Sewer Technician

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Full Time Landfill El Dorado, KS, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $20.41 To $28.58 Hourly

Position Summary :
Under the supervision of the Assistant Public Works Director, the Sewer Technician performs skilled and semi-skilled work in daily maintenance activities of County sewer districts by performing daily inspections, daily maintenance, logging activities, responding to alarms on equipment. Performs daily maintenance activities, including preventative, routine, and emergency repairs. Performs routine and emergency maintenance. This position is provided a County vehicle to be taken home nightly for after-hours call out.

• Follows safety rules;
• Ensures wastewater facilities are operating properly including lagoon;
• Cleansorlubricatesvehicles,machinery,equipment,instruments,tools,workareas,andotherobjects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment;
• Removes snow and ice, overgrown grass, branches, trees at facility properties and grounds;
• Performs preventative, routine and emergency repairs, and maintenance to equipment andvehicles, pumps, belts, motors; lift stations; conduct inspections on a setschedule;
• Cleans out manholes and repairs sewer lines, using appropriate personal protective gear;
• Ensures operation in accordance with established procedures including pulling of samples ona schedule and deliver to lab for analysis;
• Performs locates of sewer lines for One Call;
• Performsdailyrecordkeeping,includingadministeringthepreventativemaintenanceprogram,aswell as compiling data for monthly reports to Kansas Department of Health and Environment/Environmental Protection; record all repairs, tests on pumps and flowmeter recordings;
• Monitors system and applies chemicals asneeded;
• Reads and understands blue prints, shop drawings, and electrical control schematics;
• Operates and maintains a variety of hand and power tools, including, but not limited to:welders, machine shoptools;
• Complies with safety policies, including appropriate safety equipment;
• Reports hazards that cannot be corrected under ordinary maintenance;
• Works rotating on call shifts as required, and responds promptly to after-hours emergencies;
• Performs unskilled manual work as assigned;
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary or as required.

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Certificate, License :
Valid commercial driver's license. Subject to random drug and alcohol testing. Class I Wastewater Operator Certificate.

Required Education and/or

Experience:

Two years related experience, High School Diploma or G.E.D.; or Associate’s degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Employee is expected to have acquired the necessary information and skills to perform the job reasonably well after six months in the position.

Preferred Education and/or Experience :
Three years related experience, High School Diploma or G.E.D.; or Associate’s degree and one year experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to operate a truck, tandem-axle truck, loader, mower, weed eater and other related equipment;
• Ability to reliably and predictably carry outduties;
• Ability to use computers, databases to track records;
• Abilitytoreadandinterpretdocumentssuchassafetyrules,operatingandmaintenanceinstructions, and procedure manuals;
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence;
• Ability to speak effectively with customers or employees of an organization;
• Abilitytocalculatefiguresandamountssuchasproportions,percentages,area,circumference,and volume;
• Abilitytoapplycommonsenseunderstandingtocarryoutins…