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SalaryEssential Function
Under direct supervision, performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks related to facilities maintenance, landscaping, buildings and grounds, and minor equipment/vehicle maintenance and repair. Learns to perform mechanical duties commonly performed in the operation of wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and recycled water facilities. Field and shop mechanical tasks are performed in conformance with applicable regulations, codes, and standard operating procedures.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This is an apprentice-level classification.The duties of this classification involve work which is physical in nature and require working knowledge of routine and less complex facilities maintenance and laborer tasks and technical skills related to the maintenance and repair of industrial and/or heavy equipment and machinery. The Maintenance Worker may be required to operate a variety of equipment, machinery and vehicles, and may work alone or as a member of a crew. Some independent judgment and initiative is required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general supervision from the Maintenance Supervisor, and direction from the Maintenance Manager and upper management in the chain of command. Receives functional supervision from higher level classifications in the Maintenance Mechanic series.
Incumbent works under the immediate supervision of journey and/or lead level staff while performing various duties and tasks when assigned to work with maintenance, collections, and electrical/ instrumentation personnel.
Primary Duties
The following is a representative list of essential duties performed by the Maintenance Worker, but is not inclusive of all essential duties:
Example of duties related to buildings and grounds and facility maintenance:
General Maintenance
- Peforms general maintenance tasks to ensure clean, orderly and safe working conditions throughout the District using a variety of hand and power tools and equipment related to the work. Reports unsafe conditions and mitigates as possible.
- Inspects buildings and grounds for safety hazards or maintenance needs, prepares and submits service requests. Cleans and removes debris and trash from parking lots, shops, buildings and grounds.
- Performs variety of custodial and general housekeeping duties to ensure office buildings, meeting rooms, and common areas are clean and in proper working order. Cleans up spills and breakage, washes, vacuums, sweeps, mops and dusts as required.
- Washes and cleans vehicles; fuels vehicles; conducts vehicle safety and emergency equipment inspections. Performs routine servicing and maintenance checks (changes oil, fluids, filters, batteries, bulbs and fuses) on vehicles and carts.
- Cleans heavy equipment, trucks and tools.
- Completes minor maintenance and repair work orders as instructed.
- Conducts monthly safety inspections of fire extinguishers.
- Attends training and safety sessions as assigned.
- Identifies and obtains materials, supplies and equipment needed to accomplish maintenance and repair projects.
- Prepares walls, ceilings and floors, metal, asphalt and cement surfaces for repairs, alterations and painting. cuts and removes existing wood and metal materials and structures. Sands and patches surfaces.
- Assists and supports Maintenance Division personnel with a variety of tasks and special project duties as required.
- Drives, operates, and performs minor maintenance and service on District vehicles, machinery, and equipment as required.
- Observes appropriate safety procedures, including wearing appropriate safety equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE).
System Equipment Repair and Replacement
- Learns to assist electrical and instrumentation workers disassemble, install and reassemble system equipment during instrumentation repair projects.
- Learns to update work order system and add repair information to equipment records.
- Learns to perform a range of maintenance and repair duties while learning how to use and operate equipment and other shop tools used in welding, fabrication, rigging, pipe fitting, and other related duties.
- Removes dirt and grease; changes oil, filters, bulbs, belts and batteries; lubricates, adjusts and calibrates water and wastewater system gauges, control mechanisms, pumps, valves, engines, motors, boilers, heat exchangers, blades, chemical feed systems, pipes and underground installations.
- Learns to inspect and identify current condition of parts.
- Services, repairs and replaces building heating, cooling and plumbing systems; doors, locks, ceilings, floors and walls.
General Operations: Participates in the general housekeeping and administrative record keeping operations of the Maintenance division. Assists maintenance mechanics, electrical/ instrumentation technicians, collection system workers, and warehouse personnel with assigned work and projects, including assisting and performing welding, cutting, burning, brazing, and fabrication as needed. Assumes responsibility for covering a part of the work assignments of other maintenance personnel as needed. Participates in teams engaged with process and customer service improvements, cross-training, and team evaluations. Participates in District committees. Performs other assigned work consistent with the responsibilities of the classification and necessary to effective Maintenance Division and District operations.
