGN FABRICATOR

 

Class Code:  8226-14                                        Date Established:  05-01-68           

 

Occupational Code:  5-2-2                                Date of Last Revision:  12-28-01

 

BASIC PURPOSE:  To perform skilled finish work in the fabrication, maintenance and repair of aluminum signs and other articles.

 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

·        Fabricates extruded and sheet aluminum for the application of reflective backing and letters as well as other specialized sign materials.

 

·        Lays out sign message from rough sketches in accordance with standard practices.

 

·        Operates power saws, drills, routers, pneumatic tools, jigs and other related tools used in the sign fabrication trade.

 

·        Maintains and requisitions stock items to be used in the building and repair of a variety of highway signs.

 

·        Repairs damaged signs and salvages reusable material in cases where signs are replaced.

 

·        Performs pattern work such as stencils to be used in pavement marking construction.

 

·        Schedules work within the sign shop and maintains production records and references.

 

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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:

 

Skill:  Requires skill in recommending routine changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex machines.

 

Knowledge:  Requires understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating procedures.

 

Impact:  Requires responsibility for contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct provision of services to the public or other state agencies.  Errors at this level result in inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment of time and resources to detect.

 

Supervision:  Requires partial supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking work.

 

Working Conditions:  Requires performing regular job functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor injuries or health hazards.

 

Physical Demands:  Requires medium work, including continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination in operating machines or equipment.

 

 

 

Communication:  Requires explaining facts, interpreting situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of action.  This level also requires interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the general public.

 

Complexity:  Requires a combination of job functions to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve practical problems.  This level also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited standardization exists.

 

Independent Action:  Requires a range of choice in applying a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures for approval by supervisor.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:  Completion of high school, G.E.D. or its equivalent.

 

Experience:  Three years' experience in sign fabrication, sheet metal work or other related work.

 

License/Certification:  None required.

 

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:  Considerable knowledge of standard practices, methods, tools and materials used in sign fabrication work.  Knowledge of hazards and safety precautions to be used in a sign shop.  Skill in the use of hand power tools as well as materials and equipment.  Ability to work from specifications, blueprints, and sketches and the ability to carry out orders.  Ability to work with a minimum amount of supervision.  Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.

 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:  This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this class title.

 


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