Water Operator (Training Crew

Charlotte Water Department Job

Charlotte's local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $4.49 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1300 employees.

Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews, and Pineville. Charlotte Water's FY 27 operating budget is $685.6 million and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion.

Salary: $26.19-$29.09 hourly, Commensurate with Experience.

Job Summary:

This position operates light, medium, and heavy equipment. Work involves requesting utility and other underground line locates to avoid damaging services; operates backhoe/loader, excavator, and other heavy equipment to dig trenches to grade at construction sites; using hand tools and small powered equipment such as shovels and saws; making sure tools and equipment are available and in working condition; and digging water & sewer mains and services, making repairs.

This position also takes responsibility for crews when the Labor Crew Chief II is not present, provides related training, and serves as the competent person on the job site.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform pre-trip/post inspections on equipment.
• Use of trenching and shoring equipment
• Assesses job site and requests utility and other underground line locates to avoid damaging services.
• Puts up and takes down safety zone equipment. Properly setup and breakdown traffic control safety zones.
• Operates backhoe/loader, excavator, and other heavy equipment to dig trenches to grade at construction sites.
• Digs and repairs water & sewer mains and services etc.
• Uses hand tools and small powered equipment such as shovels and saws.
• Operates trucks and trailers; safely loads and unloads heavy equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Ensures tools/equipment are available and in good operating condition each day.
• Performs work to meet safety regulations and quality/production standards
• Assumes responsibility for the crew when the Labor Crew Chief II is absent.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements To Perform Work:

• High school diploma or completion of GED from an accredited school.
• Two (2) years of related work experience operating heavy equipment.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:

• Requires valid driver's license.
• Must obtain and maintain a City's Driver's Permit.
• Requires (or obtain within six (6) months of hire date) a Class A commercial driver's license (CDL) with Tankers endorsement.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic computer skills
• Ability to follow instructions
• Apply safe work practices
• Knowledge of how to dig trenches to grade at construction sites.
• Knowledge of trenching and shoring.
• Knowledge of operating equipment related to job functions.
• Skill to communicate, both verbally or in writing.
• Skill in operating light to heavy equipment, such as backhoe/loaders, excavators, trucks, trailers, etc.
• Skill in properly using/caring for basic hand tools and small powered equipment such as shovels and saws.
• Ability to request utility and other underground line locates.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co-workers, and general public.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to resolve conflicts.

Physical Demands:

The work is medium work and requires applying 30 pounds of force frequently and exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: climbing, crawling, crouching, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping, handling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, distinguishing among sounds, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, stooping, talking, and walking.

Work Environment:

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs. Requires working in confined spaces, working under difficult weather and environmental conditions, and working a flexible schedule including overtime.

Additional Information:

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties at any time. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions…