General Craftsworker - Wastewater Collections

The City of Kennewick will provide excellent public service and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community and one another through the empowerment of each employee. We value integrity, inclusiveness, stewardship, and communication. We are accountable to our community for innovative and collaborative efforts that anticipate needs, leverage resources, and deliver solutions.

We expect our employees to ensure compliance with all applicable safety practices and policies, including those established by OSHA/DOSH regulations and by the City’s Accident Prevention Plan. This includes but is not limited to actively identifying and correcting potential hazards that may affect employee and public safety, including those identified by co-workers; leading by example to promote a positive culture of workplace safety through everyday action;

and emphasizing safe completion of work throughout all aspects of developing and carrying out work plans.

General Statement of Duties: Under general supervision, a General Craftsworker performs a variety of work, including installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of various wastewater system components. Performs wastewater sampling, monitoring, reporting, or other work as required to assure proper performance and conformance with program guidelines, criteria, and City specifications. Performs related work as required. Work hours are varied and include on-call, overtime work, including evenings and weekends.

A General Craftsworker performs a wide variety of skilled, semi-skilled, and general work in one of the utility or plant divisions of the Public Works Department, and may be temporarily assigned to other departments within the City as required. Must possess the skills, knowledge, and physical capabilities to perform the duties of the position and must comply with City and department policies, procedures, and methods at all times.

Must demonstrate an ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision. Must plan the details necessary to carry out assignments, use considerable initiative in identifying and resolving problems, and perform related work as required.

A General Craftsworker is distinguished from a lower-level Maintenance Craftsworker by possessing greater technical skills and knowledge, and by performing more difficult tasks. A General Craftsworker provides general oversight to Maintenance Craftsworkers and may train, supervise, and direct the work of part-time or seasonal workers. May be required to perform any work ordinarily performed by Maintenance Craftsworkers.

Oversees and operates wastewater television inspection equipment to identify obstructions and determine the condition of sewer mains and laterals; records inspection findings, diagnoses problems, prepares and submits verbal and written reports on the results of inspections; maintains and repairs television inspection equipment; serves as leader responsible for directing and participating in television inspections and related maintenance and repair projects; directs, as a working lead person, installation and repair work involving side sewer taps, manhole rebuilding, cleaning sewers and repairing broken sections of sewer lines;

inspects repairs, operates and maintains sewage pumping stations; inspects and replaces packing, seals and other worn parts of sewage pumping units; responds to trouble calls and take corrective action; uses considerable independent judgment in resolving problems related to sewer stoppages; submits verbal and written reports on sewer maintenance activities; locates underground city utilities with locate equipment; drives and operates the continuous sewer rodder, dump truck, backhoe, combination cleaner units, CCTV inspection van and other sewer maintenance equipment;

identifies and marks all underground utilities, telemetry, street lights, force sewer mains; redlines all untraceable lines; reports all work within 200 feet of traffic signal, sewer lift stations or booster stations to the appropriate personnel; determines if receiving equipment for locates sent from One Call Center is operating properly and reports deficiencies; contacts the appropriate person or entity requesting locate to clarify instructions that are incomplete, inaccurate or overly broad descriptions;

determines the scope of work needed on large or complex projects with notice of intents,…