Qualifications
A combination of training and experience which demonstrates that a person has obtained the required knowledge and is able to perform the required work (with reasonable accommodation, if needed). A person with the following combined training and experience would typically qualify to compete in a selection process:
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent, supplemented by training in the building trades or industrial equipment maintenance and repair.
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of one (1) year experience in the construction, maintenance and repair of facilities, buildings and ground, and/or industrial equipment/ machinery. Mechanical aptitude, welding, fabrication, and pump repair experience highly desirable. An equivalent combination of education, experience, and training may fulfill this requirement.
Knowledge of the following is required to perform the essential function:
- Methods, materials and tools used in building maintenance and construction,
- Techniques used for servicing vehicles, power tools and equipment.
- Regulatory codes applicable to buildings and grounds repair projects.
- Safety procedures and practices in confined spaces or hazardous environments.
- General application of safe work practices to equipment maintenance activities.
- General construction and operating principles of heavy machinery and equipment.
- General function and operating principles of mechanical devices and control mechanisms.
- Planner schedules and priorities for sequencing of tasks required to perform maintenance and repairs.
- Shop tools.
- Learn to use and operate hand and power tools, heavy vehicles and other equipment associated with the maintenance and repair of heavy machinery, buildings and grounds.
- Operate automobiles and electric carts, office computers and field communications equipment.
- Learn to operate safety devices and equipment and apply proper safety procedures in hazardous environments.
- Learn to use welding, fabrication, rigging, and pipe fitting tools and equipment.
- Work independently and solve problems within general procedures. Learn to effectively sequence daily work tasks.
- Record data and information from PMs and work orders in the CMMS program. Provide time accountability on PMs and work orders.
- Learn to interpret and apply specific safety and technical regulations, codes, service manual contents, schematic drawings. Interpret mechanical drawings and building diagrams.
- Provide verbal and written information to a wide variety of people.
- Communicate ideas and assert a point of view.
- Exhibit a high customer service priority.
- Establish and maintain open and honest communications with co-workers at all levels of the organization.
- Read, write and clearly speak effectively.
- Perform arithmetic and mathematical calculations common to assigned work.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
STANDING
Average Frequency: 1-2 hours within an 8-hour shift
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: N/A
Surfaces: Office – tile, carpet; Field/plant – uneven ground - asphalt, concrete, metal grating, gravel, mud, rock, water and other fluids.
Description: Performs while inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining a variety of water and waste water treatment, pumping and regulating the equipment including motors, engines gas and electric powered pumps, compressors, emergency systems, power generation systems, chillers, pressure and flow regulators, flow recorders, chlorination and other chemical feeding equipment, maintaining facilities, welding, inspecting safety switches, lubricating parts, disassembling equipment, replacing air and oil filters, operating a variety of basic hand and power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, a sledgehammer, grinders, chop saw, presses, skill saw, operating a jackhammer, and performing a variety of other tasks.
WALKING
Average Frequency: 0-3 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 3 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: N/A
Surfaces: Office tile, carpet; Field/plant – uneven ground - asphalt, concrete, metal grating, gravel, mud, rock, water and other fluids.
Description: Performs while preparing for accessing, and when performing repair and inspection tasks, and assisting other staff. Walking is frequently done within a smaller radius of 25' to 50' while working on a specific system or unit, but may be up to a few hundred feet while accessing other areas of the facility; this includes walking on uneven ground, encountering mud, gravel or rock, water or other fluids.
SITTING
Average Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Less than ½ hour to 1 hour at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 7 hours.
Duration: Up to 1 hour at a time.
Surfaces: Cushioned vehicle seat, office chair.
Description: Performs while operating equipment including an electric cart, vehicle or while working at a desk station, during trainings and meetings.
KNEELING/CROUCHING/SQUATTING
Average Frequency: 3-5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Surfaces: Office tile, carpet; Field/plant – uneven ground - asphalt, concrete, metal grating, gravel, mud, rock, water and other fluids.
Description: Performs while accessing or working at low-level areas lubricating parts, changing oil, accessing heat exchangers, repairing and servicing equipment, retrieving and setting items on and off lower shelves and the ground. Extension of the upper and lower extremities may vary according to work assignment for intervals ranging from rare (10% of total work day) to continuous (67% of work day) within the work shift.
