Utilities Maintenance Technician , Ii

Responsibilities

• Operates dump truck, backhoe, loader, skid steer, high-pressure flusher, tamps, air compressors, saws, and other small and medium-sized equipment in the construction and maintenance of the water and sewer system.
• Operates light automotive and mechanical equipment in connection with the above tasks.
• Works around heavy construction equipment and all types of traffic.
• Works in confined spaces.
• Repair tools and equipment of a less complex nature and perform general maintenance on all small equipment.
• Uses small hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, saws, drills, chainsaws, etc.
• Raise utility structures for resurfacing, utility cuts, patching, and asphalt maintenance. Performs various landscaping.
• Performs daily pre-trip inspections on assigned vehicles and equipment.
• Required to serve on the emergency on-call rotation.

• Ability to learn a variety of maintenance and manual tasks involved in water and sewer construction and maintenance
• Ability to safely use and operate common hand and power tools
• Ability to safely use, operate, and preventatively maintain common automotive and mechanical equipment
• Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods, often under unfavorable weather conditions
• Some knowledge of OSHA laws that apply to areas of work responsibility

Starting pay with minimal experience is $20.58 hr.

• High School diploma or equivalent

• NIMS IS‑700 training certificate within 12 months of hire.
• Possession of a NC Class A Commercial driver's license, with Restriction 8 and Tanker Endorsement, within 90 days of hire

Climbing:
Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Balancing:
Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or couching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. Stooping:
Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Kneeling:
Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Crouching:
Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Crawling:
Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Reaching:
Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Standing:
Particularly for sustained periods of time. Walking:
Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Pushing:
Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. Pulling:
Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. Lifting:
Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. Fingering:
Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling. Grasping:
Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Feeling:
Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips. Talking:
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Hearing:
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction. Repetitive Motions:
Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

The physical requirements of this position:
Very Heavy Work – Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform one or more of the following: operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws and mills where seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions; protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker…