Water Utility Worker - 618 - Water Distribution

• Cuts, fits, lays, repairs, taps, cleans and flushes water mains and services.
• Supervises and assists crews engaged in making pavement cuts, digging out mains, cutting and laying mains and back-filling trenches.
• Repairs hydrants and valves.
• Installs water meters and raises or lowers meter boxes.
• Operates jack hammers, push jacks and related tools.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive. Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

• Considerable knowledge of methods, practices, materials and tools used in pipe, main, service and meter installation and repair.
• Knowledge of water distribution system including mains, hydrants and meters.
• Skill in the use of tools used in all phases of work.
• Ability to troubleshoot including testing for inoperative meters and leaks.
• Ability to effectively plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work outdoors when inclement weather conditions are present.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 90 pounds.
• Ability to lift and carry 300 pounds with the assistance of another person.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of pressure using tools that tighten, loosen, or cut.
• Ability to safely and effectively swing a 20-pound sledgehammer against brick, concrete, or similarly hard surfaces, and to use to jackhammer.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to airborne environmental nuisances associated with traffic and machine exhaust, open grounds, and construction.
• Ability to tolerate equipment and machinery noise with the use of ear plugs.
• Willingness to work under conditions that are sometimes unpleasant, where safety equipment must be worn and safety procedures followed.
• Ability to continuously perform tasks that require one to push, pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment), bend, twist, reach, stand, and walk, about (up to half a mile at a time) for most of an eight-hour shift.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, representatives of outside agencies, and the public.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to complete training in trenching and shoring, and confined space work
• A valid Kansas class A commercial driver's license (CDL) with air brake endorsement is required at hire. If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country. 
• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

• One year of experience in operation of construction/utility vehicles or heavy equipment.
• One year of experience in performing work related to the maintenance or installation of water mains or services.
• A valid Kansas Class A commercial driver's license (CDL) with air brake endorsement.  If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country. 
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.  

• Completion of training in trenching and shoring and confined space work.

Salary : $17 - $24