What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-time Utility Worker I position at ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES INC?
Alliance Water Resources is a water and wastewater contract operations company with a new opening for a part-time Utility Worker I position (full public works) in the Rich Hill, MO area. This is manual work involving the maintenance and repair of water/wastewater facilities and equipment as well as maintenance of streets.
Schedule: Weekends and other days as needed; hours are 7:30 am - 4:00 pm.
Essential Functions:
- Assists or performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, and repair work on water/wastewater equipment, systems, vehicles, and tools as needed.
- Cleans and maintains assigned facilities including office, shop, grounds, and/or streets, parks or other public works facilities and equipment: painting, yard repairs, mowing, trimming, etc.
- Investigates and reports on water distribution and/or wastewater collections concerns and issues.
- Performs locating of water and wastewater facilities.
- Performs service turn-ons and turn-offs as directed.
- Assists in collecting and testing of water or wastewater samples to comply with local, state, and federal regulations; assists in reading meters or replacing meters as directed.
- Monitors inventory of parts and supplies as directed; assists or maintains records and logs as needed; runs errands as needed.
- Communicates with customers concerning the work to be completed.
- Follows safety rules set by company, state and federal regulations including participating in safety meetings, inspecting equipment, assisting and/or advising co-workers of possible safety hazards.
- Operates and drives assigned vehicles as needed to provide effective and safe service to client and customer.
- Reads water meters, records results, and verifies registers to bill customers accurately and in a timely manner by driving and/or walking assigned routes.
- Locates and uncovers meters as necessary.
- Performs related duties as needed or assigned.
- Inspect meters and connections for any defects, irregularities, malfunctions, tampering, and/or unauthorized connections. Report meter defects, hazards, or related findings to proper authority by generating required work orders.
- Resolve and/or refer public inquiries and complaints as necessary.
- Maintains meter inventory and determines disposition of meters.