CRAWLING
Average Frequency: 10 to 20 minutes.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Surfaces: Concrete, asphalt, dirt, gravel, grass, waste.
Description: Performs while replacing filters, replacing oil, replacing filters, servicing cogeneration systems, accessing restricted areas, pipes.
LAYING ON BACK/STOMACH
Average Frequency: 5 to 10 minutes.
Duration: Seconds to less than 2 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Surfaces: Concrete, asphalt, dirt, gravel, grass, mud, waste.
Description: Performs while inspecting, repairing and servicing pumps, blowers, welding, accessing equipment.
CLIMBING/BALANCING
Average Frequency: 0-3 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 2 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 3 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 2 minutes at a time.
Surfaces: Ladder or stair steps, vehicle floorboards.
Description: Performs while climbing from one-story to up to 75' stairs or ladders.
TWISTING/ROTATING
Average Frequency: 1 to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while inspecting, preparing, and effecting repairs. This activity is done with the head, neck, and entire body.
BENDING
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while lubricating parts, changing oil, accessing heat exchangers, repairing and servicing equipment, retrieving and setting items on and off lower shelves, the ground, utilizing concrete setting tools to set concrete, performing carpentry and plumbing tasks, utilizing a variety of basic hand or power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, a sledgehammer, operating a jackhammer. The motion is in a forward direction up to 65-degrees.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining a variety of water and waste water treatment, pumping and regulating the equipment including motors, engines gas and electric powered pumps, compressors, emergency systems, power generation systems, chillers, pressure and flow regulators, chlorination and other chemical feeding equipment, maintaining facilities, welding, inspecting safety switches, lubricating parts, disassembling equipment, replacing air and oil filters, operating a variety of basic hand and power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, a sledgehammer, grinders, chop saw, presses, skill saw, operating a jackhammer, during normal body mechanics and performing a variety of other tasks.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs utilizing a variety of tools including drills, wire cutters, pliers, wire strippers, tape measures, socket adapters, ratchets, tape measures, wrenches, screwdrivers, drills, hammers, diagnostic tools, Alan wrenches, shovel, pick, digging bars, manipulating bolts, nuts, small parts, utilizing concrete finishing tools, hammer, driving or operating equipment in conjunction with maneuvering a steering wheel, operating a jackhammer and during normal body mechanics. Unilateral or bilateral hand use.
REACHING
Bilateral upper extremity activities vary according to work assignment and include forward and overhead reaching; repair work may be done at levels varying from the feet to overhead, for intervals ranging from rare (10% of total work day) to continuous (67% of work day) within the work shift. Extension of the upper and lower extremities may be required within these activities.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while utilizing chains or circular valve handles to open or close valves, repairing and servicing equipment including plumbing in conjunction with utilizing a variety of hand or power tools. Unilateral or bilateral upper extremities from a less than full-to-full extensions at each occurrence.
Duration: Seconds to less than ½ hour at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Average frequency is consistent.
Duration: N/A
Description: Performs while operating a variety of equipment including a forklift, truck, golf cart, man-lift in conjunction with maneuvering levers or a steering wheel, retrieving and relocating tools, supplies, equipment, inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining a variety of water and waste water treatment, pumping and regulating equipment, including motors, engines gas and electric powered pumps, compressors, emergency systems, power generation systems, chillers, pressure and flow regulators, chlorination and other chemical feeding equipment, maintaining facilities, welding, performing masonry, carpentry and minor electrical tasks, plumbing duties, inspecting safety switches, lubricating parts, disassembling equipment, replacing air and oil filters, utilizing a variety of basic hand and power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, a sledgehammer, grinders, chop saw, presses, skill saw, operating a jackhammer, and performing a variety of other tasks. Unilateral or bilateral upper extremities from a less than full-to-full extensions on each occurrence.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time
Description: Performs while lubricating parts, changing oil, accessing heat exchangers, repairing and servicing equipment, retrieving and setting items on and off lower shelves, the ground, utilizing concrete setting tools to set concrete, performing carpentry and plumbing tasks, utilizing a variety of basic hand or power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, sledgehammer, operating a jackhammer.
PUSHING/PULLING
Pushing and pulling force (in excess of 100 pounds) is exerted while engaging in preparation, maintenance, and repair tasks; employee and mechanical assistance is typically available. Hand controls are used for overhead crane, power tools, and machinery control use. Bilateral upper extremity activities vary according to work assignment; repair work may be done at levels varying from the feet to overhead, for intervals ranging from rare (10% of total work day) to continuous (67% of work day) within the work shift. Extension of the upper and lower extremities may be required within these activities.
Average Frequency: 1 to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 4 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while utilizing a shovel, digging bar or pick while digging, utilizing a valve key to open or close valves, operating a jackhammer a combination of pushing, pulling, partial lifting and guiding, utilizing wrenches to remove or secure bolts, pry bars to secure equipment, dollies or carts to relocate supplies, utilizing grinders, electric skill saw, chop saw, presses, drills, chainsaw, utilizing concrete setting tools., utilizing a metal hook to remove or replace a manhole lid includes lifting, partial lifting, pushing or pulling.
LIFTING/CARRYING
Lifting and carrying are done with hand and power tools, which may be carried in a tool bag (varying weight, frequently up to an excess of 50 pounds ) while preparing and performing preparation duties such as moving, marking, cutting, drilling grinding (fabricating), assembling, welding. Lifting and carrying of materials and units weighing in excess of 100 pounds is done while working with materials or equipment. Lifting and carrying of heaver weights can typically be done with employee or mechanical (overhead crane, dolly) assistance.
0 to 10 lbs.
Objects: Drills, pliers, tape measures, socket adapters, ratchets, wrenches, screwdrivers, drills, reciprocating saws, hammers, diagnostic tools, Alan wrenches, shovel, digging bar, pick, bolts, nuts, screws, small parts, wiring, writing utensil, telephone handset, paperwork, manuals, sledgehammer, grinders, air tools, torch, welding gun, grease gun, skill saw, levels, pneumatic nail gun, squares, concrete finishing tools, trowel, edgers, spray can, nails, miscellaneous parts.
Average Frequency: 6 to 7 hours.
Maximum Frequency: Average frequency is consistent.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Distance: Less than 100 feet.
Height: Ground to shoulder or above.
Description: Performs while utilizing a variety of tools while cleaning or servicing equipment, utilizing a writing utensil to complete paperwork, handling paperwork, utilizing a telephone handset.
11 to 25 lbs.
Objects: Valve, battery, band saw with a case, miscellaneous parts.
Average Frequency: Less than ½ hour.
Maximum Frequency: Less than 1 hour.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Distance: Less than 100 feet.
Height: Ground to shoulder or above.
Description: Performs while retrieving and relocating a valve, battery or parts, a band saw with a case.
26 to 50 lbs.
Objects: Impeller, electric motor, 12' ladder, trash pump, flange, pipe vice, battery, oil bucket, shaft, blower, confined space tripod, winch, and portable threader head.
Average Frequency: 5 to 10 times.
Maximum Frequency: 20 to 30 times.
Duration: Seconds at a time.
Distance: Less than 25 feet.
Height: Ground to shoulder or above.
Description: Performs while retrieving and relocating tools, supplies, equipment including an impeller, electric motor, 12' ladder, trash pump, flange, pipe vice, battery, oil bucket, shaft, blower, confined space tripod, winch, portable threader head.
GRASPING/HANDLING/FINGERING/PINCHING AND WRIST TURNING
Grasping, handling, fingering, pinching, and wrist turning (including ulnar and radial deviations, pronation and supination, extension, and flexion) are done while working with tools, equipment, and machinery.
Simple Grasping
Average Frequency: up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Average frequency is consistent.
Duration: N/A
Description: Performs while operating a variety of equipment including a forklift, truck, golf cart, tractor, backhoe in conjunction with maneuvering a steering wheel or levers, retrieving or relocating miscellaneous parts, tools, utilizing concrete finishing tools, telephone handset, handling paperwork, utilizing a torch, welding gun, and grease gun to lubricate parts. Unilateral or bilateral hand use.
Power Grasping
Average Frequency: 2 to 3 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 4 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while utilizing a shovel, digging bar or pick while digging, utilizing a valve key to open or close valves, operating a jackhammer a combination of pushing, pulling, partial lifting and guiding, utilizing wrenches to remove or secure bolts, pry bars to secure equipment, dollies or carts to relocate supplies, utilizing grinders, electric skill saw, chop saw, presses, drills, chainsaw, utilizing concrete setting tools., utilizing a metal hook to remove or replace a manhole lid. Unilateral or bilateral hand use.
FINE MANIPULATION
Average Frequency: 1 to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: 2 to 3 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 10 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while utilizing a writing utensil, computer keyboard, mouse to enter or retrieve data, handling bolts, nuts, wiring, screws, small parts, components, pressing telephone buttons to make outgoing calls. Unilateral or bilateral hand use.
MACHINES/TOOLS - The use of power tools, such as drills and cutting saws may cause vibration which may transmit to the operating hand(s), upper extremity, and body.
Drills
- Exposed to all weather conditions.
- Exposed to confined spaces; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; and risk of electrical shock or mechanical hazards.
- A potential risk of exposure to hazardous waste, blood-borne pathogens, and chemicals
- Employees use power and noise producing tools and equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
- As needed, works indoors, office setting, climate-controlled.
STANDING
Average Frequency: 1-2 hours within an 8-hour shift
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: N/A
Surfaces: Office – tile, carpet; Field/plant – uneven ground - asphalt, concrete, metal grating, gravel, mud, rock, water and other fluids.
Description: Performs while inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining a variety of water and waste water treatment, pumping and regulating the equipment including motors, engines gas and electric powered pumps, compressors, emergency systems, power generation systems, chillers, pressure and flow regulators, flow recorders, chlorination and other chemical feeding equipment, maintaining facilities, welding, inspecting safety switches, lubricating parts, disassembling equipment, replacing air and oil filters, operating a variety of basic hand and power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, a sledgehammer, grinders, chop saw, presses, skill saw, operating a jackhammer, and performing a variety of other tasks.
WALKING
Average Frequency: 0-3 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 3 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: N/A
Surfaces: Office tile, carpet; Field/plant – uneven ground - asphalt, concrete, metal grating, gravel, mud, rock, water and other fluids.
Description: Performs while preparing for accessing, and when performing repair and inspection tasks, and assisting other staff. Walking is frequently done within a smaller radius of 25' to 50' while working on a specific system or unit, but may be up to a few hundred feet while accessing other areas of the facility; this includes walking on uneven ground, encountering mud, gravel or rock, water or other fluids.
SITTING
Average Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Less than ½ hour to 1 hour at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 7 hours.
Duration: Up to 1 hour at a time.
Surfaces: Cushioned vehicle seat, office chair.
Description: Performs while operating equipment including an electric cart, vehicle or while working at a desk station, during trainings and meetings.
KNEELING/CROUCHING/SQUATTING
Average Frequency: 3-5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Surfaces: Office tile, carpet; Field/plant – uneven ground - asphalt, concrete, metal grating, gravel, mud, rock, water and other fluids.
Description: Performs while accessing or working at low-level areas lubricating parts, changing oil, accessing heat exchangers, repairing and servicing equipment, retrieving and setting items on and off lower shelves and the ground. Extension of the upper and lower extremities may vary according to work assignment for intervals ranging from rare (10% of total work day) to continuous (67% of work day) within the work shift.
CRAWLING
Average Frequency: 10 to 20 minutes.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Surfaces: Concrete, asphalt, dirt, gravel, grass, waste.
Description: Performs while replacing filters, replacing oil, replacing filters, servicing cogeneration systems, accessing restricted areas, pipes.
LAYING ON BACK/STOMACH
Average Frequency: 5 to 10 minutes.
Duration: Seconds to less than 2 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Surfaces: Concrete, asphalt, dirt, gravel, grass, mud, waste.
Description: Performs while inspecting, repairing and servicing pumps, blowers, welding, accessing equipment.
CLIMBING/BALANCING
Average Frequency: 0-3 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 2 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 3 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 2 minutes at a time.
Surfaces: Ladder or stair steps, vehicle floorboards.
Description: Performs while climbing from one-story to up to 75' stairs or ladders.
TWISTING/ROTATING
Average Frequency: 1 to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while inspecting, preparing, and effecting repairs. This activity is done with the head, neck, and entire body.
BENDING
- Waist:
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while lubricating parts, changing oil, accessing heat exchangers, repairing and servicing equipment, retrieving and setting items on and off lower shelves, the ground, utilizing concrete setting tools to set concrete, performing carpentry and plumbing tasks, utilizing a variety of basic hand or power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, a sledgehammer, operating a jackhammer. The motion is in a forward direction up to 65-degrees.
- Head/Neck:
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining a variety of water and waste water treatment, pumping and regulating the equipment including motors, engines gas and electric powered pumps, compressors, emergency systems, power generation systems, chillers, pressure and flow regulators, chlorination and other chemical feeding equipment, maintaining facilities, welding, inspecting safety switches, lubricating parts, disassembling equipment, replacing air and oil filters, operating a variety of basic hand and power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, a sledgehammer, grinders, chop saw, presses, skill saw, operating a jackhammer, during normal body mechanics and performing a variety of other tasks.
- Wrists:
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs utilizing a variety of tools including drills, wire cutters, pliers, wire strippers, tape measures, socket adapters, ratchets, tape measures, wrenches, screwdrivers, drills, hammers, diagnostic tools, Alan wrenches, shovel, pick, digging bars, manipulating bolts, nuts, small parts, utilizing concrete finishing tools, hammer, driving or operating equipment in conjunction with maneuvering a steering wheel, operating a jackhammer and during normal body mechanics. Unilateral or bilateral hand use.
REACHING
Bilateral upper extremity activities vary according to work assignment and include forward and overhead reaching; repair work may be done at levels varying from the feet to overhead, for intervals ranging from rare (10% of total work day) to continuous (67% of work day) within the work shift. Extension of the upper and lower extremities may be required within these activities.
- Above Shoulder Level:
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while utilizing chains or circular valve handles to open or close valves, repairing and servicing equipment including plumbing in conjunction with utilizing a variety of hand or power tools. Unilateral or bilateral upper extremities from a less than full-to-full extensions at each occurrence.
- Between Waist and Shoulder Level:
Duration: Seconds to less than ½ hour at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Average frequency is consistent.
Duration: N/A
Description: Performs while operating a variety of equipment including a forklift, truck, golf cart, man-lift in conjunction with maneuvering levers or a steering wheel, retrieving and relocating tools, supplies, equipment, inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining a variety of water and waste water treatment, pumping and regulating equipment, including motors, engines gas and electric powered pumps, compressors, emergency systems, power generation systems, chillers, pressure and flow regulators, chlorination and other chemical feeding equipment, maintaining facilities, welding, performing masonry, carpentry and minor electrical tasks, plumbing duties, inspecting safety switches, lubricating parts, disassembling equipment, replacing air and oil filters, utilizing a variety of basic hand and power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, a sledgehammer, grinders, chop saw, presses, skill saw, operating a jackhammer, and performing a variety of other tasks. Unilateral or bilateral upper extremities from a less than full-to-full extensions on each occurrence.
- Below Waist Level:
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time
Description: Performs while lubricating parts, changing oil, accessing heat exchangers, repairing and servicing equipment, retrieving and setting items on and off lower shelves, the ground, utilizing concrete setting tools to set concrete, performing carpentry and plumbing tasks, utilizing a variety of basic hand or power tools, utilizing a shovel, pick or digging bar, sledgehammer, operating a jackhammer.
PUSHING/PULLING
Pushing and pulling force (in excess of 100 pounds) is exerted while engaging in preparation, maintenance, and repair tasks; employee and mechanical assistance is typically available. Hand controls are used for overhead crane, power tools, and machinery control use. Bilateral upper extremity activities vary according to work assignment; repair work may be done at levels varying from the feet to overhead, for intervals ranging from rare (10% of total work day) to continuous (67% of work day) within the work shift. Extension of the upper and lower extremities may be required within these activities.
Average Frequency: 1 to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 4 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while utilizing a shovel, digging bar or pick while digging, utilizing a valve key to open or close valves, operating a jackhammer a combination of pushing, pulling, partial lifting and guiding, utilizing wrenches to remove or secure bolts, pry bars to secure equipment, dollies or carts to relocate supplies, utilizing grinders, electric skill saw, chop saw, presses, drills, chainsaw, utilizing concrete setting tools., utilizing a metal hook to remove or replace a manhole lid includes lifting, partial lifting, pushing or pulling.
LIFTING/CARRYING
Lifting and carrying are done with hand and power tools, which may be carried in a tool bag (varying weight, frequently up to an excess of 50 pounds ) while preparing and performing preparation duties such as moving, marking, cutting, drilling grinding (fabricating), assembling, welding. Lifting and carrying of materials and units weighing in excess of 100 pounds is done while working with materials or equipment. Lifting and carrying of heaver weights can typically be done with employee or mechanical (overhead crane, dolly) assistance.
0 to 10 lbs.
Objects: Drills, pliers, tape measures, socket adapters, ratchets, wrenches, screwdrivers, drills, reciprocating saws, hammers, diagnostic tools, Alan wrenches, shovel, digging bar, pick, bolts, nuts, screws, small parts, wiring, writing utensil, telephone handset, paperwork, manuals, sledgehammer, grinders, air tools, torch, welding gun, grease gun, skill saw, levels, pneumatic nail gun, squares, concrete finishing tools, trowel, edgers, spray can, nails, miscellaneous parts.
Average Frequency: 6 to 7 hours.
Maximum Frequency: Average frequency is consistent.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Distance: Less than 100 feet.
Height: Ground to shoulder or above.
Description: Performs while utilizing a variety of tools while cleaning or servicing equipment, utilizing a writing utensil to complete paperwork, handling paperwork, utilizing a telephone handset.
11 to 25 lbs.
Objects: Valve, battery, band saw with a case, miscellaneous parts.
Average Frequency: Less than ½ hour.
Maximum Frequency: Less than 1 hour.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Distance: Less than 100 feet.
Height: Ground to shoulder or above.
Description: Performs while retrieving and relocating a valve, battery or parts, a band saw with a case.
26 to 50 lbs.
Objects: Impeller, electric motor, 12' ladder, trash pump, flange, pipe vice, battery, oil bucket, shaft, blower, confined space tripod, winch, and portable threader head.
Average Frequency: 5 to 10 times.
Maximum Frequency: 20 to 30 times.
Duration: Seconds at a time.
Distance: Less than 25 feet.
Height: Ground to shoulder or above.
Description: Performs while retrieving and relocating tools, supplies, equipment including an impeller, electric motor, 12' ladder, trash pump, flange, pipe vice, battery, oil bucket, shaft, blower, confined space tripod, winch, portable threader head.
GRASPING/HANDLING/FINGERING/PINCHING AND WRIST TURNING
Grasping, handling, fingering, pinching, and wrist turning (including ulnar and radial deviations, pronation and supination, extension, and flexion) are done while working with tools, equipment, and machinery.
Simple Grasping
Average Frequency: up to 5 hours within an 8-hour shift.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Average frequency is consistent.
Duration: N/A
Description: Performs while operating a variety of equipment including a forklift, truck, golf cart, tractor, backhoe in conjunction with maneuvering a steering wheel or levers, retrieving or relocating miscellaneous parts, tools, utilizing concrete finishing tools, telephone handset, handling paperwork, utilizing a torch, welding gun, and grease gun to lubricate parts. Unilateral or bilateral hand use.
Power Grasping
Average Frequency: 2 to 3 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: Up to 4 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 15 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while utilizing a shovel, digging bar or pick while digging, utilizing a valve key to open or close valves, operating a jackhammer a combination of pushing, pulling, partial lifting and guiding, utilizing wrenches to remove or secure bolts, pry bars to secure equipment, dollies or carts to relocate supplies, utilizing grinders, electric skill saw, chop saw, presses, drills, chainsaw, utilizing concrete setting tools., utilizing a metal hook to remove or replace a manhole lid. Unilateral or bilateral hand use.
FINE MANIPULATION
Average Frequency: 1 to 2 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 5 minutes at a time.
Maximum Frequency: 2 to 3 hours.
Duration: Seconds to less than 10 minutes at a time.
Description: Performs while utilizing a writing utensil, computer keyboard, mouse to enter or retrieve data, handling bolts, nuts, wiring, screws, small parts, components, pressing telephone buttons to make outgoing calls. Unilateral or bilateral hand use.
