The duties of the Water Equipment Operator are to perform skilled and unskilled maintenance work operating a variety of equipment in the construction repair maintenance and replacement of the City’s water distribution and sewer collection systems. This is an underground excavations position.
The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification; only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional; position-specific duties.
Required Knowledge of:
- Safety policies; procedures; and practices.
- Applicable local; State; and Federal laws; codes; regulations; and ordinances including 811 locate procedure.
- Ability to read; comprehend; retain and apply City and State policies and legislation; ie; City ordinances; policy and procedures manuals; etc.
Required Skill in:
- Following written and verbal instructions.
- Maintaining a professional manner when interacting with City employees and the public.
- Reading and interpreting maintenance and equipment manuals.
- Reading; comprehension; retaining and applying City and State policies and legislation; i.e. City ordinances; policy and procedures manuals; etc.
- Operating a variety of equipment including hand-tools; chain saws; mowers; weed eaters; etc.
Reasoning Abilities:
- Ability to respond to complaints and grievances posed by the public.
- Ability to define problems and deal with a variety of situations.
- Ability to think quickly; maintain self-control and adapt to stressful situations.
- Ability to maintain all required licenses and certifications.
- Ability to use good judgement and effectively problem-solve.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the staff; supervisor; and the public.
- Ability to read City policies and procedures; written instructions; general correspondence; MSDS sheets; safety manuals; traffic signs and warning labels.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
- Ability to calculate basic mathematical calculations (addition; subtraction; multiplication; division).
Physical and Work Environment
The physical environment and the work environment described are representative of those that must be net by an employee to successfully preform the function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
Physical Demands:
- Work may include physical activities such as balancing; stooping; kneeling; crouching; standing; walking; pushing; pulling; lifting; grasping; feeling; talking; hearing/listening; seeing/observing; bending/twisting and performing repetitive motions.
- Job requires lifting of heavy objects weighing approximately 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close; distant and peripheral vision; depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- Inside and outside environment during all kinds of weather events.
- Repetitive activities (performance of same physically demanding activity).
- Dirty environment (situations in which workers or their clothing can become dirty; greasy; etc.).
- May work in ditches; trenches or confined spaces.
- May be exposed to air contamination (dust; fumes; toxic odors; etc.).
- May come in contact with hazardous materials or gases.
Exempt : No
Type : FT Employee
Department : Public Works-Water
Location : DEFAULT
