Wastewater Maintenance Worker

Why It's a Great Opportunity: Start your career with Pierce County as a Wastewater Maintenance Worker! YOU are an integral part of the Maintenance & Operations Team performing various maintenance functions across Pierce County. Some of those tasks include flagging, building maintenance, painting, cleaning, landscaping, inventory management, construction work around manholes, concrete work, bagging fertilizer, and driving a forklift. This position has it all – both variety and stability.

Why It's a Great Department:  PPW is a diverse and fast-moving department filled with motivated professionals working to ensure Pierce County is positioned to handle growth while building, operating, and maintaining reliable infrastructure to support livable communities. PPW is responsible for a broad and complex portfolio of services that provides unique opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and inspire. We are responsible for the County road and levee systems, sewer systems, airports, ferries, building permits, environmental review, sustainability, community planning, and code enforcement - just to name a few!   

Learn more about Planning and Public Works at www.piercecountywa.org/ppw   

The Sewer division is fun and filled with intelligent, hardworking people. We have high expectations, and they strive to meet them consistently. Everyone takes pride in what they do – meeting customer’s needs, protecting our environment and preserving it for our community.   As a maintenance worker you will enjoy a regular schedule Monday – Friday 7:00 – 3:30 with occasional overtime. You can count on Pierce County to provide uniforms, boots, tools and a safe place to work. Both facilities that you would be reporting to in Puyallup and University Place have ample parking, a small workout room, nice size kitchen and break room and convenient location off 512 and South Hill and Chambers Bay.  

How to be Successful in the Role:  We are looking for people who show up on time, care about the quality of the work you do, like to learn and grow their skills, love a challenge, and have great attention to detail in everything you do. This is a physical job in all kinds of weather, so it takes strength and commitment to be successful. This position requires daily driving of a Pierce County vehicle therefore a SAFE driving record is a must.   

Your Future in this Role:  Pierce County cares about your career and personal development. After your six-month probationary period is over, if you don’t already have it, in compliance with the minimum job qualifications, you will be enrolled in a commercial driving school  to get your class A CDL license with Tanker endorsement paid for by the County. You will also become a certified flagger, be trained in First Aid/CPR, and have your forklift certification. You will rotate throughout various locations in the County working and learning at various work sites. Pierce County offers professional development through the Leadership Certification program, robust online learning, and other training opportunities throughout your career to ensure your success. This position has multiple career growth and promotional opportunities in Pierce County to build on a great career.  Pierce County offers fantastic full-time benefits including medical, dental, pension, commuter assistance and many of well-being benefits. https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/1911/Employee- Benefits   

Core Daily Responsibilities: 

• Perform routine pump station inspections, making repairs.
• Assist in treatment plant cleaning by hosing roto-strainers, weirs, clarifiers, digesters, dumpster areas and walkways.
• Perform routine facility maintenance duties to include but not limited to emergency cleanup, hanging bulletin boards, replacing light bulbs, lamps and lenses.
• Perform duties related to working in the Fertilizer Manufacturing Facility (SoundGRO) including bagging, loading pallets, maintaining inventory, maintain appropriate documentation, operating forklifts, and assisting SoundGRO customers with loading of fertilizer products.
• Maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance during regularly scheduled work hours at assigned worksite.
• Perform septic tank cleaning, flushing and related duties to maintain drains, sewers, and culverts; remove debris and other refuse from clogged sewer lines and drains, using specialized equipment.
• Control traffic at work sites by setting up warning signs and flagging to guide traffic through work areas.
• Assist employees of higher classification in the repair and maintenance of sewer lines and pump stations. 
• Under supervision, operate heavy and specialized equipment.
• Operate T.V. inspection van to visually locate problem areas in sewer lines.
• Work with chemical grouting equipment.
• Install, replace, or repair sewer lines.
• Lift, carry, or move parts or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years’ experience in wastewater, construction, or equipment operation.
• Additional education or training may substitute for the recruitment requirement. 
• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Washington State Driver's license with Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class "A"(Tank Vehicle) endorsement within the first twelve months of employment.
• All employees in the classification after twelve months must maintain a valid WA CDL Class “A” (Tank Vehicle) endorsement.
• Must obtain a Traffic Control (Flagging) Card, CPR, and First Aid Card within the first six months of employment.
• Satisfactory physical condition, as evidenced by a county approved physical examination, is required prior to appointment to the position.

As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.

To be considered for this opportunity please:

• Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to:   www.piercecountywa.org/jobs. 
• If you have a question about this opportunity, please email the Recruitment Team at PCHRRecruit@piercecountywa.gov and specify the Job Number and Title. 
• If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
• Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480, at least two days prior to the need.  

This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include assessments, phone screen, and interviews.

At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?

Salary : $29 - $33