Utility Worker II

Description

How does excellent benefits, every other Friday off and working with a great team sound? We look for a Utility Worker II in the Environmental Division, with those benefits and more. The Utility Worker II performs a variety of skilled manual and equipment operation tasks in the construction, maintenance and operation of City roads, sewer, or water facilities. Operates heavy equipment on occasion.

Participates in unskilled or semi‑skilled construction and maintenance work. May be specialized in one field of work such as painting, welding, carpentry, or heavy equipment operation.

• Contributes to a positive work environment.
• As a member of the street and sewer division, performs any of the following tasks: for sewer – install, clean, and repair sewer mains and laterals, culverts, catch basins, and manholes; sewer line cleaning; vermin control; for streets participates in asphalt paving and patching, ditching and shouldering, striping, street cleaning, spraying/weed removal and mowing, guardrail and barricade installation, repair, and maintenance, installation and repair of curbs, gutters, and storm drains;
  
  plowing and sanding, utility cut repair. Performs traffic control and flagging duties. Operates light pick up and dump trucks, tractors, jack hammer, air compressor, flushers, trucks, and related light equipment. May be assigned specialized tasks such as painting and stripping streets, curbs and parking areas as appropriate; constructing, repairing and installing signs.
• As a member of the water division, performs any of the following tasks: installs, repairs, maintains and replaces PRVs, water mains, fire hydrants, valves, water meters, service lines, may also do meter reading and telemetry; maintains reservoirs and pump stations; cross‑connection control/tests water; water leak detection, utility locating, water quality sampling and flushing of the water system.
• Operates heavy or specialized equipment in the construction and maintenance of water, street and sewer facilities. Equipment includes backhoe, tractor, front‑end loader, dump truck, roller, snow plows, sanders, and other power equipment.
• Utilizes carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing, welding, and cement finishing skills and tools. Does specialized work in carpentry, concrete curbs and sidewalks.
• Assists in customer service calls, water shut‑offs and turn‑on of water services.
• May be required to assist other divisions with specific projects or work assignments as requested.

• Graduation from high school or completion of the equivalent GED Certificate. For water crew, training in basic hydraulics is required.
• Sign and markings certification desirable for street crew. Water crew work requires a Water Distribution I certification within one year.
• Must have a valid Oregon Commercial Driver’s License, Class B at time of appointment.

• Requires skill in working with and reading plans, blueprints and specifications.
• Three years of responsible experience in a variety of general maintenance and construction work with specialization in equipment and power tool operation; plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and, if on water crew, water distribution, journey level skills.

Receives a moderate level of supervision from the Operations Supervisor who gives detailed, prioritized assigned duties. Supervisor reviews work by site inspections and other reviews of work to ensure work is performed according to established procedures, Federal, State, County and City regulations and ordinances – i.e. EPA, DEQ, OSHD, OSHA, etc.

Exercised:
Supervision of other employees is not a normal responsibility of this position. Employees in this classification may provide job‑site supervision of unskilled summer help, or specific projects.

Effective relationships between supervisors and coworkers must be maintained. Verbal contacts made with other City departments is primarily as needed with police for traffic control, street closures, and debris in streets, etc., and with engineering to provide additional information in decision making. Contacts with street, parks, and mechanics are as needed often to coordinate…