Maintenance Worker - Utilities Field Operations

City of Winston-Salem, NC; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Winston-Salem is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Worker for its Utilities Field Operations. The successful candidate will perform essential tasks such as installing and maintaining water and sewer lines, ensuring the safety and operability of tools and equipment. Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and some experience in the maintenance of water and sewer systems, along with a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Minimal experience in maintenance of water and sewer systems.
• Ability to work in various weather situations.
• Possesses a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Installs and repairs water and sewer lines.
• Performs routine maintenance and locates underground utilities.
• Ensures tools and equipment are maintained.

Skills

Knowledge of water and sewer systems

Manual labor capability

Effective communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Maintenance Worker - Utilities Field Operations

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.

About the company

City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A. Local government. Contact City Link call 311; [e-mail]

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