W/WW Field Maintenance Laborer

Job Summary:

The Water/Waste Water Field Maintenance Laborer position performs duties related to the construction and maintenance of public works projects, utilities, and parks. This position is considered a safety-sensitive position.

Specific Duties:

Participates in the work of crews performing manual labor and semi-skilled tasks in public works projects, utility projects, parks, and grounds maintenance

Operates moderate to light equipment including dump trucks, boom trucks, skip loaders front end loaders, bobcat attachments, weed cutters, mowers and hedgers, cement mixers, tank trucks, patch trucks, ditch witches, backhoes, and various other equipment in support of a variety of maintenance operations

Performs other related duties as required

Essential Functions:

Ability to effectively communicate in oral and written communications

Ability to operate commercial telephones and a two-way radio

Ability to operate a variety of moderate to light power-driven equipment

Ability to read and interpret maps, sketches, drawings, specifications, and technical manuals

Ability to perform duties for extended periods of time in extreme weather

Ability to maintain a physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities which may include walking, standing, bending or sitting for extended periods of time

Ability to maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, and operating assigned equipment and vehicles

Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull moderately heavy objects and materials up to 100 pounds

Required Education, Degrees, Certificates, and/or Licenses:

High school diploma or GED

Class C Groundwater License

Class II Wastewater License

The ability to obtain both of the above licenses within the time frame allotted by state regulations

Minimum two years experience in maintenance work involving the skilled operation of moderate to light utility construction and maintenance

Valid Texas Drivers License

Acceptable Experience and Training:

A combination of education and experience that indicates a level of skill and knowledge necessary to fulfill the duties of the position may be considered in lieu of the education and experience requirements listed above.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Must lift, walk and carry light to heavy equipment and other items on a frequent basis. Must be able to read gauges and have sufficient color vision to distinguish types of utility locating markers. Must be able to climb ladders, crawl across pipelines, lift or carry 50 pounds while climbing a ladder or steep banks. Must be able to turn gate valves with a breaker bar if necessary, which could require 20 minutes of cranking. Occasionally will be required to lift manhole covers weighing in excess of 50 pounds several times a day.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND SAFETY CONCERNS

Major physical inconvenience or discomfort is routinely present in the work situation. About 50-90% of the time the incumbent is outdoors, depending upon the assignment. The job requires the incumbent to be aware of and observe safe working procedures. Such hazards are not limited to disease vectors, noxious odors, chemicals, or hazardous materials.