Water / Wastewater Service Worker I

Job Summary :

Under the direction of the Water Crew Leader or the Water / Wastewater Senior Crew Leader, as designated by the Director, this position performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled maintenance work, and operates a variety of equipment and tools in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of the City's water supply, distribution, or wastewater treatment facilities and systems and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions :

• Performs and assists in a wide variety of routine, sometimes heavy, skilled, and semi-skilled duties related to the installation, operation, and maintenance of water mains, valves, services, meters, hydrants, and other water supply and distribution system facilities at frequent intervals.
• Replaces, repairs, and maintains water and wastewater
• Installs new water lines and wastewater
• Conducts maintenance and tests of fire hydrants; replaces fire
• Stocks vehicle with necessary
• Performs small plumbing jobs for City
• Maintains all city owned water distribution systems & wastewater collection systems .
• Completes work orders relating to water and
• Monitors lift stations and problem areas on a weekly
• Assists in maintaining water quality by taking water samples and maintaining proper operation of water treatment equipment.
• Responds to service calls regarding water quality, pressure, and
• Operates leak detection devices and pipe locating Inspect water meters and backflow devices for proper operations.
• Cleans and maintains all equipment and tools related to work on both the job site, and equipment.
• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards
• Operates and maintains a variety of equipment, and tools including tractors, backhoes, dump trucks, compactors, concrete saws, jackhammers, chainsaws, compressors and numerous other types of light duty construction equipment and
• Establishes and maintains a cooperative working relationship with citizens, businesses, outside agencies and city staff.
• Required to participate in the stand-by and / or call-out rotation to respond to problems after normal work hours, and on weekends and may be subject to call- out at any time when other call out personnel require additional assistance

(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties. Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties, as required.)

Minimum Qualifications (KSAs) :

Training and Experience :

Licenses, Certificates, Special Requirements :

Physical and Mental Demands :

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Physical Skills :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; smell; reach with hands and arms; stand; talk and hear; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands :

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or new skills; work under deadlines with constant interruptions; interact with City staff and other organizations; and frequently deal with dissatisfied or quarrelsome individuals.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Must pass post-offer pre-employment Physical Examination (including drug test), and applicable background checks to include CJIS screening.