Maintenance Technician - Water Department

Maintenance Technician - Water Department

PAMLICO COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

WATER DEPARTMENT

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Under general supervision, performs installation, maintenance and repairs of water lines and appurtenances for the county water department. A maintenance technician should have but is not required to have basic plumbing skills. The job requires but is not limited to maintenance & repairs of water lines, individual services, completion of work orders assigned, verifying water meter readings, commissioning, and decommissioning of water services, locating water lines, assessing problems and complaints, assisting in traffic control when needed.

The job may also require installation of meters, meter boxes and service lines, flushing hydrants, and data collection.

Technicians will be required to pull on-call duty on a rotating schedule. This responsibility will require the employee to work after hours and possibly some nights and weekends. During this time, the technician will be available to address minor water related problems and/or complaints from customers that may occur after hours. No money will be collected and problems needing immediate attention and/or additional manpower may require special attention.

May be designated as “essential personnel” and required to work during emergency situations to ensure critical operations are maintained, even when County offices are closed. Employee reports to Senior personnel or Field Operations Manager.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to effectively perform each essential function. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. The list below is not meant to be an exhaustive list of the functions, knowledge, skills, or abilities required to perform the job satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Installs, repairs, and removes water service meters; performs disconnections and re- connections as directed; replaces faulty meters, boxes and all associated equipment and performs minor maintenance to meters, lines and all else within water department responsibility.
• Performs maintenance and repairs on all fire hydrants, tank sites, and run water quality tests.
• Reads water meters, verifies readings, does accuracy checks when assigned. Ensures meters are operating properly and reports any defects.
• Interacts with customers; answers questions and/or refers customer to office personnel for information and clarification of issues at hand.

• Performs general maintenance on assigned vehicle, reports any problems or incidents. Maintains inventory of departmental supplies, materials, uniforms, and any equipment used during daily work.

Must have a High School diploma or equivalent. Possession of a valid North Carolina driver’s license.

• Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including trucks, radios, water pumps, handheld reading devices, hand tools, shovels, rakes, dollies. Must be able to exert up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently and 10 pounds of force constantly.
• Physical demand requirements
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  Work requires extensive walking, stooping, crouching, kneeling, bending, crawling, reaching, standing, and grasping. Worker may be subject to adverse weather conditions including cold, heat, and rain and will be provided with the necessary safety equipment provided by the county.
• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments, or directions from superiors.
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