Sewer Conveyance Technician I

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary :

This role performs unskilled to skilled work in the maintenance and repair of sewer lines and related equipment for the Authority's wastewater collection system.

Responsibilities :

 Inspects and repairs sewer line breaks

 Investigates sewer for infiltration and flow

 Locates and inspects manholes

 Cleans sewer lines

 Ability to use common tools and learn more advanced tools use

 Ability to be used in all areas of the Conveyance system

Minimum Qualifications :

 High school graduate or equivalent

 Some knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions involved in the maintenance and repair of sewer lines

 Understands the use of common hand tools

 Valid Georgia driver's license with a clean driving record preferred

Physical Requirements :

 Frequent walking, standing, stooping

 Ability to carry 50 pounds or more.

 Occasionally sitting, crawling, crouching, climbing, and balancing.

 Physical strength and endurance to perform manual labor for extended periods, possibly under adverse weather or working conditions.

 It may occasionally require climbing and may involve traveling over various terrain.

 Ability to grasp and hold.

Environmental Working Conditions :

 The position requires some exposure to working outside, insect bites / stings, poisonous plants, and possibly reptiles.

 Frequent exposure to dry conditions, high and low humidity, wetness, and inclement weather.

 Exposure to dust, outside work, sunburn, and moving objects (such as heavy equipment or road traffic)

 Occasional exposure to working over water or working at heights

 Exposure to chemicals includes, but is not limited to : Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, Motor Oil, Hydraulic Oil, Natural Gas, Exhaust fumes, Insecticides, Chlorine, Asphalt / Tar