Maintenance Worker - Utilities Field Operations

City of Winston-Salem, NC; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Winston-Salem, NC is seeking a semiskilled Worker for water and sewer line installation and maintenance under moderate supervision. Duties include installing and repairing lines and appurtenances, performing routine maintenance, locating underground utilities, and ensuring tools and spaces are safe.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and some maintenance experience, plus a valid driver’s license. On-call rotation and alternating winter schedule are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and minimal experience in maintenance of water and sewer systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Installs and repairs water and sewer lines and other water/sewer system appurtenances.
• Performs routine maintenance and repair work on water and sewer lines; locates underground utilities prior to repairs.
• Ensures tools and equipment are well maintained and operable; ensures work spaces are safe.
• Completes pre-trip inspection of vehicles and equipment.

Skills

Water/sewer systems knowledge

Safety compliance

Equipment operation

Measuring devices

Manual labor

Weather adaptability

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Department software

Job description

Performs semiskilled work installing and maintaining water and sewer lines, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Senior Crew Coordinator.

• Installs and repairs water and sewer lines and other water/sewer system appurtenances.
• Performs routine maintenance and repair work on water and sewer lines; locates underground utilities prior to repairs.
• Ensures tools and equipment are well maintained and operable; ensures work spaces are safe.
• Completes pre-trip inspection of vehicles and equipment.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED and minimal experience in maintenance of water and sewer systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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; thorough knowledge of department specific software; ability to use various measuring devices; ability to perform manual labor; ability to work in various weather situations; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of over 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and lifting, frequently requires speaking or hearing, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing and stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; 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 visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration, frequently requires wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus and occasionally requires exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to the risk of electrical shock; work is generally in a very loud noise location (e.g. jack hammer work, garbage recycle plant).

Special Requirements

Valid driver's license.

Required to work On Call rotation.

Alternating schedule change during winter months.