Sewer & Drainage Technician

City of Toledo; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

OPERS retirement plan

401(k) plan

Deferred compensation

Job summary

The City of Toledo is seeking a Sewer and Drainage Service Worker to perform routine manual tasks in cleaning and repairing storm and sanitary sewers. Under general supervision, you will operate equipment, enter manholes, load tools, and assist with concrete repairs and patching.

Requirements include reading at an 8th grade level and two years of manual labor experience with hand and pneumatic tools; must lift up to 90 pounds and hold a Class B CDL with air brake restrictions.

Qualifications

• Ability to read at the eighth (8th) grade level and two (2) years of manual labor work experience which includes the use of hand and pneumatic tools.

Responsibilities

• Sets up traffic patterns and signs; breaks up concrete or asphalt using a jackhammer.
• Digs to damaged sewer inlet, basin, manhole or pipe; assists in installing trench protection.
• Removes debris and broken sewer sections; assists with brick and cement repair work on sewers, catch basins and manholes.
• Assists in setting up and operating sewer cleaning equipment and drag machines.
• Enters manholes to conduct inspection, cleaning or repair of sewers as needed.
• Loads and unloads tools and materials; removes debris from work sites.
• Sets up and operates pumps to remove water from sewers and excavations.
• Backfills around structures.
• Sets forms for and pours and finishes concrete repairs.
• Uses hand and power tools such as shovels, picks, jack-hammers, concrete saws, soil compaction equipment and star drills.
• Perform routine cleaning, maintenance and/or repairs on simple equipment, buildings and premises.
• Performs routine cleaning on storm sewer outlets, ditches and culverts; assists with set-up, operation and clean-up of sewer televising equipment.
• Assists with set-up, preparation, application and clean-up of pipe patching; assists with set-up, preparation, application and clean-up of grouting processes.
• Drives a variety of vehicles with and without trailers as required.
• May provide work direction and training to lower-level workers and/or seasonals.

Skills

Manual labor

Safety awareness

Basic math

Safe driving practices

Following directions

Teamwork

Education

8th grade reading; 2 years manual labor experience

Tools

Jackhammer

Shovels

Picks

Concrete saws

Star drills

Pumps

Sewer televising equipment

Job description

The City of Toledo is seeking a Sewer and Drainage Service Worker to perform routine manual tasks in cleaning and repairing storm and sanitary sewers. Under general supervision, you will operate equipment, enter manholes, load tools, and assist with concrete repairs and patching.

Requirements include reading at an 8th grade level and two years of manual labor experience with hand and pneumatic tools; must lift up to 90 pounds and hold a Class B CDL with air brake restrictions.