Supervising Sanitation Worker

Final Filing Date: Monday, August 24, 2026

Exam#: 26/74H27/07JA

The County of Monterey is committed to honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and eligible military spouses and awards veterans’ preference points for this recruitment. To learn more about the eligibility requirements and the process, be sure to read the Hiring Preference for Veterans and Eligible Military Spouses section located towards the end of this job flier.

The Public Works, Facilities & Parks Department (PWFP) brings together a range of functions to ensure safe building construction, plan for the future needs of the County, manage infrastructure and county facilities, and protect natural resources. The Department is responsible for public works, county roads and bridges, county parks, and county facilities.

The Public Works, Facilities & Parks Department seeks to fill a Supervising Sanitation Worker vacancy. Under general supervision, the incumbent will supervise the operation, maintenance and repair of pump stations, sewer lines and other sanitary sewer collection systems and appurtenant structures; and performs other related work as required.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used County-wide to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis.

• Confers with the Sanitation Operations and Maintenance Supervisor regarding the condition of sewer collection facilities; schedules facilities maintenance and assigns day-to-day work for the sanitation maintenance crew
• Monitors the work of the maintenance crew for adherence to established procedures and for proper techniques
• Maintains records of maintenance and repair work on all district sewer collection systems facilities
• Trains sanitation crew personnel in proper sanitation collection system repair; maintenance techniques and procedures
• Assists in selecting employees; evaluates and corrects employee performance and recommends discipline
• Inspects industrial waste discharges, new sewer connections and contract work
• Performs the most difficult maintenance on pump stations; diagnoses problems and performs repairs; services and supervises the overhauling of pumps, motors and other related equipment
• Services and maintains sanitation flow meters, injection systems and chlorination equipment
• Monitors repairs and makes modifications of control and alarm systems
• Completes inspection reports and maintains detailed records on sewer line repair and maintenance.

Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Methods of servicing, repairing and replacing electrical and mechanical components used in valves, pipes, pumps and motors
• Sanitation collection systems
• Basic methods and procedures used in the construction of residential sewer connections
• Chemical testing procedures associated with sanitation treatment systems
• Safety requirements related to the sanitation field

• Basic personnel practices and methods

• Perform heavy physical labor requiring strength, dexterity and agility
• Properly and safely use various hand and power-driven tools
• Operate a vehicle safely.
• Plan, organize, train and direct the work of the sanitation maintenance crew
• Read diagrams of mechanical and electrical equipment
• Read and interpret a variety of sewer plans and profiles
• Prepare cost estimates and estimates of materials and equipment needs
• Analyze work problems and make corrections which will facilitate the completion of assignments
• Prepare and maintain a variety of records and files
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Prepare, establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others

Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is:

Two years of experience performing duties of a Sanitation Worker in Monterey County.

The required conditions of employment include, but are not limited to the…