Water Service Worker - December 2022

Description

Title: Water Service Worker - Utilities

Department: Department of Public Works

Nature of work: Performs general laboring work involving the construction, maintenance and repair of the Town's water distribution, treatment, and storage system and of the Town's sewage collection system. Involves general laboring duties, but the employee may occasionally operate various pieces of equipment.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 40 hours per week including On-Call duty hours are required on a rotating department schedule. On-Call duty requires residency in Brattleboro or an agreed upon boarding town; residency may be relieved when special circumstances exist justifying residence outside of town or bordering towns.

Wage: FY'23 $18.10 per hour.

Supervision Received: Receives direction from Department Supervisor, DPW Director and Highway/Utilities Superintendent.

Supervision Exercised: None.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Exercises independent judgment while working in coordination with other employees.
• Performs general laboring duties such as manual labor, installation and repair of water and sewer mains.
• Install, repair, and read water meters, repair fire hydrants.
• Operates various pieces of Public Works equipment including but not limited to service trucks, dump trucks, etc.
• Performs various duties required for the maintenance of Public Works facilities and equipment.
• Performs tasks performed by the Utilities Division for other municipal agencies and private enterprise.
• Performs tasks required for the proper operation and maintenance of water and sewer treatment facilities including treatment plants and pumping facilities.

Non-Essential Duties and Tasks: The responsibilities and duties listed above are examples of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Requirements

Competencies Needed:

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills a qualifying, unless specifically stated as required.

• Graduation from high school or any combination of schooling and in-service training and experience.
• Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a valid State Driver's license.
• A CDL certification permit preferred.
• CDL certification within one year of employment will be required.
• Must hold or will be required to obtain Vermont Class D Water Operators Certification during probationary period.
• Capable or able to demonstrate ability and experience to learn to repair, install, and maintain water mains, services, hydrants and meters and valves.
• Knowledge of or able to demonstrate ability and experience to learn purposes of common construction and maintenance tools and equipment.
• Able to maintain basic accurate records of work performed.
• Ability to communicate effectively with public, elected officials and other government agencies.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments, and the public.
• Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to work effectively in the absence of close supervision.
• Must be able to learn and retain instructions, policies and procedures and continue to learn new methods and stay current within field.
• Ability to actively support Town diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.

Work Environment: Regularly required to use hands, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reaching. Frequently required to stand; talk or hear; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities, works in outdoor or indoors as required, working near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes and risk of electrical shock. The employee may be required to work early morning, or weekend hours dependent on workload factors in addition to normally scheduled work hours.

Union Status: United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial, & Service Workers International Union Local #944

The probationary period is 1 year from the date of hire.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Employee (hourly).

The Town of Brattleboro is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ applicants, and people from other underrepresented groups to apply, recognizing and respecting those diverse perspectives and experiences are valuable to our team and essential to our public service.