Secretary/Operator – Vaughn, MT

Title: Secretary/Operator

Close Date: Mar 15th 2024

Wages: $14.00 to $20.00 an hour depending upon experience and qualifications.

Hours: average 16 hours per week 5 hours Secretary and 11 hours Operator

Job Description

A local organization seeking a Secretary/Operator to work part-time in Vaughn, Mt; bookkeeping experience required, prefer knowledge of QuickBooks software. Water and Sewer treatment plant experience is preferred but not required. Must be willing to complete Operator certifications. High School Diploma or GED required.

Secretary Duties;

• Excellent computer skills with the capacity to promptly learn new computer software programs relevant to the district.
• Apply effective customer service techniques; respond to customer inquiries and complaints in a courteous, understanding, and concerned manner.
• Ability to count money, make correct change, receive, and apply payments accurately, possess good knowledge of English, punctuation, spelling, and arithmetic.
• QuickBooks skills should include preparing statements, receiving payments, accounts payable and accounts receivable, making deposits, maintaining records, and preparing monthly financial reports.
• Ability to prepare board meeting packets, attend monthly board meetings, record minutes, creating and post a record of meeting minutes.
• Must be capable of operating a personal computer, calculator, photocopier, and miscellaneous office equipment and accessories customarily used in an office environment.

Operator Duties;

• Operates and maintains water and wastewater system including servicing of pumps, motors, valves, generators, and equipment
• Maintains lift stations
• Perform sample collection, preparation, and laboratory testing
• Maintain records, perform data entry, and provide detailed reporting
• Ensures completion of work assignments within specified deadlines and in compliance with Federal and State safety regulations and procedures
• Analyzes and evaluates pump equipment, troubleshooting malfunctions, and monitoring water operations
• Performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs of equipment and infrastructure
• Performs facility maintenance including cleaning equipment and tanks
• Perform general landscape maintenance including mowing, trimming, clean-ups, pruning, and other typical landscape maintenance tasks
• Performs other related duties as directed

Work hours are mostly daytime hours except for monthly board meetings and on-call duty. Employees on on-call duty may work other jobs during the on-call hours but need to attend to any emergency calls. Employee benefits include cell phone allowance, paid vacation, sick leave, and medical stipend. A flexible schedule is permitted as long as the work gets done. Employer offers on-the-job training.

Must NOT have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any felony charge or any violation of any federal or state laws or city ordinances relating to force, violence, theft, dishonesty, gambling, or controlled substances. After an offer of employment has been made, employment will be conditional on the acceptable results of a background check.

Referral Instructions:

To apply, submit a resume and letters of recommendation to:

Vaughn Water and Sewer District

1161 6th Ave

Vaughn, MT 59487

vwsdistrict1@gmail.com

Applications will be accepted through 5:00 PM on Friday, March 15th, 2024. MST