Job Description

Posting number: 0922

Department: Water Resources

Job classification: Central Lines Technician I

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Utilities

Summary

This is semi-skilled work in constructing, installing, maintaining and repairing of water mains, water services, fire hydrants, sewer mains, sewer laterals, manholes, force mains and valves. Report to Department Director or Designee.

Examples of duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Constructing and installing water and sewer mains and service lines: Assists in extending sewer and water mains to supply residential or commercial customers. Assists in the installation of Fire Hydrants.
2. Completes repairs and maintains water and sewer mains and service lines: Repairs or replaces damaged manholes, sewer mains, sewer laterals and valves throughout the City. Completes repairs of water mains and service lines. Repairs or replaces damaged fire hydrants. Makes taps on water mains and sewer gravity mains.
3. Equipment: Uses valve exercising equipment. Use or assist the backhoe, trencher, vac truck and crane truck operator. Uses pumps, concrete mixer, arrow board, air compressor, street saw and pneumatic or plate tamp.
4. Safety Practices: Ensures work sites are safe by using proper advanced warning signs, cones and other safety equipment. Follows all safety policies and/or procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
5. Maintenance: Completes routine service and maintenance to Service trucks, tools and equipment.
6. Training: Attends various training classes offered internally or from an outside source.
7. Radio Communication: Is responsible for relaying information from customers to field personnel, i.e., locates, water leaks, sewer spills, etc. Also assists field personnel via radio with questions from out in the field.
8. Maintains records and log books.
9. Standby Performs standby service on a regular rotating basis to complete emergency repairs.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED required

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Operators Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.
• Must obtain a minimum of a "C" in Sewer Collections and a "3" in Water Distribution within a 24-month period.
• A valid CLP is required by the first day of employment unless the applicant already holds a CDL.
• Within six months of employment/promotion, must possess and maintain a valid Florida Commercial Drivers License, Class "B" with tanker endorsement.

Supplemental information

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

MODERATELY REPETITIVE. Activities with slight variation using a definite set of processes or directions with some degree of supervision.

PLANNING

With regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner and/or sequence of performance of own work. LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit opportunity for decision-making of minor importance. INFREQUENTLY; Performs work operations which permit opportunity for decision-making of major importance. N/A

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform these mathematical skills using money and other forms of measurement.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under immediate supervision, performs GENERAL ASSIGNMENTS of work with PERIODIC CHECK of performance by supervisor.

MENTAL DEMAND

MODERATE; Operations requiring almost continuous attention, but work is sufficiently repetitive that a habit cycle is formed; intermittent directed thinking to determine or select materials, equipment or operations.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTER

Regular use of non-complex machines and equipment (adding machines, calculators, copy/fax machines, etc.)

ACCURACY

Probable errors of internal scope readily detected in normal course of work by standard check or routine crosscheck within a single department or office. Errors resulting from inaccuracy would create Minor confusion, delay or expense to correct.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Regular contacts with patrons initiated by the employee. Involves furnishing and obtaining information and, attempting to influence the decisions of those contacted. Failure to exercise proper judgment may result in important losses to the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts occasionally with others beyond immediate associates, but generally of a routine nature. May obtain, present or discuss data, but only as it pertains to an immediate and specific assignment.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Accounting Basic

Alphanumeric Data Entry Basic

Contact Management Basic

Database Basic

Enterprise Resource Planning Basic

Human Resources Systems Basic

Payroll Systems Basic

Presentation/PowerPoint Basic

Programming Languages None

Spreadsheet Basic

Word Processing/Typing Basic

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

While performing the functions of this job, the employee may be required to:

Stand Frequently

Walk Occasionally

Sit Occasionally

Use hands to handle or feel Regularly

Reach with hands and arms Regularly

Climb or balance Regularly

Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl Regularly

Talk or hear Regularly

Taste or smell Regularly

WEIGHT LIFT REQUIREMENTS

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move: Up to 100 pounds

VISION REQUIREMENT

Specific vision abilities required by this job may include: Depth perception (ability to utilize three-dimensional vision to judge distances, placement of objects and spatial relationships).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work near moving mechanical parts (spinning shafts, engines, lifts, etc.) Regularly

Work in high, precarious places (tall structures, bucket lifts, extension ladders, etc.) Frequently

Fumes or airborne particles (painting, sanding, solvents, flying lint or dust particles, etc.) Frequently

Toxic or caustic chemicals (including potential for chemical spills, etc.) Occasionally

Outdoor weather conditions (exposure to outdoor heat, cold or inclement weather) Regularly

Wet or humid conditions (not weather-related, such as greenhouse, carwash, etc.) Regularly

Extreme cold (not weather-related, such as freezer, cold storage, etc.) Never

Extreme heat not weather-related, such as furnace, kitchen, ovens, etc. where temp is regularly above 100 degrees F) Never

Risk of electrical shock (live electrical wires, equipment that retains power after shutoff) Occasionally

Work with explosives (TNT, dynamite, nitroglycerine or other related explosives) Never

Risk of radiation (x-ray equipment, nuclear radiation, electromagnetic radiation, etc.) Never

Vibration (jack hammer, soil compactor, equipment that creates high vibration, etc.) Regularly

The noise level in the work environment is usually Very loud (jack hammer work,

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments)