What are the responsibilities and job description for the — Water System Operator III Job Description position at City of Susanville?
Public Works Unit/ Range 139-141
Updated Range: July 2023
Supersedes: January 2022 version
WATER SYSTEM OPERATOR Ill
JOB INFORMATION:
The Water Operator Ill is classified as a Regular, full-time Employee as defined by the City of
Susanville's Employee Manual. The Water System Operator Ill is part of the Public Works
Department and is represented by the Public Works Bargaining Unit and is compensated at Range
139-141 of the Unit's salary matrix.
JOB SUMMARY:
Under the general supervision of the Water Supervisor, the Water System Operator Ill performs
a variety of semi-skilled and skilled maintenance work, and operates a variety of equipment in
the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of city water, geothermal,
gas, street and storm drainage facilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Assist with the planning, scheduling and implementation of construction, maintenance, and
operations of city water, geothermal, gas, and street departments.
Maintains a variety of records relating to inspections, construction, maintenance activity, and
monitors water and geothermal supplies within the city's system.
Maintains and makes repairs on telemetering equipment, geothermal, domestic water wells,
springs, pumps, chlorination equipment on the city's distribution systems.
Responds to customer complaints on water, geothermal, gas, or streets and can evaluate or
rectify the situation and report findings to supervisor.
Contacts residents and business owners in areas where service will be interrupted and explain
why and when their service will be reinstated.
Assist in training of lower-level employees and performing the duties of construction,
maintenance and operational activities designed to provide quality water, geothermal, gas, street
and drainage service for the city.
Operates light and medium-sized construction and power equipment, such ascrew trucks, dump
trucks, backhoe/loaders, air tools, safety equipment and be able to identify and locate
underground utilities.
Perform required labor involved in construction and maintenance of projects as part of a crew,
including pavement cutting, ditch digging, main and service line repair and new installations of
water, geothermal, gas, streets, and storm drains.
Insure the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning andinspection daily.
Responds to emergency calls after normal duty hours as required.
Perform all duties as assigned.
Adopted by PW 2023-2025 MOU
Public Works Unit/ Range 139-141
Updated Range: July 2023
Supersedes: January 2022 version
Qualifications:
- Completion of formal or informal education sufficient to assure the ability to read and
- Eight (8) years hands on experience in construction, maintenance and customer service in
the operations, repair and procedures of a water and geothermal industries
- Possession of a Water Facility Operator Grade II Certificate from the California State
- Have a valid California Driver's License and/or be able to acquire a Class Acertification
- Must have completed a Competent Person Training Class.
- Follow oral and written instructions.
- Deal tactfully with the public.
- Work cooperatively with others.
- Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather
conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently
exposed to wet and/or humid conditionsand vibrations. The employee occasionally works in
high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or
caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the
duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or
operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is
required to stand and talk or hear. The employee has to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop,
kneel, crouch or crawl and smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25
pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilitiesrequired by
this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception,
and the ability to adjust focus.
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Adopted by PW 2023-2025 MOU
