Wastewater Collection Technician II or Senior

Mission:
Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride Vision:
To be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay Values:
Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity

Largo's commitment to a High Performance Organization (HPO) model builds a flexible and resilient organization that intentionally builds leadership capacity at all levels of the organization.

Wastewater Tech I - Starting salary: $20.58/hour

Wastewater Tech II
- Starting Salary: $21.62/hour

Wastewater Tech Senior
- Starting Salary: $22.69/hour

This is progressively intensive manual labor work in the collection of wastewater. An employee in this position is responsible for performing a wide variety of skilled to semi-skilled tasks and any other work in connection with the sanitary wastewater collection system. Employees in this position work under the direction of a Utilities Supervisor or designated Wastewater Field Technician.

All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay.

• Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City’s mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City’s strategic plan
• Champions a high-performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives
• Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services
• Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture

• Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities
• Follows suggested procedures to ensure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety, and risk avoidance

• Operates light to heavy-duty trucks and equipment, mini-excavator and backhoe
• Assists with forms/finishes concrete and repairs asphalt
• Operates various types of construction equipment including, but not limited to, concrete mixers, tampers, air compressors, jackhammers, rotatory hammer drills, and various types of hand and power tools
• Participates in the installation and repair of various size gravity and force main pipelines
• Participates in the installation of a wide variety of pipeline fittings and pipeline repair components
• Installs manhole rings and covers and demonstrates the ability to adjust manhole ring and cover to grade as needed
• Repairs and installs cleanouts and any other sanitary sewer components
• Enters accurate data into the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS), including timekeeping, creating work orders, and work order tasks
• Assists with the setup of Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)
• Implements Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) procedures following department Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

• Supports honest and transparent decision-making
• Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments
• Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same

Performs related work as required.

As a condition of employment, City of Largo employees will be required to work as directed during an undeclared and/or a declared emergency. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the official job description.

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
• Class "B" CDL with Tanker endorsement (CDL) within six (6) months of hire
• Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association (FWPCOA) Wastewater Collections "C" Certification within two (2) years of hire
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/First Aid Training within six (6) months of hire
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