Equipment Operator Medium - UFO - Wastewater/CCTV/Outfall

City of Winston-Salem; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

Vacation Leave

Retirement/Pension Plan (State of NC)

Education Assistance

Job summary

The City of Winston-Salem is seeking an intermediate semiskilled Utility worker to transport equipment to job sites and assist a crew under supervision. You will operate wastewater mainline cleaning equipment and help maintain a safe work environment.

Preferred candidates have a high school diploma or GED and experience with jet trucks or CCTV equipment; on-call rotation and North Carolina CDL Class B are required or encouraged. The role is full-time and on-site.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Moderate experience operating jet trucks, CCTV equipment, or similar utility gear preferred.
• Ability to perform manual labor and safe lifting.

Responsibilities

• Operates wastewater mainline cleaning equipment and maneuvers equipment to job sites.
• Communicates with coordinators, other operators, and crew members.
• Assists crews with manual labor and SSO cleanup as needed.
• Completes a pre-trip inspection of equipment and vehicle.
• Sets up and maintains a safe work environment.
• May include operating easement clearing equipment, operating a jet truck, and/or assisting a CCTV crew.

Skills

Manual labor

Arithmetic computations

Interpersonal relationships

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Jet truck

CCTV equipment

Job description

Description

Performs intermediate semiskilled work transporting equipment to job sites, assisting crew when necessary, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Utilities Supervisor.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Examples of Duties

• Operates various Utilities wastewater mainline cleaning equipment, Maneuvers equipment to job sites.
• Communicates with coordinators, other operators, and crew members regarding various aspects of the job.
• Assists crews with manual labor and SSO cleanup as needed.
• Completes a pre-trip inspection of equipment and vehicle.
• Sets up and maintains a safe work environment.
• May include operating easement clearing equipment, operating a jet truck, and/or assisting a CCTV crew.

Typical Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances, and laws; thorough knowledge of industry standard and department specific equipment and materials; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; ability to perform manual labor; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Education And Experience

High school diploma or GED. Preferred moderate experience operating a jet truck, CCTV equipment, and/or other utility equipment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking and lifting and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling and pushing or pulling; 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, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to bloodborne pathogens, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration and occasionally requires exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and wearing a self contained breathing apparatus; may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Special Requirements

• Possession of at least a North Carolina CDL Class B upon hire.
• Possession of or ability to obtain Tanker endorsement within six (6) months.
• Mandatory on-call rotation.

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.

Do you currently possess a North Carolina CDL Class B license?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question