Senior Water Service Worker

Position: SENIOR WATER SERVICE WORKER
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

Open Competitive Job Opportunity

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EXAM NUMBER

C7852L

APPLICATION FILING PERIOD

Beginning Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).  This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and may closed at any time without advanced notice.

A Senior Water Service Worker is responsible for performing a combination of the following essential job functions: leads, inspects, and participates in the work of a field crew engaged in the installation, maintenance, and repair of services connections, water mains, meters, fire hydrants, water tanks, and pumping plant equipment such as pumps and valves; oversees traffic control, trench and shoring, confined space, and all other safety practices at work sites to ensure the safe and effective protection of workers and the public;

trains staff and monitors compliance with safety regulations and work practices; completes all applicable paper work such as daily reports and work orders, traffic control plans, trench excavation check sheets, meter exchange and installation sheets, maintenance records, and inspection notes and reports; performs water disinfecting, sampling, and testing; uses hydraulic, pneumatic, and hand tools to break pavement, drills, digs and backfills trenches, and repairs pavement;

makes connections to existing water mains such as fire hydrants, valves, pipelines, and water service connections; cuts, threads, solders, fits pipe and leads others in this work; investigates and resolves routine and complex customer concerns, including shut off procedures and water quality complaints; responds to emergencies during normally scheduled time off and may work unscheduled shifts to meet emergency requirements;

tests water meters in the field and makes minor adjustments and repairs; cleans water tanks, pipes, and pumping plant equipment; supervises the cleaning and maintenance of tools and equipment; inspects, maintains, repairs, and replaces disinfecting equipment; conducts technical inspections of water system improvements performed by private contractors; transports construction equipment to and from work sites; and drives vehicles or equipment with a gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more to and from work sites as needed.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

Five years of experience in the installation, maintenance, or repair of water service facilities, one year of which must have been at the level of Los Angeles County's Class of Water Service Worker*. Experience in plumbing, steam fitting, or industrial pipe fitting work may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience.

LICENSE

A valid California Class C Driver license is required to perform job-related essential functions.

A valid California Class A Driver License may be required for appointment to some positions in this class.

A valid Water Treatment Operator Grade T1 Certificate and a valid Water System Distribution Operator Grade D3 Certificate issued by the California Department of Health Services may be required for appointment to this position.

License Information:
All successful applicants for this position will be subject to driving record verification before being appointed. Driver License must not be suspended, restricted or revoked.  AN APPLICANT WHOSE DRIVING RECORD SHOWS FOUR OR MORE MOVING VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS WILL NOT BE APPOINTED.  Appointees may be required to provide automobiles and drive them in the County Service at the rate of compensation allowed by the Board of Supervisors.

The County is required to comply with the Federal regulations which require pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to work, follow-up, and random urine drug and breath alcohol testing of employees who carry commercial driver licenses and who are assigned to drive certain vehicles.

PHYSICAL CLASS

Physical Class IV - Arduous:
Involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working on irregular surfaces; and occasionally requires extraordinary physical activity.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

* Experience at the level of Water Service Worker in the service of the County of Los Angeles is defined as: performs journey-level work in the installation, maintenance, and repair of water district systems and equipment.

Applicants MUST indicate the required license on the application at the time of filing.  Applications submitted without indicating the required license may be rejected as incomplete.

All required certificates and licenses are subject to be verified at the time of appointment.

Some job positions in this classification may be required to perform functions where passing periodic specialized medical examinations is required by law such as for respirator use or confined space, asbestos operations, or pesticide application. Initial…