Utilities Worker; Water Distribution

Position: Utilities Worker (Water Distribution)
Salary : $33,550.40 Annually
Location : Aiken, SC
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Engineering & Utilities
Division: Water Distribution
Opening Date: 04/28/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Description

The City of Aiken is seeking a Utilities Worker to join our Engineering & Utilities Department.
Examples of Duties

• Perform manual labor
• Repair water and sewer lines
• Lays water and sewer lines
• Installs clean outs
• Makes water and sewer taps

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a valid state driver's license
• Ability to read and write; understand and follow verbal instructions

Supplemental Information

This position is subject to a criminal background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. The City of Aiken is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free work place.
Full-time Benefits include:

Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance, life insurance (5x salary), flex health spending account, short-term disability, an employee wellness program, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, participation in a Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan, and South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program.

Paid Holidays include:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Day after Christmas (Dec. 26th)
• Employee's Birthday
• Floating holiday (must be on payroll prior to January 1st )

Retirement

Full-time employees participate in the Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan. After one year of employment, the employee will begin contributing 6% to the Plan, with the City making a matching 6% contribution. Employees are fully vested after 5 years of service.