PUBLIC WORKS - CITY OF WILLS POINT, TX

The Public Works employee is responsible for; reading residential and commercial water meters and recording water consumption; identifying water meter equipment problems and performing water meter maintenance; providing general labor and assisting with routine preventative maintenance and repairs on city water and wastewater facilities and equipment; performing a variety of unskilled or semi-skilled maintenance work, and operating a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, repair, and maintenance of city streets and street drainage projects.

Duties include:

• Performs a variety of maintenance work and operates a variety of equipment (such as backhoe, trencher, loader, and dump truck) in the construction, operation, repair, and maintenance of city sewer, streets, and water drainage projects.
• Installs or repairs water and sewer systems, including making water and sewer taps; removing and replacing water meters, cleaning out, repairing, or raising manholes to ground or street level, and repairing or installing water lines.
• Inspects and/or repairs street drainage systems and sewer system at frequent intervals to ensure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly.
• Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including pavement cutting, ditch digging, manhole and line cleaning, main and pipe repair, laying and back-filing.
• Performs routine maintenance on water, sewer and street construction vehicles.
• Responds to complaints regarding leaks in pipes; evaluates situations; explains findings to supervisor.
• Verifies readings in cases where water consumption appears to be abnormal and records possible reasons for fluctuations.
• Directs customers’ questions about water services and water charges to the utility billing department as needed.
• Ensures that meters are registering properly, reports to supervisor on meter conditions, defects, or suspicious conditions.
• Provides water utility customer services including re-reading meters, turning meters on and off for new accounts and finalized accounts.
• Inspects meters for unauthorized connections and reports findings to supervisor immediately; also, may be required to prepare/fill out document(s)/affidavit(s) related to the unauthorized use of water (city services) for filing with the Municipal Court.
• Flushes water lines to ensure water quality; utilizes chlorine level testing device and other testing instruments.
• Performs utility locates; locates city water and sewer lines for contractors and construction.
• Spreads and shovels sand, asphalt, concrete and patching compounds in the construction, repair, and maintenance of streets.
• Mows, weed-eats and maintains city right-of-ways and city owned properties.
• Clears ditches and maintain city culverts.
• Sets up barricades, cones, construction signs and flags as needed.
• Loads, unloads, and moves heavy objects.
• Collects and disposes of dead trees, limbs, trash, and debris found along city streets, parks, and other areas of the City, as needed.

Requirements

• Must possess the ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions.
• Must possess the ability to work under adverse climatic conditions.
• Must possess the ability to work weekends and nights as needed.
• Must possess the ability to establish and maintain good working relations with fellow employees and the general public.
• Must possess the ability to operate and maintain a variety of power and manual tools and equipment.
• Must possess the ability to be trained in the materials, methods, techniques, and terminology used in maintenance and repair activities related to the city’s water/wastewater system, including how repair parts are applied to the water system including hydrants, pumps and valves.
• Must have knowledge of basic mathematical skills including percentages, fractions, decimals, and ratios.
• Must have a High School diploma or equivalent.

Please send your resume to hr@willspointtx.gov or apply in person at:

518 Houston Street

Wills Point, Texas 75169

The City of Wills Point, TX is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18