What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility Worker I position at ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES INC?
Alliance Water Resources is a growing water and wastewater contract operations company with an open Utility Worker I position at our Stone County Division. This is semi-skilled, and skilled work involving the operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities.
Schedule: Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm with On-Call and Standby time.
Compensation based on experience
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, streets, parks or other public works facilities and equipment.
- 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 and 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; maintains records and logs as needed; runs errands as needed.
- Communicates with customers concerning the work to be completed.
- Follows safety rules set by the Company and state and federal regulations, including participating in safety meetings, inspecting equipment, and assisting with and advising co-workers of possible safety hazards.
- Operates and drives assigned vehicles as needed to provide effective and safe services to clients and customers.
- 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.
- Inspects meters and connections for any defects, irregularities, malfunctions, tampering and/or unauthorized connections. Reports meter defects, hazards, or related findings to proper authority by generating required work orders.
- Resolves and refers any public inquiries and complaints, as necessary.
- Maintains meter inventory and determines disposition of meters.
