I have been working in TTM on CAT A, B & C roads since March 2024 & achieved my Traffic Management Operative - Non Practicing ticket on 6/10/2025.
I’ve worked with 3 different companies across the Hutt Valley. (MenAtWork, RScabling, TSC Traffic)
I have experience in both temporary & long term stop/go sites, contraflows, shoulder, median, road & lane closures - semi static sites aswell
This includes -
- Ensuring I have everything needed for the job before beginning work
- Ensuring I know everything I need to know before beginning work
- Safely putting out signage in correct order of advanced warnings
- Safely working on the back under STMS supervision & harnessed
- Coning off the back (Can do both roles, better at stacking/feeding)
- Very experienced with radio usage (stop/go coms, on the back coms)
- Monitoring pedestrians, driveways, contractor trucks, pulled over vehicles & TM gear
- Experienced in safely setting up & removing taper cone formations with correct length & cone spacings
- Identifying site risks & hazards, informing STMS
- Calm & informative approach to confused or aggressive drivers
- Checking to see & remember where all TTM gear is placed on the truck
- Cone stack of 5-6 at a time can be picked up with technique & moved
- Acting quick & efficiently when there is any problem interfering with traffic flow
- Never forgetting to shut the latches (sign cage etc)
- Setting up & packing down level 2 signage
- Making sure I am wearing and operating a harness & lanyard correctly
- Coherent in following instructions from the STMS
- Knowledge in correctly operating a paddle/light
- Door knocking
- Spotting
- Paying attention & being aware
- Correct PPE
- Collaborating with coworkers efficiently to complete project
- Standing for long periods of time