The San Rafael Sanitation District is looking to fill a Professional Temp (Full Time/Fixed-Term/Non-Exempt) – Sewer Maintenance Worker position to join our team. This is an at-will position and has limited benefits available. This position will perform a variety of manual and semiskilled tasks involved in the maintenance, improvement and operation of the City’s sewage pumping stations and gravity sewer lines.

This position performs the following essential job duties:

• Operates light power driven, handheld and “walk behind” equipment and uses shovels, rakes, other hand tools, jackhammers, dump trucks in the performance of assigned duties.
• Performs manual and semiskilled work in flushing, clearing and maintaining sewer and storm drainage, pipelines, culverts, force mains and pumping stations.
• Performs or assists in starts, stops, inspects, lubricates and adjusts pumps, valves, motors, drive shafts, universal joints and flow rates at pumping stations.
• Performs or assists in taking chemical samples and adjusts rate of chemical flows.
• Performs or assists in removing and replacing pumps, motors, valves and related, and performs repairs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Basic use of hand and routine power tools.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Good customer service skills
• Good communication skills.

• Some prior experience that would include mechanical and hydraulic repair of pumps, gates, valves, and related.

OTHER:

• Must be willing to work underground and in confined spaces, in and near bacterially contaminated liquids, and in exposure to unpleasant and potentially hazardous conditions.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:

City of San Rafael application is required. Resumes do not substitute for the City application. To file an application, go to: www.calopps.org. Select “Member Agencies”. Select “San Rafael”. Follow this link to apply: https://www.calopps.org/san-rafael/job-20436508.

Reasonable Accommodation: The City of San Rafael will make reasonable accommodations in the exam process to accommodate disabled applicants. If you have a disability for which you require an accommodation, please contact us at 415-485-3474 no later than seven (7) calendar days before the test date.

The City of San Rafael offers an attractive compensation and benefits program. The salary for this position is $31.80 - $44.75 hourly (DOE) and a competitive benefits program including:

• Retirement: Participation in PARS (Public Agency Retirement System). Employer contribution of 3.75% and employee contribution of 3.75% of their salary to the retirement plan.
• Health Insurance: Receives $600 towards the cost of health insurance premiums.
• Sick Leave: Twelve (12) days of paid sick leave per year. Pro-rated based on hire date.
• Vacation: Ten (10) days per year. Pro-rated based on hire date.
• Other Leave: Twelve (12) City holidays and one (1) floating holiday.