Wastewater Equipment Technician
Wastewater Equipment Technician
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Job Description
Starting Pay:$29.69- $32.31/Hourly
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Operates vacuum truck for preventive maintenance through cleaning cutting and debris removal for continual operation of the collection system.
II. Essential Job Duties
A. Sewer maintenance
- Operates vacuum truck to jet-clean sewer lines.
- Operates root saw to cut roots out of sewer line.
- Maintains manholes to proper grade and performs preventative maintenance cleaning of sewer mains wet wells lift stations and manholes.
- Responds to routine and emergency calls and takes appropriate action as needed.
- With direction from Supervisor responds to customer complaints sometimes after hours to inspect & vacuum sewer mains and troubleshoot problem areas.
- Perform routine truck maintenance and troubleshoot equipment and identify necessary repairs.
- Performs routine manhole inspections and utilizes judgement for priority ranking of deficiencies.
- Collect & record GIS mapping changes through mobile platform to identify sewer discrepancies.
III. Other Job Duties
Performs other job duties as assigned including:
- Flags traffic at worksite.
- Perform related duties and responsibilities to assist other employees in the department as required.
- Utilizes inspection equipment to perform routine sewer main inspections and track results electronically.
- Assists with documentation of the steps of unstopping and clean-up procedures of an overflow for compliance reporting.
- On-Call Designation: This position is considered an On-Call eligible position and rotation on an On-Call team is required.
IV. Primary Job Challenges
Primary challenges of this position include working around hazardous waterborne pathogens and working near vehicular traffic while cleaning or removing blockages in main sewer lines.
V. Equipment Operated
Operates vacuum truck SL-RAT equipment mobile tablet.
VI. Key Competencies Required
- Job Content Knowledge: Has thorough knowledge of the policies procedures and activities of the City. Has comprehensive knowledge of the terminology principles and methods utilized within the Department to include the Sewer Overflow Response Plan (Plan) and all actions resulting from provided Plan responses. Knowledge of requirements needed for tracking of an overflow to include volume estimation and a spatial knowledge of water movement as it relates to waterbodies.
- Language Skills: Read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Mathematical Skills: Add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals. Compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Reasoning Skills: Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization decision making some choices are known while others may need to be identified. Some reliance on precedent. Interpret a variety of complex instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.
- Teamwork: Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others. Encourages others to express their ideas and opinions. Provides input into identifying and solving problems. Anticipates need of others for information about job tasks and work environment and provides it to them in a timely manner. Willingly assists others with job tasks when appropriate.
VII. Physical Demands and Work Environment
Physical Demands: Performance of the essential duties of this job requires the incumbent to:
- Must remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
- Regularly move around different worksites.
- Constantly operates equipment or machinery such as blowers pressure washers backpack blowers backhoe track hoe small dump truck asphalt roller rubber tire frontend loader tractor mower bush hog bobcat chipper jackhammer tapping machine and underground piercing tools.
- Frequently positions self to maintain work area and items needed to complete daily tasks.
- Regularly communicates information and ideas so others will understand. Must exchange accurate information in these situations.
- Occasionally ascends/descends ladders.
- Regularly moves/transports up to 50pounds.
- Occasionally moves/transports upto100pounds.
Work Environment: Performance of the essential duties of this job requires:
- Occasional exposure to wetorhumidconditions(non-weather).
- Occasional exposure to fumesorairborneparticles
- Frequent exposure to outdoorweatherconditions
The work environment is very loud (examples: jack hammer work front row at rock concert)
VIII. Qualifications
Education and Experience: The required knowledge skill and abilities to satisfactorily perform job duties are normally acquired through attainment of a High School Diploma or GED plus six months to one year of related experience and/or training.
Required Certifications/Licenses:
- CDL Class B drivers license or ability to obtain within 6-months
- Tennessee Grade II Wastewater Collections Certification preferred
- Traffic flagging certification or ability to obtain within 6-months
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
