Stormwater Conveyance Tech I

Job Summary:
Perform unskilled to skilled workers to maintain and repair stormwater pipes and structures and related equipment for the Authority’s stormwater utility.

Responsibilities:

• Inspects, installs, and repairs stormwater pipes, catch basins, ditches, and other systems used in the collection, storage, and transmittal of stormwater runoff
• Inspect stormwater pipes and structures for defects and clogging problems and records finding.
• Inspects, cleans, and mows Macon Levee/Public Detention Ponds
• Locates stormwater structures; maintains cleanliness of stormwater pipes, catch basins, and ditches.
• Drives automotive equipment to job location, places barricades and signals at the worksite.
• Picks up and delivers various materials, equipment and supplies; maintains supply of inventories on trucks and shops; assists in loading and unloading items hauled.
• On-call for emergencies.

Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Some knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions involved in the maintenance and repair of pipes and structures.
• Understands the use of common hand and power tools.
• Valid Georgia Driver’s License with a clean driving record.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent walking, standing, stooping.
• Ability to carry 50 to 80 pounds or more. Ability to lift up to 100 pounds.
• Occasionally sitting, crawling, crouching, climbing, and balancing.
• Physical strength and endurance to perform manual labor for extended periods, possibly under adverse weather or working conditions.
• It may occasionally require climbing and may involve traveling over various terrains.
• Ability to grasp and hold.

Environmental Working Conditions:

• The position requires some exposure to working outside, insect bites/stings, poisonous plants, and possibly reptiles.
• Frequent exposure to dry conditions, high and low humidity, wetness, and inclement weather.
• Exposure to dust, outside work, sunburn, and moving objects (such as heavy equipment or road traffic).
• Occasional exposure to working over water or working at heights.
• Exposure to chemicals includes, but is not limited to: Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, Motor Oil, Hydraulic Oil, Natural Gas, Exhaust fumes, Insecticides, Chlorine, Asphalt/Tar.