Maintenance Worker - Water & Sewer

HIRING RATE: $17.03 Hourly
FULL HIRING RANGE: $17.03 - $24.70 Hourly

4-Day Workweek w/ overtime opportunity

Are you ready to embark on a journey that not only boosts your career but also allows you to make a real difference? At the City of Allen, we believe in the power of our people! We do Work that MATTERS!

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy 120 hours of vacation and sick leave each year. Plus, we celebrate with holidays and provide a personal day when needed!
• Four-Day Work Week: Experience the perfect work-life balance.
• On-Call Pay: Dedication is rewarded.
• License Stipends: Pay for specific licenses you hold.
• Affordable Medical Insurance: Options for you and your family.
• Retirement Savings: City contributes 2 to 1.
• CDL A Training Covered: Fully covered training.

The City of Allen has over 100,000 residents and offers a dynamic, welcoming community, strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions and quality of life. The City’s mission is "To achieve excellence in managing development of the community and in providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced".

• People First: Giving priority to others
• Respect: Treating others with courtesy and dignity
• Integrity: Serving with honesty, trust, and hard work
• Deliver: Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
• Excel: Creating an innovative and improving work environment

Under direct supervision, preserves safe water and sewer utilities. Maintains and repairs water and sewer lines and taps. Other duties include ensuring equipment safety and interfacing with other city employees and citizens. Position does not provide direction to other employees.

• Lays and maintains water lines using a backhoe, installs, repairs, and removes water meters, locates water leaks, inspects, and repairs water lines, taps lines for the city, and maintains fire hydrants.
• Maintains sewer lines by cleaning and repairing, correcting stoppages, repairing manholes, conducting preventative maintenance inspections, testing for infiltration or ex-filtration, repairing roadways and easements, and assisting with pump station repairs.
• Repairs water and sewer taps by excavating to the main, tapping lines, running new services, assisting with installation, repair, and maintenance of water mains, valves, hydrants, meters, wells, and logging water lines.
• Ensures equipment safety by performing preventative maintenance on equipment and tools, cleaning and fixing components, and changing the oil.

Education & Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent with no prior relevant experience.

Special Requirements

• Must possess a valid Texas Class C driver’s license.
• Texas Class A CDL required or ability to obtain within twelve (12) months from hire date.

Supervision Exercised: Direct supervision. Work is reviewed in progress and upon completion to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and conformance to standards.

Knowledge of:

• City, State and Federal rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Water, wastewater, pump and motor systems, equipment, and operating procedures.
• Light and heavy equipment operations and maintenance.

Skill in:

• Establishing and maintaining working relationships with professional and support staff, vendors, the public, and city employees.
• Providing outstanding customer service and conflict resolution.
• Operating light and heavy equipment.
• Reading and interpreting gauges and other instrumentation.
• Reading and understanding city, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Working effectively in a high-pressure environment with changing priorities.
• Effectively communicating orally.

• Ability to work outside, including in extreme temperatures, wetness, and humidity.
• Ability to work with mechanical, chemical, electrical, and fire hazards.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods.
• Ability to operate light and heavy equipment and hand and power tools.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, reach, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, climb, and balance frequently.
• Ability to operate city or personal vehicle for business purposes.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed.