GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

The holder of this position shall provide general labor and equipment operating support for crew maintaining and installing: distribution and collection mains and appurtenances, water and sewer services. Additionally, the holder shall provide maintenance to equipment, vehicles, office, shop, and yard as required.

This position is an on-call position, in a rotating schedule, to respond to after hours services calls.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assist crew in transporting equipment and materials to work locations. This duty is performed daily, about 15% of the time.

2. Assist in repairing distribution and collection mains and appurtenances. This duty is performed daily, about 25% of the time.

3. Assist in repairing water and sewer services. This duty is performed daily, about 25% of the time.

4. Assist in the installation of distribution and collection mains and appurtenances. This duty is performed as needed, about 5% of the time.

5. Assist in the installation of water and sewer services. This duty is performed as needed, about 5% of the time.

6. Assist in the maintenance of equipment and vehicles. This duty is performed as needed, about 10% of the time.

7. Assist in the maintenance of office, shop, and yard. This duty is performed as needed, about 10% of the time.

8. Perform any other duties as required or assigned. This duty is performed as needed, about 5% of the time.

9. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Mental alertness and adaptability to office and field area work routines. Equivalent to four years high school or GED, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others, plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read a limited number of words and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers; Ability to write and speak simple sentences as a means for basic communication. Ability to read and understand simple instructions, short correspondence, notes, letters and memos; Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Arkansas Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

OSHA Excavation Safety Training (29 CFR 1926.650-652)

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION

OSHA Confined Space Entry Competent Person Certification (29 CFR 1910.146)

AHTD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD): Federal MUTCD - Part 6 - Temporary Traffic Control Training

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Basic: Alphanumeric Data Entry, Contact Management, Database

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously exposed to outdoor weather conditions; regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, vibration; occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock.The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear; and occasionally required to sit, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CDL A (Preferred)
• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person