U.S. Facilities, Inc., a consolidated facility management and infrastructure support services organization, is seeking a Safety Service Patroller in Wytheville, VA. Safety Service Patrollers (SSP) provide safe, quick clearance of incidents that affect traffic, including disabled vehicles. The primary purpose of the SSP is to ensure the roadways are free of obstructions and safe for the traveling public. To ensure safety, SSP wear highly visible, reflective uniforms and drive specially marked vehicles when assisting motorists and emergency responders. Upon successful completion of classroom and field training, the SSP will be certified to operate a fully equipped Safety Service Vehicle.

Essential Duties

Monitors the safety of roadways (vehicle crashes, disabled/abandoned vehicles, debris, and lane-closing events, signal malfunctions, and general incident/congestion)
Provides roadside assistance to stranded motorists (including changing tires, giving battery jumps, providing fuel, removing debris from the travel lanes, etc.)
Works closely with other first responders at highway incidents by providing incident response, on-scene traffic control and basic first aid.
Communicates with Traffic Operations Center (TOC) staff with regard to disabled vehicles, abandoned vehicles, debris, and lane-closing events and coordinates operations

The following physical demands are frequently required as part of the role:

Ascend/descend steps and stairs
Balancing activities that require body equilibrium
Stooping and bending activities that include bending downward and forward
Walking, standing, sitting, crouching, kneeling, squatting
Driving a truck approximately 200mi /day
Seeing (including field of vision, distance close to eye)
Hand movement including: holding, finger dexterity and grasping
Hearing
Lifting 50 plus lbs
Pulling/Pushing/Reaching/ using upper body force to drag, haul, move and/or guide objects and extending both arms in any direction
Repetitive motions
Working with machine operations, oscillating equipment, small parts
Working in an outside environment (cold-hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, including rain and snow, light/daytime-dark/nighttime)
Working around hazards (traffic)

May be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth above to address business needs and changing business practices.

Requirements

Qualifications

High school diploma (equivalent)
Must be able to perform the physical demands of the job as outlined above
Strong command on the English language and ability to communicate both in writing and verbally; Bilingualism in Spanish is an asset
Must have a general working knowledge of vehicle maintenance
Basic computer skills
Ability to work various shifts including morning, evening, overnight, weekends and holidays in a variety of weather conditions
Ability to work diligently in a noisy environment
Use of personal protective equipment

U.S. Facilities, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.

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Safety Service Patroller

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