Job Description

Posting number: 26-196

Department: Water & Sewer

Job classification: Lift Station Technician

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Wastewater, Utilities

Summary

Maintains and repairs sewer lift stations, chemical treatment modules and odor control scrubbers. **This is a fluid position, meaning there is a career path in this position that has an established criterion that outlines advancement opportunities. Upon you gaining experience and the furthering of education and/or gaining of certifications, advancement is readily available.**

Examples of duties

• Performs general maintenance and repair on the county’s sewer lift stations, chemical treatment modules and odor control scrubbers. • Performs maintenance and repairs on mechanical systems and components on the pumps. • Reads blueprints, diagrams, specifications, manuals and sketches. • Troubleshoots electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. • Ensures all work performed by contractors adheres to established safety standards, building codes, regulations and engineering standards. • Performs maintenance according to assigned schedules or when directed. • Operates standard manual, electrical, and gas-powered tools and equipment, to include trade specific tools such as welders, leak detectors, meters, gauges, and other diagnostic instruments. • Maintains and ensures the safe operating condition of equipment, tools and vehicles. • Performs record maintenance duties (i.e., work orders, materials and supplies utilized, cost estimates, labor required, maintenance logs, fuel logs). • Reports any detected deterioration, repair and maintenance needs to supervisor. • Assists with the planning, estimating, and coordination of tasks. • Operates vacuum, tanker and boom trucks. • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Lift Station Technician Education, Training, and Experience: High school diploma or GED supplemented by one (1) year of industrial plumbing, maintenance or mechanical related experience, or general experience in repair and maintenance of equipment; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Experience in the installation and maintenance of sewer systems preferred. Licenses and/or Certifications: Requires a valid driver license. Requires a Class ‘C’ wastewater collection system certification or must be obtained within 12 months of employment. Requires a valid Class ‘B’ commercial driver license (CDL) with a Tanker endorsement or must be obtained within twelve (12) months of employment. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Defense Biometrics Identification System (DBIDS) badge. Lift Station Specialist Education, Training, and Experience: High school diploma or GED supplemented by four (4) years of lift station experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Water and sewer experience preferred. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel preferred. Licenses and/or Certifications: Requires a valid class ‘B’ commercial driver license (CDL) with a tanker endorsement. Requires a class ‘B’ wastewater collection technician certification. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Defense Biometrics Identification System (DBIDS) badge.

Supplemental information

Physical Requirements: Must be able to operate trucks and various manual, electronic, and gas-powered tools and equipment. Must be able to exert in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Must be able to ascend/descend ladders, stairs, ramps and the like, using feet and legs or hands and arms. Requires the ability to traverse or stand for periods of time on irregular, uneven, or vibrating surfaces. Must be able to bend legs at knees to come to rest on knee(s). Requires the ability to reach, extending hand(s) in any directions; ability to handle, seize, hold, grasp, turn or otherwise work with hand(s). Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time. Tasks include considerable bending, stooping, climbing. Must be able to work for sustained periods of exposure to outside atmospheric conditions. Physical demands are in excess of sedentary work. Language Ability: Requires the ability to communicate effectively in English, including the ability to convey, record and exchange information; requires the ability to explain procedures and to give, receive and follow oral and written instructions. Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions; to deal with problems involving concrete variables in situations where standardization exists; to make independent judgments in the absence of supervisor; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Numerical Aptitude: Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide; determine weight; calculate decimals and percentages; compute ratio and proportion. Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergencies or tight deadlines. Requires the ability to exercise consistent tact and courtesy when in frequent contact with various professionals, county staff, and the general public.