Anode Crew Member I (T067)

Tarrant Regional Water District; Trinidad (TX); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Anode Crew Member at Tarrant Regional Water District supports full-time staff in data collection and maintenance of cathodic protection systems. You will work in the field with trucks, backhoes, and other equipment, assisting vegetation tasks and inspections to ensure pipeline protection.

Requirements include a valid Texas driver’s license and a readiness to perform manual labor and operate machinery. The role pays $18.00 per hour and requires teamwork in a dynamic utility environment in

Qualifications

• Experience or ability to understand hydraulics on pipelines.
• Ability to read and understand map books.
• Mechanically inclined and able to operate maintenance equipment.
• Experience with weed eaters and standard mowers is a plus.
• Valid Texas driver’s license is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, monitor, and install zinc anodes and cathodic protection test stations in the field.
• Assist in data collection and modifications to the cathodic protection system.
• Operate equipment such as dump trucks, backhoes, tractors, and trenchers as needed.
• Perform vegetation maintenance, painting, and cleaning on pipelines and facilities.
• May supervise day laborers and support district objectives.

Skills

Hydraulics understanding

Map reading

Mechanically inclined

Operate weed eater

Education

High School Diploma

CDL Class A or B with no restriction E

Tanker endorsement

Hazmat with Tanker endorsement

Doubles/Triples endorsement

Job description

Job Description Summary

Salary: $18.00 per hour

The Anode Crew Member will assist full-time staff in data collection, maintaining and modifying the existing cathodic protection system. They will work as part of a team to assist other operations departments with other duties such as vegetation maintenance, structure inspection and repair, and manual labor.

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Maintain, monitor, and install new zinc anodes, cathodic protection test stations, and all other pipeline protection measures in the field


• Assist in data collection, maintaining and modifying the existing cathodic protection system


• Utilize various equipment, such as dump trucks, trailers, backhoes, utility tractors, drilling equipment, trenchers, welding equipment, hand and power tools, air power tools, shovels, etc., to complete assigned tasks


• Perform vegetation maintenance, painting, and cleaning on pipelines, floodway, ROW or in operations facilities/property


• Build and/or paint fences


• Operate chainsaws


• Pull and park utility trailers to job sites


• Utilize weed eaters, zero turn mowers and/or standard mowers


• Pick up trash along ROW and/or floodway


• May supervise day laborers


• Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service


• Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts


• Perform other duties as required

Required Experience:

• Less than one (1) year of experience


• Ability to understand hydraulics on the pipeline


• Ability to read and comprehend map books


• Understanding of cathodic protection principles


• Mechanically inclined


• Prior experience using a weed eater and/or standard mower


• Pulling and backing up utility trailers


• Ability to accomplish one of the following: Operate a tractor


• Grind, cut, or weld


• Light fleet mechanical repairs

Desired Experience:

• Prior experience with welding, equipment operation (dump truck, backhoe, tractor, drilling truck, trencher, etc.), and/or power tools (chipping guns, impact wrenches, cutting torches, grinders, etc.)


• Prior experience using a zero-turn mower


• Prior experience painting

Required Education/Certification/License:

• Valid Texas driver's license

Desired Education/Certification/License:

• High School Diploma


• Valid Texas CDL Class A or B without restriction E


• Tanker (N) endorsement


• Hazmat (H) with Tanker (N) endorsement


• Doubles/Triples (T) endorsement

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Ability to correspond through oral and written communications professionally and effectively


• Professional and effective oral and written communications to internal and external recipients


• Perform general maintenance of TRWD structures and grounds including pipeline and floodway


• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks


• Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations


• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude


• Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations


• Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job


• Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done


• Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations


• Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace


• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges


• Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles


• Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems


• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical


• Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands an