Utility Maintenance Operator

Performs a variety of skilled duties related to the construction, installation, maintenance and repair of the city water system.
Works under the general supervision of the Water Systems Foreman and Water Systems Lead.
Water Systems: Operates various types of heavy equipment such as six or ten wheel transport trucks, patrol, backhoes, rollers and trenching equipment; performs installation or repair of water service connections, water lines, and meters, repairs or replaces fire hydrants and plugged water meters; repairs water mains; thaws frozen lines; cleans and maintains storage tanks; connects and disconnects service; searches out shut off valves; water line leaks; assists in placement of pipe and water regulators; removes, disassembles, cleans or replaces defective parts of regulators, adjusts pilot valves as needed to assure efficient water line service.
Installs new water lines using pipe threader, tapping machine, welder, pipe cutting saw, pipe and cable locator old water lines; tears out and repairs curb, gutter, and street in locating and uncovering broken lines; builds meter boxes; builds extensions to raise or lower existing boxes as needed.
Operates a variety of hand tools and small power equipment such as jack hammers, rollers, compressors, packing machine, gopher, tamper, tapping machine; cleans tools and equipment to ensure proper working order.
Performs hydrant service and maintenance; tags and map all fire hydrants; service and exercise hydrants and valves to maintain proper working order.
Storm Water & Flood Irrigation: Basic knowledge of the stormwater and flood irrigation systems and their associated operations.
Performs limited operational and emergency maintenance and repairs while engaged in irrigation operation functions; performs off-irrigation season system maintenance; performs a variety of maintenance and repair duties on the system, including gates, valves, and piping; attends to various security aspects of irrigation operations, safeguards adjacent lands, properties, and persons against damage or danger from overflow, seepage, or canal breaching.
Roads: Responds to emergency calls twenty-four hours a day; assists to determine necessary personnel and materials needed to resolve problems; assists in maintaining daily records of all work performed.
Operates specialized heavy equipment such as single & tandem axle dump trucks, road graders, front-end loaders, backhoe, bucket trucks, snow plows and other similar equipment in the construction, maintenance, and repair of various street department projects and sites; operates light equipment such as sweepers, mowers, street vacuum, rollers, cement mixers, pick-ups, tractors, spreaders, and various hand and power tools as needed.
Transports and deposits various construction materials such as sand, salt, gravel, dirt, etc.; performs hot mix\ patching, storm drain cleaning, repair and construction, snow and ice control, gravel street maintenance, street, sweeping, cold mix patching, debris collection, etc.; participates in the installation and maintenance of street and road signs according to established federal guidelines.
Sewer: Basic knowledge of the sewer system and their associated operations.
Performs related duties as required.