STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES


CLASSIFICATION:  INTRICATE EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN I

 

Class Code:  5321-10                                        Date Established:  03-20-95           

 

Occupational Code:  5-2-7                                Date of Last Revision:  12-28-01

 

BASIC PURPOSE:  To install and maintain traffic recording devices on a regular schedule, and to provide technical assistance in the office as required.

 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

·        Installs magnetic inductive loops as part of a traffic recording device.

 

·        Services automatic traffic recording equipment.

 

·        Performs general maintenance on weigh-in-motion and portable set outs.

 

·        Assists other staff with other data collection activities.

 

·        Drives a light truck or carry-all in performing job duties.

 

·        Provides technical assistance in the office as required.

 

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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:

 

Skill:  Requires skill in applying instructions to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of different purposes.

 

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

 

Impact:  Requires responsibility for contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support activities within one or more organizational units.  Errors at this level affect the work of others or have measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in order to complete succeeding work operations.

 

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 to heavy work, including continuous physical exertion such as frequent bending, lifting or climbing.

 

Communication:  Requires obtaining and exchanging information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to questions from state employees or members of the general public.

 

Complexity:  Requires a combination of job functions using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly prescribed standard practices and procedures.

 

 

 

Independent Action:  Requires making a limited number of choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed policies or procedures.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:  Graduation from high school, G.E.D. or it's equivalent.

 

Experience:  One year's experience in servicing and maintaining intricate equipment such as, watch repair, instrument repair and office machinery repair.

 

License/Certification:  Possession of a valid New Hampshire driver's license and/or access to transportation for statewide travel.

 

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:  Knowledge of electrical circuitry, gear trains, electronics and timing mechanisms.  Knowledge of personal computer basics.  Skill in the use of instrument repair tools, equipment, and materials.  Ability to lift weights, up to 100 pounds.  Ability to maintain accurate maintenance records.  Ability to withstand extremes of climatic conditions and capable of heavy manual labor in installing and repairing equipment during the winter season.  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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Last Updated 01/07/03
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