Water Operations Service Maintenance

Title: Service Maintenance Construction

Wage: $22.953-$31.879 per hour

Job Summary:

Works on water construction and where required will maintain, repair, and install water system components. Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures set forth by the American Water Works Association industry standards in maintaining and operating a water production and distribution system. Process incoming service orders within a 24-hour time period.

General Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The requirements of this position provide that the employee work in a safety sensitive manner and should carry out his/her duties as such.

Prior Work Experience:

• Graduation from High School or G.E.D; and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Wastewater sampling and testing experience
• One year of water utility service maintenance experience or in a related field.
• Heavy pipe construction equipment operation experience.

Licenses, Certifications, Etc.:

• Valid Utah Class D driver's license.
• Commercial Driver's License Class A tanker endorsement preferred, or to obtain the C.D.L within 90 days
• Water Operator Certification Grade I within one year.
• Water Operator Certification Grade II within two years.
• Water Operator Certification Grade III within four years.
• Water Operator Certification Grade IV within six years.

Background Knowledge:

1. Requires a working knowledge of the District's products and services; knowledge of short-range technical plans; basic knowledge of overall strategic long-range plans.

Performance Expectations:

1. Must have the ability to plan, coordinate and implement the policies and procedures for the water division.
2. Must be able to make decisions of a significant nature impacting the water production and distribution maintenance and be able to meet the customer service responsibilities for this position.
3. Must demonstrate safety leadership by promoting and facilitating the safety of co-workers and the general public. Must perform all job tasks in compliance with MWD safety policies and procedures.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Common dexterity is continuously required.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to: sit or perform repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement.
• The employee is occasionally required to: feel attributes of objects, grasp, push, stand, walk, drive, reach with arms or hands, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• The employee must lift weight or exert force as follows:
• Specific vision abilities include: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more and 20 inches or less. Ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

1. Good working conditions within a safe environment. Frequent exposure to outdoor weather conditions. Frequent exposure to moderate noise, airborne particles, oils, toxic or caustic chemicals, vibration, wet or humid conditions, near moving mechanical parts, near street traffic or confined spaces.

Overall Effort and Work Location:

1. Must be able to withstand daily mental strain and pressure. Must be flexible to adjust for constantly changing operations.

1. Work is generally performed during normal business hours. Must be able to work a predictable and consistent schedule with an occasional after-hours work may be required as determined by the changing circumstances. Must be on-call 24/7 to respond to District issues or emergencies. Occasional travel required both within and outside of the state to attend meetings or obtain training.

Supervision and Coordination Required:

Directly supervises: None

Indirectly supervises: None