Water Utility Worker 1

REPORTS TO:

Water Superintendent and Lakeside Water District Board of Commissioners

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Administrative Tasks

• Maintain accurate records and logs of work performed including service orders

• Analyze and conduct mathematical calculations, following laboratory procedures to make adjustments in the treatment of a water facility.

• Compile records and reports in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations
• Comply with all Lakeside Water District policies, procedures and safety regulations
• Assist in orienting or training new personnel; makes recommendations on improvements to job procedures

Field Tasks

• Operates and maintains purification plant and pump stations

• Monitors collection, production and distribution systems
• Directly responsible for water production when on duty or in absence of the Superintendent
• Maintains surveillance of water distribution, reservoir levels and filter effectiveness, calculating chemical dosage rates; applies this information to the effective operation of the system
• Collects water samples and runs laboratory tests daily and as needed
• Reads and charts data from meters and gauges, preparing daily reports and other required reports
• Adjusts valves, pumps, and other equipment for correct operation
• Completes repairs and maintenance of district buildings and grounds.  Participate in organizational management of warehouse
• Locate, identify and mark distribution system facilities, including valves, fire hydrants and blow-offs
• Flushes water mains and dead-end lines based on water sample results and a flushing schedule
• Responds to flow and pressure related concerns
• Repairs water main breaks, replacing broken pipes, connecting new pipes to existing pipes
• Installs customer service lines and water valves in a variety of sizes appropriate to customer’s water meter and completes repairs of water valves in various sizes.
• Inspects, maintains, tests, and removes water meters.
• Operate service trucks; routinely inspect and perform minor maintenance on assigned vehicles. Assists with transporting vehicles to repair shops.

REQUIREMENTS OF WORK:

• Ability to learn, within a reasonable period of time, the procedures for reading water meters and the locations of streets in the city
• Ability to accurately retrieve and record information in an electronic device
• Ability to read and interpret maps of the city and/or water utility systems
• Ability to use hand tools, portable power tools, and equipment needed in maintenance and repair work.
• Ability to replace a residential meter.
• Basic understanding of all aspects of utility construction including, but not limited to, excavation, shoring, laying and testing of water lines.
• Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather and tolerate the occasional threat of unfriendly pets/animals in the community.
• Ability to work in confined spaces, such as vaults, while wearing the appropriate safety equipment.

• Ability to work while on hands and knees.
• Ability to push/pull up to 70 pounds of force and lift and carry bulky items weighing up to 60 pounds
• Ability to walk up to five miles, occasionally over rough or uneven terrain, over a period up to 6 hours daily, stopping, squatting, and straightening as needed to read meters, record information, and continue walking
• Ability to work on a team, and independently without supervision.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Must be physically able to access and egress trenches, manholes and lift stations as well as water reservoirs and towers.
• Ability to accommodate a weekend or variable shift and/or be on 24-hour emergency call when assigned as part of a rotation.
• Ability to travel out of town for job related training or delivery/pickup of vehicles and/or equipment.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, representatives of outside agencies, and the public, in a tactful and courteous manner

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

• Variety of hand tools, hand-held power equipment, light and medium duty vehicles and equipment.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:

• The working environment will vary from extreme outdoor conditions to indoor job duties. This position regularly works outside year-round in all weather conditions.
• The noise level in the field environment is usually moderate, except when operating hand-held power equipment.