Distribution and Collection System Operator

Town of Lake Hamilton

100 Smith Avenue - P.O. Box 126

Lake Hamilton, Florida 33851

(863) 439-1910

www.townoflakehamilton.com

Distribution and Collection System Operator

Position: Distribution and Collection System Operator

Department: Water or Sewer Department

Hourly Range: $16.00 - $23.80

Full-time: Non-Exempt

Hours: Mondays – Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Weekends, On- Call

Location: Lake Hamilton

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SUMMARY:

GENERAL PURPOSE

Operate Utility services in accordance with state requirements

Perform any and all semi-skilled construction, operation, repair and maintenance work, with the intention of maintaining and improving the Town of Lake Hamilton’s facilities, lands, parks, roads and utility systems. Operate collection and distribution systems.

Work under the supervision of the Public Works Director and Town Administrator.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Distribution/Collection System Operator is responsible for the direction of the Operation and Maintenance of the Towns Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection systems which includes all activities related to the installation, inspection, repair, and maintenance of the Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection system including but not limited to; mains, services, valves, and fire hydrants, lift stations, and metering. Duties include: planning, organizing, coordinating, and operation, maintenance, installation and repair of the Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection systems. The Operator is responsible for providing the Public Works Director with all pertinent information related to emergency water or wastewater problems, issues, and outages. The employee in this class must be on call on a 24-hour basis to cover emergency situations and available to work weekend and holiday rotations. This position is given considerable latitude for independent judgment and decision-making in order to ensure compliance with federal and state drinking water standards. The employee is responsible for maintaining a safe working environment which complies with federal and state guidelines. Operator is responsible for assuring compliance with the regulations promulgated Department of Environmental Protection. Communicates with contractors, developers, and the public in order to disseminate information regarding the Water Distribution system and Wastewater Collection programs resolve related problems and provides project status and updates to the Director. Communicates with the Director in order to prevent, resolve, or minimize the impact of utility problems.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ABILITIES:

The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Achieve FDEP Water Distribution level 1 or greater.
• Be able to perform any and all maintenance of the Town of Lake Hamilton and properly document maintenance performed.
• Be able to communicate in a courteous and comprehensible manner with coworkers and supervision, both verbally and in writing.
• Be able to work safely, in compliance with all safety regulations.
• Be able to operate power tools, heavy equipment, trucks and hand tools. (See “TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED” for a comprehensive list).
• Have the knowledge or be able to obtain/learn the knowledge necessary for operation of electronic meter reading equipment and software.
• Be able to do limited computer work, such as checking email, writing a word document, and operating software for meter reading equipment.
• Be able to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time in the heat and cold and rain.
• Be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, supervision, and the public.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ABILITIES CONTINUED. . .

• Be able to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Be able to work unsupervised throughout the day, while still accomplishing assigned tasks.
• Be able to maintain the tools and equipment that one uses during the course of a workday. You do not need to know how to fix everything, but you need to be able to ascertain if there is a problem with a piece of equipment and notify your supervisor.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use his/her hands to handle, feel and/or operate objects, tools and/or controls and to reach with his/her hand and arms and legs. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, smell talk and/or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be able to work in outside weather conditions such as rain, cold, heat, wet and/or humidity. The employee must be able to work in an environment that has vibration, high/precarious positions, occasional fume/airborne particle exposure. The employee may have to work with toxic and/or caustic chemicals and the risk of electric shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience in water distribution and collection.
• Backflow preventer inspection and repair certification
• Water Distribution license

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

• Motorized vehicles and equipment including dump trucks, pickup truck/utility truck, lawn mowing equipment, chainsaw, edger, hedger, weed eater, jetter/inductor truck, claw truck, saws, pumps, compressors, sanders, generators, hand and power tools, detection devices, phones, ditch diggers, meter reading devices.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Certain essential town services are required to be maintained in any civil emergency (i.e., hurricanes). Depending upon the type of emergency, any and all employees may be activated as essential employees in the event of an emergency. Depending on the nature of the emergency, employees may be called upon to perform tasks outside of their daily duties.

Residency

The Town of Lake Hamilton has no residency requirement but is preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $23.80 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $24