What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility Technician position at Orange Water And Sewer Authority, NC?
Salary : $45,265.00 - $67,897.00 Annually
Location : NC, NC
Job Type : Full-Time
Job Number : 00190
Department : Water Distribution
Opening Date : 02 / 13 / 2025
Closing Date : 3 / 10 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern
Description
Come join our awesome team full of great people! OWASA provides competitive pay and benefits in a safe, rewarding work environment. We would love to meet you!
We are seeking individuals with or without experience to join our Water Distribution and Sewer Collection team as Utility Technician I or Utility Technician II. These essential team members maintain, repair, and install water, sewer, and reclaimed water lines. This role uses a wide variety of equipment / tools, works outside in all weather conditions, responds to after-hour emergencies, and frequently uses email and computers to process work orders.
Typical Qualifications
Utility Technician I (without experience) salary range -$45,265 - $67,897.
No experience required; We will train you . Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a valid North Carolina Driver's License. Must be able to get a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 6 months.
Utility Technician II (with experience) salary range - $46,895 - $70,343.
To be hired as Utility Technician II, you should have one year of experience in a water and wastewater utility, a High School Diploma or equivalent, a valid North Carolina Class A CDL, and certification school attendance or have first level certification (Sewer Collection System Grade 1 or Water Distribution System Grade C certification).
Supplemental Information
Our staff are our most important resource. So, we provide excellent benefits to include :
- Membership in the NC Local Government Employee Retirement System (pension plan)
- 5% Employer 457 plan contribution
- Retirement health savings account
- Employer paid Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Long-term Disability
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Vacation, Sick, Personal, Bereavement, Parental Leave, and Recovery Leave
- Annual CDL Bonus
- Educational Reimbursement
- Bonus Pay for Additional Certifications and / or Education
- Ability to transfer unused sick leave from previous NC Local Government or State agency employer
- Much, much more!
OWASA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to continuous improvement, sustainability, creativity, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
See OWASA's website for details.
Please list experiences that you have using or learning how to use machinery or other tools.
This position is essential to maintaining water and sewer service this requires a rotating on-call schedule (1 week out of 6 weeks) to respond to emergencies after hours. Do you have experience working on call? Would you be able to work this schedule?
When on call you are required to respond to emergencies within 45 minutes. Are you willing to relocate to be able to meet this requirement?
This position performs work in all types of weather conditions. Do you have any experience working, volunteering, or otherwise doing projects outside in various seasons / weather? Please explain.
What interests you about working at OWASA?
What would you contribute to our team culture?
How could you contribute to team safety in this position?
Required Question
Salary : $45,265 - $67,897
