Maintenance Worker-Wastewater

Responsibilities

• Installs water lines, disinfects new lines, and repairs leaks; tests and repairs water meters and taps.
• Installs fire hydrants and valves; flushes water hydrants and performs repairs and maintenance.
• Tests chlorinate lines.
• Assists in pouring and finishing concrete.
• Hauls concrete, asphalt, dirt, and gravel to and from the job site.
• Completes service orders for service turn on and off.
• Spreads dirt, lays sod, and rakes yards.
• Cleans sewer lines with high‑pressure equipment.
• Cuts brush and mows right of ways.
• Cleans and disinfects areas of overflow with hydrogen peroxide.
• Performs pipe grout work; mixes grout to proper set time; operates and maintains highly‑specialized equipment.
• Repairs and replaces pipe to grade.
• Repairs and replaces manholes, cement grout repair.
• Repairs and restores concrete and asphalt; repairs/replaces yards, fences, trees and landscapes to prior condition or better.
• May direct the work of others on a periodic basis.
• Completes required forms, logs, documents and reports.
• Performs general maintenance on equipment used.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• High School diploma or GED; one to two years of progressively responsible related experience; or any combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Must obtain a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License within one year of employment.
• Must obtain a Water or Wastewater Operator Certification within one year of employment.

• Knowledge of methods, equipment and materials utilized in water utilities work and maintenance of distribution or sewer lines; operation and maintenance of all assigned tools and equipment; record‑keeping, report preparation, filing methods and records management techniques; applicable state, federal and local ordinances, laws, rules and regulations.
• Skill in using tact, discretion, initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines; organizing work, setting priorities, meeting critical deadlines, and following up on assignments with minimal direction; communicating clearly and effectively both orally and in writing; directing the work of others on a periodic basis.
• Mental and physical abilities: reading and interpreting plats, construction plans, and maps; following established safety procedures; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of individuals; reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and handling problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Physical demands: regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, speak and hear, and lift or move up to 25 pounds; frequently required to lift or move up to 50 pounds; occasionally required to lift or move more than 100 pounds.

We offer a complete benefits package to full‑time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long‑term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part‑time employees working an average of __ hours per week over the course of a year receive benefits on a pro‑rated basis.