DESCRIPTION

Enforces the City of Houston transportation section ordinances regulating the operation

of vehicles-for-hire by performing required safety and compliance inspections, data entry of inspection results and issuing the prescribed permits and licenses as assigned.

SPECIFICATIONS

COMPLEXITY: Work consists of fairly standard procedures and tasks where basic analytic ability is required, as in the comparison of numbers and simple facts in selecting the correct action.

IMPACT OF ACTIONS: Errors in work lead to minor inconvenience and incur some costs. Work is typically performed under moderate supervision and within standard operating procedures. The incumbent occasionally can function autonomously, with the supervisor available to answer questions as they arise.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Direct Supervision: No direct report employees.

CONTACTS: Internal Contacts: Level of internal contact is primarily with the clerical and technical staff. Interaction involves routine information exchange and/or simple service activity requiring common courtesy; e.g., answering questions, and giving directions in response to simple requests. External Contacts: The level of external contact is primarily with citizens, visitors and/or mid-level representatives of government agencies, guests, vendors and professional contacts with allied organizations. Interaction involves routine information exchange and/or simple service activity that requires common courtesy; e.g., directing calls, and answering simple questions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE: Basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple mathematical functions like percentages, ratios, etc. as might normally be acquired through the attainment of a high school diploma or a GED.

EXPERIENCE: Six months of work experience in document research, investigations, or a related field are required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL EFFORT: The position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: There are no major sources of discomfort, i.e., essentially normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature and air conditions.

PHYSICAL SKILL: Requires the ability to make coordinated gross motor movements in response to changing external stimuli within moderately demanding tolerances; or the ability to make coordinated eye/hand movements on a patterned response space within low tolerance demands with no real speed requirements.

Work Schedule Start Day

Monday

Work Schedule End Day

Friday

Work Schedule Start Time

8:00 AM

Work Schedule End Time

5:00 PM

Criminal Background Check

Yes

Drug Test

Yes

Resume(s) Requested

Yes

Overtime Authorized

No

Safety Impact Position

No