MACHINES/TOOLS - The use of power tools, such as drills and cutting saws may cause vibration which may transmit to the operating hand(s), upper extremity, and body.
Drills
Pliers
Tape measures
Socket adapters
Ratchets
Wrenches
Screwdrivers
Reciprocating saws
Hammers
Diagnostic tools
Alan wrenches
Shovel
Digging bar
Pick
Writing utensil
Telephone handset
Sledgehammer
Grinders
Air tools
Torch
Welding gun
Grease gun
Skill saw
Levels
Pneumatic nail gun
Squares
Concrete finishing tools
Trowel
Edgers
Wire strippers
Spray can
Roto hammers
Jackhammers
Stud shooter/driver
Plasma cutters
Pipe wrenches
Presses
Chop saw
Computer keyboard, mouse, monitor
Band saw
Sand blaster
Cutoff saws
Forklifts
Electric cart
Pickup truck
Man lift
Dollies
4-wheeled cart
Confined space entry equipment including lowering tools, tripod, gas detectors
Impellers
Winch
Motors
Ladders
Valves
Generators
Electric snake
Blower
Tape measures
Socket adapters
Ratchets
Wrenches
Screwdrivers
Reciprocating saws
Hammers
Diagnostic tools
Alan wrenches
Shovel
Digging bar
Pick
Writing utensil
Telephone handset
Sledgehammer
Grinders
Air tools
Torch
Welding gun
Grease gun
Skill saw
Levels
Pneumatic nail gun
Squares
Concrete finishing tools
Trowel
Edgers
Wire strippers
Spray can
Roto hammers
Jackhammers
Stud shooter/driver
Plasma cutters
Pipe wrenches
Presses
Chop saw
Computer keyboard, mouse, monitor
Band saw
Sand blaster
Cutoff saws
Forklifts
Electric cart
Pickup truck
Man lift
Dollies
4-wheeled cart
Confined space entry equipment including lowering tools, tripod, gas detectors
Impellers
Winch
Motors
Ladders
Valves
Generators
Electric snake
Blower
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Depending on the exposure, the employee may be required to wear head, hearing, eye, foot, face, hand, and fall protection equipment.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Items Weighed:
Gear case – 64 poundsWEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Items Weighed:
Impeller – 30 to 42 pounds
Confined space entry tripod – 33 pounds
Winch – 27 pounds
Portable threader head – 44 pounds
Band saw with case – 20 pounds
Electric motor – 37 pounds
12' ladder – 45 pounds
Step/extension ladder – 70 pounds
Pump – 90 pounds
Trash pump – 35 pounds
Valve – 15 pound
Flange – 42 pounds
Jack stand – 55 pounds
Pipe vice – 40 pounds
Hydraulic pipe – 90 pounds
Air release valve – 77 pounds
Bucket of chain – 70 pounds
Pressure washer – 140 pounds
Battery – 25 to 80 pounds
4" air release valve – 100 pounds
Oil bucket – 50 pounds
Blower – 34 pounds
Electric snake – 102 pounds
Generator – 200 pounds
Shaft – 30 pounds
24" plug – 80 pounds
Sandbag – 100 pounds
Release valve with an 8" head – 77 pounds
Sandblaster – 142 pounds
24" manhole cover – 163 pounds; 30" – 185 pounds
Required Licenses, Certifications and Registrations
A valid California State Class C license must be maintained at all times. Continued maintenance of valid driver's license in compliance with established District vehicle operations standards, and the ability to be insured for the operation of a vehicle/District vehicle in accordance with the terms and conditions of the District's insurance program are conditions of continued employment.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
May be required to work overtime as needed.
Is expected to respond or report to duty in emergency situations, which may occur after hours, on weekends, and/or holidays.
Employment Conditions
Fair Labor Standards Act Classification: Non-Exempt, classification qualifies for overtime compensation in accordance with federal and state wage and hour laws
Collective Bargaining Representation Unit: Operations and Maintenance Bargaining Unit
Appointment and Removal Authority: General Manager
Job Specifications approved by: Board of Directors on 03/12/1997
Job Description Amendments approved by: General Manager on 06/14/2016
