Water & Reclaimed Systems Utility Technician I

Pasco Police Department; Florida; On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pasco County Utilities is seeking a Utility Worker I/Trainee to perform a range of manual labor tasks related to water, wastewater, and reclaimed water system infrastructure. You will gain experience assisting in installation, repair, and maintenance of system appurtenances and learn with a potential five-year career path for advancement as certifications and experience are met.

Responsibilities include operating and maintaining various components of potable and reclaimed systems, maintaining

Qualifications

• Graduation from High School or an acceptable equivalency diploma.

Responsibilities

• Operates, maintains, and repairs all phases of potable and reclaimed systems.
• Maintains water and reclaimed water facilities including custodial services and minor maintenance of plant processing equipment.
• Assists in installing, repairing, replacing water and reclaimed water distribution lines and restoration of site when job is complete.
• Performs field maintenance duties including installing, evaluation and repairing cross-connection controls, master meter assemblies, backflow prevention devices, tapping water and reclaimed lines, flushing and repairing fire hydrants, cutting pipes, operating pumps and other related duties.
• Assists in maintaining retention ponds, treatment plants and other utility assets.
• Assists in setting up for de-watering construction and maintenance sites and assists in setting up and dismantling shoring/trench box.
• Provides information and responds as appropriate to public information requests.

Skills

Heavy lifting

Outdoor work

Tool use

Public communication

Pump operation

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Truck operation

Pump operation

Job description

Pasco County Utilities is seeking a Utility Worker I/Trainee to perform a range of manual labor tasks related to water, wastewater, and reclaimed water system infrastructure. You will gain experience assisting in installation, repair, and maintenance of system appurtenances and learn with a potential five-year career path for advancement as certifications and experience are met.

Responsibilities include operating and maintaining various components of potable and reclaimed systems, maintaining