Crew Coordinator - Wastewater/First Response

City of Winston-Salem; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401a Contribution

Bus Pass Program

Education Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Suggestion Program

Family and Medical Leave

Flexible Spending Accounts

Group Health Insurance

Group Dental Insurance

Jury Duty Leave

Life/Accidental Death Insurance

Long-Term Care Insurance

Military Leave

Paid Holidays

Promotion from Within

Retirement/Pension Plan (State of NC)

School Leave

Shared Leave

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Sick Leave

Training

Vacation Leave

Wellness Program

Job summary

City of Winston-Salem is seeking an intermediate skilled trades worker to perform sewer maintenance, respond to sewer-related issues, and oversee a crew under the Utilities Supervisor. The role involves operating sewer jets and vac trucks, performing inspections, and maintaining records and reports for multiple departments.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in construction or maintenance, strong safety practices, and the ability to lead semi-skilled staff while meeting public-facing

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of industry policies, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to lead a crew and establish effective relationships with the public.
• Familiarity with office software and computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Join Sewer First Response Crew or Sewer Cleaning Crew.
• Remove blockages and wash sewer pipes.
• Supervise and train assigned staff for tasks.
• Set up safe work zones and ensure protective equipment.
• Enter work information and file regulatory reports including SSO.
• Perform pre-trip inspections and routine maintenance on equipment.

Skills

Crew leadership

Safety awareness

Report writing

Equipment operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Camera systems

Sewer jets

Vac trucks

Job description

Description

Performs intermediate skilled trades work creating and maintaining a safe work zone, responding to sewer related issues, maintaining sewer mains and manholes, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Utilities Supervisor. Supervisory responsibilities are exercised over assigned staff.

Examples of Duties

• Works on Sewer First Response Crew or Sewer Cleaning Crew.
• Removes blockages from customer and City sewer lines; washes sewer pipes.
• Assigns work and provides specific instruction to semi-skilled and unskilled workers performing a wide variety of tasks.
• Operates sewer jets, vac trucks, camera systems, mowing tractor, and other vehicles and equipment daily.
• Performs pre-trip inspections of vehicles and equipment; ensures truck is properly stocked.
• Performs required preventive maintenance on equipment daily. (Greasing, emptying and cleaning filters, changes minor hoses, changes minor operating valves, and cleans nozzles. Mechanical aptitude is a must.)
• Sets up and maintains safe work zones; ensures crew has appropriate protective equipment prior to entering work zone.
• Enters work information from mobile devices and turns in written reports for various departments; fills out regulatory reports documenting incidents for the state including SSO reports.
• May include pick and shovel work in digging and back filling trenches, laying pipe, repairing City clean-out stacks, operating pneumatic tools, loading and unloading materials, locating manholes, spreading straw and lime, turning soil on SSOs, or performing general utility maintenance and construction work.
• Supervises and trains assigned staff for all manual work or simple semi-skilled tasks required to complete work.
• Reviews work in progress and upon completion keeps all necessary records.

Typical Qualifications

Thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and departmental legal guides, best practices, ordinances, and laws; thorough knowledge of operating and simple maintenance of industry standard and department specific equipment; general knowledge of standard office and department specific software; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; ability to lead a crew of workers; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED and moderate experience (3 - 5 years) in construction or maintenance and writing reports and using computer systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience operating sewer jets, vac trucks and some experience with camera systems and mowing tractors is preferred.

Supplemental Information

Possession of a valid North Carolina Class A Commercial driver's license required.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires walking, speaking or hearing, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, sitting, using hands to finger, handle or feel and tasting or smelling and occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to bloodborne pathogens, wearing specialized personal protective equipment, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to fumes or airborne particles and occasionally requires exposure to vibration; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Employee Benefits

• 401a Contribution (employee match not required)
• Bus Pass Program
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Suggestion Program
• Family and Medical Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Group Health Insurance
• Group Dental Insurance
• Jury Duty Leave
• Life/Accidental Death Insurance
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Military Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Promotion from Within
• Retirement/Pension Plan (State of NC)
• School Leave
• Shared Leave
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Sick Leave
• Training
• Vacation Leave
• Wellness Program

The City of Winston-Salem's employment practices are guided by federal, state, and local rules and regulations guaranteeing employment opportunities to all persons without regard to and prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, political affiliation or beliefs, national origin or handicap, unless a bonafide occupational qualification exists.