Utility Systems Worker

Isle of Wight County; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Isle of Wight County is seeking a Utility System Worker to perform skilled maintenance on water distribution and sewer systems, including hydrants, meters, and valves. You will coordinate inspections, repair equipment, and oversee work by outside contractors to ensure safe, reliable service for residents.

Responsibilities include installing and maintaining systems, monitoring contractor activity, operating department equipment, completing forms and reports, and responding to after-hours calls

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Up to two (2) years of related work experience.
• Or equivalent training, education, and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Installs, repairs, and maintains water or wastewater systems.
• Monitors and oversees activity of various contractors working on utility system.
• Operates a variety of equipment and tools used in Utility Systems Department.
• Performs general and preventative maintenance tasks necessary to keep vehicles, equipment, and tools in operable condition.
• Inspects and tests systems to identify cause of problems and ensure proper operation.
• Provides response to after-hours calls or to emergency situations and participates in emergency operations.
• Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, work orders, meter readings, charts, miss utility tickets, and other documents.
• Follows safety procedures, utilities safety equipment, and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
• Observes all approved safety and health policies and procedures pertaining to his/her work activities and performs all work tasks in a safe and healthy manner in accordance with County policy.
• Performs other assigned duties.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Up to two (2) years of related work experience

Or equivalent training, education, and/or experience

Job description

The Utility System Worker is responsible for performing technical and skilled work involving maintenance of water distribution or sewer systems equipment, pipelines and appurtenance (such as hydrants, meters and valves) machinery, and tools. Duties also include the coordination of equipment inspection, performing various repairs, and overseeing work by outside contractors.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Installs, repairs, and maintains water or wastewater systems.
• Monitors and oversees activity of various contractors working on utility system.
• Operates a variety of equipment and tools used in of Utility Systems Department.
• Performs general and preventative maintenance tasks necessary in order to keep vehicles, equipment, and tools in operable condition.
• Inspects and tests systems to identify cause of problems and ensure proper operation.
• Provides response to after-hours calls or to emergency situations and participates in emergency operations.
• Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, work orders, meter readings, charts, miss utility tickets, and other documents.
• Follows safety procedures, utilities safety equipment, and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
• Observes all approved safety and health policies and procedures pertaining to his/her work activities and performs all work tasks in a safe and healthy manner in accordance with County policy.
• Performs other assigned duties.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires the use of fingers, climbing, crawling, crouching, grasping, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, stooping, standing, speaking, visual acuity, and walking.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK

• High School Diploma or equivalent;
• Up to two (2) years of related work experience;
• Or equivalent training, education, and/or experience.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Commercial Class A Driver's License valid in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Position open until filled.

You have applied for employment with Isle of Wight County in a position requiring a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle defined as a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more lbs., or with the capacity to carry 16 or more passengers (including the driver), or of any size that is used to transport hazardous materials which require the vehicle to be placarded. As such, you are subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing procedures. In accordance with DOT regulations, Isle of Wight County will conduct a fully query of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse to verify your eligibility to perform safety-sensitive functions, such as operation commercial motor vehicles.

Please Note: All County employees may be required to report to serve our customers during emergency conditions. While some will perform their regular duties, others may be assigned to report at a different time and location and to perform different duties from their regular jobs. Employees will either be deemed essential personnel and provide services that must continue regardless of or pursuant to a state of emergency or will be deemed nonessential personnel that will be required to report to work in an emergency if they receive an assignment to shelter duty or other duty.