Drain and Sewer Technician

Description

Drain and Sewer Technician

Varies

Service

Service Manager

Hourly Non-Exempt

Craft Workers

02.10.2025

Technician for the service division that specializes in drains and sewers. Works on Drain, Waste and Vent.

• Inspect, diagnose, and repair drain and sewer line issues
• Perform drain cleaning using cable machines, hydro jetting, and other industry tools
• Locate and repair clogged or damaged pipes
• Utilize camera inspections to assess drain conditions
• Provide preventative maintenance and recommendations to customers
• Communicate effectively with customers and team members
• Ensure compliance with safety and industry regulations
• Maintain and track tools, equipment, and company vehicles

• High School diploma or equivalent required.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the plumbing trade

• Driver’s Licenses (non-commercial) – must be state – specific.

This position requires the capability to understand and follow both oral and written directions. Must be able to communicate effectively with others, analyze and resolve problems, maintain effective working relationships, and interact successfully with internal and external customers.

Specific skills and abilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to take initiative and effectively adapt to changes.
• Recognizes an emergency and take appropriate action.
• Able to establish and maintain a cooperative working relation.
• Ability to interpret and create spreadsheets.
• Able to use sound judgement; work independently, with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature, with impending deadlines and/or established time frames.

• 25% travel required.

• Climbing:
  Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Specifically, when the amount of climbing exceeds that needed for ordinary motion.
• Balancing:
  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. Specifically, when the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary motion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping:
  Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Specifically, if it is to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling:
  Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching:
  Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing:
  Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking:
  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. Specifically, for long distances or moving from one work site to another often.
• Pushing:
  Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling:
  Using upper extremities in order to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Specifically, if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Heavy Work:
  Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Distance Vision:
  Clear vision at 20 feet or more. Required to perform an activity where the seeing job is arm’s reach or beyond.

• Extreme Heat, Outdoor:
  Exposure to weather related extreme temperatures, wind, rain, and/or humidity with no effective protection from heat.

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