What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Worker - Water Department position at City of Harrisonville?
Water Maintenance Worker
Full Time/Non – Exempt
Monday – Friday 7am – 4pm with weekend, holidays, and on-call availability as job duties demand with on-call pay.
General Definition of Work
Performs work maintaining water and sewer ways by digging trenches and using clamps for repairing or replacing sections of pipes, locating, and maintaining residential water by performing maintenance and meter swaps, operating, and maintaining heavy equipment and vehicles, and related work as apparent or assigned.
Work is performed under the supervision of the Water-Sewer Maintenance Supervisor.
· Maintains water meters.
· Performs residential service orders and re-reads
· Maintains water and sewer mains.
· Operates heavy equipment.
· Locates utilities and meters.
· Performs water and sewer main taps.
· Mows and weed eats assigned ground areas.
· Maintains and greases equipment and vehicles.
All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or GED and less than one year of experience in the maintenance of water and sewer ways or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Qualifications
· Obtain a valid commercial driver's license Class B with tanker and air brakes endorsements in the State of Missouri within six months of hire. The city offers paid CDL/Endorsement training.
· Must meet and maintain all training and education requirements for position.
Working Conditions
Physical Requirements and Activity
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of over 100 pounds of force. Work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking, or hearing, using hands, kneeling, or crawling, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions; occasionally requires sitting and pushing or pulling.
Sensory Requirements
Work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work is generally in a very loud noise location (e.g. jackhammers).
Sensory Utilization
Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, assembly, or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machinery, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.
Environmental Conditions
Work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions; frequently requires exposure to the risk of electrical shock and vibration; occasionally requires exposure to wet/humid conditions (weather), working in extreme cold (weather) or extreme heat (weather); working near moving mechanical parts, working in high/precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus and exposure to bloodborne pathogens (may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment).
The City of Harrisonville offers a generous benefit package:
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Five weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) - accrued throughout the year.
- Life insurance ($50,000) paid by city
- Long term disability
- Deferred compensation plan - not matched by city
- Cafeteria plan - health care reimbursement; dependent care reimbursement; premium savings
- Free membership to the Harrisonville Community Center for the employee & discounted rates for family members
- Longevity pay - starting at 10 years of service
- Bi-weekly pay periods
- Performance reviews with possible salary increases given after six-month introductory period, then annually from that introductory completion date
- Retirement (LAGERS) paid by cityMissouri LAGERS – A Secure Retirement for All (molagers.org)
Closing Date: Position open until filled.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.96 - $26.55 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $27
