NEOGOV · 2 months ago
Water Services System Technician - Water Distribution - $2,000 Hiring Bonus
Glendale, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$47K/yr - $71K/yr
2+ years expThe City of Glendale's Water Services Department provides safe and reliable water and wastewater services to over 250,000 residents. The Water Services System Technician - Water Distribution is responsible for performing skilled and semi-skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work on the city's water distribution network, including the installation and repair of water mains and related facilities.
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Responsibilities
Performs skilled and semi-skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work
Operate various light, medium, and heavy equipment including 3-ton utility truck, backhoe, dump truck, utility crane truck, and hydro-excavation equipment
Uses power and hand tools, light, and heavy equipment to accomplish tasks
Explains and enforces rules and regulations pertaining to safety, barricading, direction of traffic, hazardous materials, and operation of equipment
Maintains daily work records; perform computerized data entry work
Transport and sets up supplies and equipment; makes required safety checks
Installs, tests, maintains, and repairs water mains, sewer mains, services valves, fire hydrants, manholes and stormwater facilities
Taps water mains and installs services, and water meters
Tests, repairs, maintains, replaces, and relocates existing large and small water meters
Performs water turn off/turn on for scheduled maintenance and emergencies
Responds to and resolves no water complaints
Installs, pulls, relocates, testing, repairs, assembles, and reads water meters
Constructs and maintains large meter vaults and manholes
Excavates job sites, restores job sites to pre-work conditions
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Two years of experience in construction, wet and dry excavation, equipment maintenance, including the operation of light, medium, and heavy equipment such as hand tools, jackhammer, rammer, 3-ton utility truck, backhoe, dump truck, utility crane truck, and hydro-excavation equipment
Knowledge of rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to area of assignment
Knowledge of materials, tools, equipment, safety hazards and precautions common to the assigned areas of responsibility
Knowledge of confined space entry procedures
Knowledge of blue stake laws and underground utility identification practices
Ability to read and understand blueprints, technical diagrams, maps, and blue staking procedures
Ability to barricade work sites according to the Phoenix barricade manual
Ability to understand and follow safe working practices
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
Ability to notify residents and businesses of work being performed; answers questions from citizens
Ability to provide general direction to other employees and volunteers
Ability to deal courteously with the public, and co-workers
Ability to fill out reports and logs, and enter and retrieve information on computers
Ability to operate and understand atmospheric sensing devices
Ability to operate city vehicles which require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
Arizona Class A Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement is required within 90 days of hire
ADEQ Grade 1 Operator Certification in Distribution is required within twelve (12) months of hire
Will be subject to call back and stand-by duty and may be subject to rotating shifts
This position is classified as safety-sensitive which requires candidates to successfully undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to employment
A post-offer physical assessment is required
Benefits
$2,000 Hiring Bonus
10.5 paid holidays per year
12 hours of holiday special leave per calendar year
Vacation leave accrues at: 5.33 hours per pay period (138 hours/17.25 days per year)
Increases to 6.12 hours per pay period after 5 years
Caps out at 7.6 hours per pay period after 10 years of service
Sick leave accrues at 4.4 hours per pay period (114 hours/14.25 days per year)
Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) participation
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
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